How many hours per week do you workout?

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  • kmsairam
    kmsairam Posts: 317 Member
    Lifting: 2-3
    Cardio: 2-3

    So 4-6 total, depending on what's happening (right now training for a 1/2 marathon, so less lifting, more running, especially when long runs get over 90 min)
  • envy09
    envy09 Posts: 353 Member
    Probably 7-8 total.

    Per week
    Lifting: about 4.5
    Cardio: About 3
  • MissPeppers
    MissPeppers Posts: 302 Member
    I do 3-4 strength training sessions per week, 45 minutes to an hour per day. No cardio.
  • YoungDoc2B
    YoungDoc2B Posts: 1,593 Member
    Anywhere from 7-9 hrs
  • Lyadeia
    Lyadeia Posts: 4,603 Member
    I exercise for about 45-60 minutes per session, whether cardio or weight lifting. I lift weights 4 times per week. I do cardio 2-3 times a week. Grand total of about 5-6 hours a week.
  • soph501
    soph501 Posts: 47 Member
    I do 5.5 hrs cardio and approximately 2.5hrs of lifting a week. Sounds crazy when it's added up!
  • bdamaster60
    bdamaster60 Posts: 595 Member
    12 weight training sessions a week, each about 1 - 1.5 hours long depending on the muscle group trained.
  • spamantha57
    spamantha57 Posts: 674 Member
    This month I started out at 5xs a week about 40 minutes each.
    Next month I want to do 6xs a week at least an hour each, hopefully an hour & 1/2 3xs/wk.
  • mich000
    mich000 Posts: 34 Member
    now, winter training:

    3 days/week lifting (70 min)
    3 days/week cardio (running 60 min, MTB 120-180 min, basket 120 min, padel 120 min..)

    always alternating days.
  • leestanley3
    leestanley3 Posts: 37 Member
    3 weight sessions 45 mins tops. 1 cardio 60 mins. 1 meta con circuit 60 mins (currently doing 300 workout sub 30mins (optional). 1 game of football (soccer) 90 mins. 1 maybe 2 rest days
  • Superchas
    Superchas Posts: 129 Member
    8 hours per week of cardio just 160 miles on exercise bike up and down - approx 11000-12000 calories
    One rest day per week which is really difficult to enforce
    Works for me
  • stefosaurusrawrrrr
    stefosaurusrawrrrr Posts: 44
    I do about 14-15 hours a week. Just checked my MFP records, interesting, I thought it was a lot less than that!
  • Hbazzell
    Hbazzell Posts: 899 Member
    30 to 60 minutes 7 days a week until I get my gym membership back then I will start classes again.
  • JenToms80
    JenToms80 Posts: 373 Member
    Total workout for the week - 195 mins over five classes a week

    Im pooped thinking about it!

    :)
  • dawson55510
    dawson55510 Posts: 197 Member
    About 7hr Weights a week
    When i do cardio 5hrs a week
  • itsdonna35
    itsdonna35 Posts: 59
    Strength training = 4 hrs / week
    Cardio = 2 hours / week
  • rybo
    rybo Posts: 5,424 Member
    Depends. I'll go with an average though
    2x runs @ 45 mins
    2x strength @ 20 mins
    1x yoga @ 60 mins

    Sometimes I skip yoga & do an extra strength or run. Sometimes I will do an extra strength or run on a weekend too.
    I'm averaging just under 3 hours. This doesnt include travel time.
  • brevislux
    brevislux Posts: 1,093 Member
    About 5-6.
  • jennaworksout
    jennaworksout Posts: 1,739 Member
    9 hours over 6 days
    approx 5 hours cardio, 4 hours strength
    1 rest day
  • think48
    think48 Posts: 366 Member
    I lift aprox 2 - 2 1/2 hrs per week and cardio 3 - 4 hrs per week. Calculating it really makes me think I need to step up the lifting !! lol

    I was thinking the same thing...when I typed it up, it seems like I'm doing so much more cardio than lifting and I don't necessarily want that. Hmmm...
  • think48
    think48 Posts: 366 Member
    Based on what I read, you're pretty maxed out for time spent in the gym. And it's good you've added strength training to a heavy cardio work out. Try to mix up the type of cardio you do so your body doesn't adapt. Also, steady state cardio will break down your muscle growth, so mix it up with some interval training, HIIT, plyometrics, tabata...stuff like that ;)

    I'll do an hour of strength and 30 min cardio about five days a week, cus I'm more concerned with building muscle.

    Good luck! You're doing great :) Make sure you're eating enough food to fuel that training or your wear yourself out :)

    Thank you!!! Yes, my cardio is all different. I do one day of HIIT, one day of hill work, one day of spin and one day of steady state, and then sometimes some climging/stepping, so I do a different form of it each day. I hope that is what I should be doing! HIIT and hills are my favorite though. :)
  • jesstaylor73
    jesstaylor73 Posts: 9
    I do a weights-based exercise class called body pump once a week (if you haven't tried it before, I highly recommend!) plus 4 sessions in the gym of 1-1.5 hours cardio and a lot of stretching. I also try to get out on a long walk in the peak district once a fortnight!

    Jess :-)
  • think48
    think48 Posts: 366 Member
    I love the variety everyone does here. I guess I kind of am doing an average amount of time. But also makes me feel better if I need to skip a cardio session one week!
  • jorasims
    jorasims Posts: 75 Member
    Circuit Training is 1.5-2 hours a week and cardio is no less than 2 hours per week so a little over 4 hours per week.
  • DrMAvDPhD
    DrMAvDPhD Posts: 2,097 Member
    If I do everything in my plan, a little over 7 hours (my lifting workouts vary in length). Two hours of that are pure cardio, two hours iare yoga, and the rest is filled with warmup, lifting, and HIIT.
  • Tann33
    Tann33 Posts: 101 Member
    3.5 hours a week and that's a mix of strength training and cardio.
  • johnnygoodlife
    johnnygoodlife Posts: 28
    6-8
  • bcf7683
    bcf7683 Posts: 1,653 Member
    Lift- 6 hours (7.5 if I go Saturdays)
    Cardo- zip.
  • MuslimFitnessInstructor
    MuslimFitnessInstructor Posts: 119
    i workout 2-4 hrs a day.

    the only day I dont workout is on sunday.
  • wildchild06241
    wildchild06241 Posts: 130 Member
    I try to get in at least an hour a day. Some days it's 45 minutes circuit training at my gym, 1.5 hours of bowling, and 15 minutes on my WII fit. Other days it could be 45 minutes curcuit training at my gym and an hour on my WII fit or Just on hour on the WII Fit for my easy days. Since I started MFP I don't think I've missed a day of some sort of workout.

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