Gym
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I"m there 6 days a wk, for at least 2 hrs each time, some days more depending on cardio.. I do classes Tues, wed, thurs sat., along w/ cardio, then mon, fri I do my own cardio and weight training..
I norm do 15-45 mins of cardio, normally the arc trainer or the stair master, burns the most calories in a short time.. The classes I take are body pump, and triple play (which is cycle, strength and yoga)
I think more then 3 hrs is a lot, sometimes even more then 2 hrs is a lot, what about your family and etc.. ?0 -
In and out in 45 minutes. I go 6 days a week and alternate running and weight lifting.0
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An hour of cardio and then a 20 trip on the weight circuit.
Sometimes I double up the circuit and cut back on cardio.0 -
I'm asking as at the moment I pay for 3 hours of parking in the gym car park and find that I'm running out of time.
No. Reconsider what you're doing at the gym. Reconsider EVERYTHING
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I spend about 90 minutes in my gym.
An hour or 45 minutes of my own twisted step aerobics. The rest goes to weight training. If I have my trainer that day I will do a full hour of said aerobics if I have the time.
What gym are you going to that requires you to pay for parking?0 -
Can't believe some of the numbers I'm seeing here.
Do you people seriously plan on spending 8+ hours in the gym every week of your life for the rest of your lives?
It's better than spending 8+ hours a week sitting at home doing nothing. That's for sure.0 -
Consider doing much more intense exercise if you can last for 3 hours straight. You should be exhausted with just an hour of work, if that.0
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35-55 mins tops, then out the door. 2-3X a week lifting and 1 or 2 days treadmill or spinning. Out the door in less then an hr.0
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Can't believe some of the numbers I'm seeing here.
Do you people seriously plan on spending 8+ hours in the gym every week of your life for the rest of your lives?
HECK YES! I plan on looking this good forever!
I agree 100%!!0 -
I only go to the gym for the pool, so I'm there somewhere between 30 - 60 minutes.0
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3 days a week at the gym: 5 minute warm up, 20-30 minutes HIIT treadmill or elliptical, 30 minutes of weights - alternating lower and upper body on different days, abs every day, 5 minutes of stretching
2 days a week: 5 minutes of warm up, 20-40 minutes HIIT and plyometrics at home (possibly a warm up run for 10 minutes or 1 mile outside if the weather is right), 5 minutes stretching
rest days: light yoga or nothing at all
So, I guess I spend no more than 1 hour MAX at the gym...i don't shower or anything there though...
I abide by the rule that you should work as hard as you can for a shorter period of time rather than not as hard as you can for a long time.0 -
i try to go 2 or 3 times a week to the gym. lately i've been doing heavy lifting there, as I don't have any machines or heavy weights at home. with 5 min warm up and stretches at the end it usually takes me just over 1 hour.
the other days of the week I stay at home and do cardio/yoga with P90X. that usually takes 1-1.5 hr.
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On the weekends I run b/n 4.5 and 6 miles with pull-ups, crunches and dips before and after. During the week I get at least one 3.5 mile run in with pull-ups, crunches and/or dips before or after. I'm in for 2 hrs each day on the weekend and 1 hr during the week.0
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As I'm not interested in endurance training, 60 minutes tops. It's about being effective rather than spending hours. For fitness, it'd be HIIT. For weights, so heavy I don't want to do many reps. Less is more! Plus I'm thinking long term - can I do this for life? If it required me to train every day for 2 hours, I don't think it'd fit my lifestyle forever!
The only exception is when I go climbing - more is better so I'll try to stay for hours (I mean up to 8 hours). It'd be partly for exercise and partly for socialising. I love climbing. 0 -
How long does eveyone spend in the gym and what do you do in that time?
I'm asking as at the moment I pay for 3 hours of parking in the gym car park and find that I'm running out of time.
At the moment I try and do 40 min on the treadmill, then do a circuit of weights, then i do as I much as i can on the cross-trainer which tends to be between 20- 30 min's ( unless I start on this first ) I then finish my session in the pool doing lenghts which can be another 30- 60 min's but this depends on what time I have left and I'm rushing my shower to make sure I'm not late back for my car.
Does anyone else have
More weights and less other stuff....0 -
One hour in the gym for resistance training, I do cardio at home0
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workout 6 days a week.
30-60 minutes of cardio either Spin class or Stairmaster
then 16-20 sets for 1 bodypart
I fit in ab's 3 times a week
do legs twice , different exercises per workout
length is 60 minutes to 90 minutes0 -
Cut the treadmill time in the beginning you only need 10 min for a warm up before the circuit training. If you want more cardio run outside on non gym days.0
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M W F full body strength training, 45 min. Tu Th 45 min cardio, treadmill or my new fav, arc trainer.0
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I'm at the gym usually an hour to and hour and a half, depending on how much I feel like doing. Today, for instance, I was there for an hour this morning - 30 minute interval run on the treadmill + 5000m row, tonight I'll be going back with my fiance and doing probably 30 minutes on the arc trainer, 10-15 minutes biking and then some weights.0
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I guess I'm lucky, in that my gym offers free parking, so I tend to go multiple times, for shorter amounts.
In a "perfect workout day at a gym," I would spend:
60 minutes in a weight/step circuit (30 minutes x 2)
30 minutes rowing
45 minutes on the elliptical
60 minutes swimming
15 minutes between sauna & shower
But it's rare that I ever spend more than 60 minutes at the gym at any one time, and if I have more time than 60, I'm out on the road (running or cycling)0 -
I go to the gym for 45 minues because it's at work and I only have an hour total to get changed, get my burn on, shower and get back to my desk. On the days when I go after work, I usually stay closer to an hour. On the weekends in the summer, I can be outside walking and/or running for up to two hours.
As far as what I do...typically 30-35 minutes on cardio machine and 10-15 minutes of strength training or a 45 minute circuit training routine.0 -
Lol...gonna burn yourself out quick.
Me:
60-75min weights
15-30 min cardio (45 if swimming)
10 stretching
10 steam room/shower
MAX I'm there is just a bit over 2 hours.0 -
YEP...give or take an hour or so. I've been doing it for over a year, and its more of a habit now than anything. If I miss a day for some reason, I feel irritable all day.Can't believe some of the numbers I'm seeing here.
Do you people seriously plan on spending 8+ hours in the gym every week of your life for the rest of your lives?0 -
YEP...give or take an hour or so. I've been doing it for over a year, and its more of a habit now than anything. If I miss a day for some reason, I feel irritable all day.Can't believe some of the numbers I'm seeing here.
Do you people seriously plan on spending 8+ hours in the gym every week of your life for the rest of your lives?
yes as I plan to have 10% body fat into my 50's...0 -
Lol...gonna burn yourself out quick.
Me:
60-75min weights
15-30 min cardio (45 if swimming)
10 stretching
10 steam room/shower
MAX I'm there is just a bit over 2 hours.
Man that's what I'm thinking. Even guys like Jim Wendler keep their workouts to under an hour.
The last thing I want to be doing when I'm 40, 50, 60 years old is spending 12 hours a week in a gym hammering at a rowing machine or elliptical. Totally pointless and unsustainable. I'll do my 3 hours of lifting a week, find some hours to play tennis or racquetball, and call it good.0 -
YEP...give or take an hour or so. I've been doing it for over a year, and its more of a habit now than anything. If I miss a day for some reason, I feel irritable all day.Can't believe some of the numbers I'm seeing here.
Do you people seriously plan on spending 8+ hours in the gym every week of your life for the rest of your lives?
yes as I plan to have 10% body fat into my 50's...
I went from 25% body fat to 10% without ever spending more than 3 hours a week in the gym. I can't imagine it takes 3-4 times that much to maintain 10%. I guess if you want to be a bodybuilder you can spend a lot of time targeting certain muscles though.0 -
Wow very interesting to read what people do at the gym. I am lazy, time for me to step it up!
I do strength training for 30 minutes and then either run or elliptical for 20 mins.0 -
I'm asking as at the moment I pay for 3 hours of parking in the gym car park and find that I'm running out of time.
No. Reconsider what you're doing at the gym. Reconsider EVERYTHING
^^^This.0 -
I know right....I thought the same thing!0
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