Workout schedule that worked for you?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Pc-NizMgg8

Doesn't cost a thing and everybody round here seems to like it.

Keep in mind that your diet has a calorie goal with a built in deficit if you're doing MFP...you actually don't have to do any exercise whatsoever to lose weight..in fact, with MFP and other NEAT method calculators you're supposed to eat back exercise calories because they are extra activity.

The point I'm trying to make is diet for weight control; exercise for fitness. Sit down and think about some fitness specific goals you would like to achieve...then look into various programs to help you achieve those goals.

Try searching for workouts online or even on Pinterest...I love the HIIT workouts ...mostly because they tend to be shorter time, but higher intensity. I took a class at my local gym...learned about the correct form and different exercises but now I do them at home.

I do Jillian Michaels Body Revolution every morning at 5am and supplement with dog walks, playing with kids and any other physical activity I can--e.g. gardening.

I don't have time to go to the gym (work 50-60 hours/week and am a mom) so having a set time that I commit to every day helps me stay consistent. I have worked out 6 days a week for 7 weeks now and haven't missed once.

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I'm liking some of the ideas here so 'bump' for future reference.

I'm really liking the Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred. It only takes 20 minutes and it kicks your butt. I think all three levels might be available on youtube but are 10 dollars on amazon

Jillian Michaels Body Revolution would be a good fit, except that it costs about $120. Otherwise give 30 day shred a go, or No More Trouble Zones, or extreme shed & Shred. All good workouts that incorporate strength and get results! I personally have never doen Ripped in 30, butit is highly esteemed by jillian peeps here on MFP.

For strength training, 3 days a week M-W-F, full body. For cardio, I carry a jump rope with me and whenever I find I feel like it and have more than 10 minutes to kill I just throw on the earbuds and go to it.

I walk about 1½ miles during my lunch hour, during the day in the restroom I do squats & lunges & as soon as I get home I jump on my treadmill @ do the C25K app. If I don’t have time to get on my treadmill then I walk to my appointed destination, which is usually about a mile away so 2miles round trip. I average about 3½ -4 miles a day. On weekends the first thing I do is get on my treadmill, I might take it easy on the strength part on the weekends, but I don't skip the cardio.

My advice is a little different from what other people on here are suggesting, so please take it with a grain of salt and realize that motivation works differently for everyone.

Last year I decided I wanted to lose weight and get in shape. I was very serious and dedicated. I bought a cheap elliptical, got workout gear, clothes, all that stuff. I decided I would exercise 45 minutes a day at least 5-6 days a week.

And I did, for about three weeks. But here's the thing... I was a total couch potato before I started doing that, and it was really hard to go from nothing to that. I was exhausted. My body hurt a lot. So then I went on a work trip, and I had every intention of using the hotel gym, but I forgot my exercise shoes and my sports bra, and then the gym actually cost $20 per day to use, and I fell off the exercise wagon.

I didn't get back on it, either. Once I hadn't been exercising for a few days, I felt so much better. That sounds silly and counter-intuitive, I know, but it was true. And so of course then I didn't want to go back to killing myself. I felt guilty, so I stopped counting calories and, before you know it, a year had passed and I was back up to my starting weight.

This time around, I've been using MFP for about twice as long and being very dedicated. But I read up a lot on the psychology of exercise and weight loss and I heard over and over again that making big drastic changes is hard to sustain. So this time I've started much more simply. A calorie deficit set to lose .5 lb/week. I did that for a few weeks by itself. Then, in order to care for myself on the fitness side of things, I decided to start taking walks as often as I could. Just walks. And no set time limit or number of times per week--just as often as I could. It usually ended up being about 1.5 miles 2-3 times per week. On the days when I don't walk, I try to do some sit-up and push-ups. No set number--just as many as I find the time and have the strength to do.

After doing that for a while, I added in going to the gym during my lunch break one day a week. It's a pretty simple routine, and if I miss a week, I'm still doing everything else and I don't feel like my entire plan for fitness has failed.

I'm usually a Plan and Schedule kind of person, but this time around I'm trying to make a long term change that is easy enough for me that I don't want to stop doing it. This may not be useful to you, but just wanted to share my story and progress so far.

Bodybuilding.com Jamie Eason Livefit program. I am on my second round and love the muscles that I have found. Started with 5 pound dumbbells and can now lift 15. Goal is 25 pounds.

I work full time, am a mother of busy teenagers, go to school part-time. Needless to say I have very little free time. I use Jillian DVD's. My favourites are 30 Day Shred and Ripped in 30. I TRY to squeeze the half hour work outs in at least 4-5 times a week and then I add in bike rides or walks using my digifit app on my phone. In the last 5 months I have lost 17 lbs and many inches.

60 minutes of cardio a nd 100 crunches daily

Zumba,Power walking,Step class, Barr body, Bike riding and weight training 3x a week. Whatever u do have fun, its a lifestyle.!!!!