Exercise schedule okay??

aquavitae30
aquavitae30 Posts: 43 Member
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Warning long post! :tongue: So, I've recently ramped up my exercise schedule in the last couple weeks and am planning on ramping it up a little more, can you look at it and tell me if you think what I'm doing is varied enough that my body will not get used to it? Or should I try to switch it around after a few months?

I started doing some weights and 2-3 one hour classes per week in my gym around a month and a half ago and have slowly added. I've lost around 30 pounds since I started myfitnesspal around two months ago, but am still 225 lbs and have 76 more pounds to go to reach my goal.

All of these are back to back classes

Monday 5pm to 7:30 (8:30 if I add lift class):

20 minutes weights (focusing mainly on arms)
1 hour yoga class (just started this 2 weeks ago)
1 hour turbokick class (aerobic kickboxing class with lots of arm movements)
*1 hour 24lift class (weight lifting class, focuses on all the major muscle groups) I am considering adding this to my schedule next week

Wednesday 5pm to 7:30:

20 minutes weights (focusing mainly on arms)
1 hour zumba class (latin dancing aerobics, I still look spastic when I do the moves)
1 hour turbokick class (aerobic kickboxing class with lots of arm movements)

Thursday 6 pm to 7:30:

20 minutes weights (focusing mainly on arms)
1 hour turbokick class (aerobic kickboxing class with lots of arm movements)

Saturday 8 am to 10 am:

1 hour step class (did about 1/2 hour last week, wow, my legs were burning)
1 hour 24lift class (weight lifting class, focuses on all the major muscle groups)

I also walk approximately one and half miles at lunch 3-5 times a week.

So does this look good, or is it too focused on aerobics? Obviously the first few times I took these classes I was not doing them full out and I'm still not as graceful/athletic as some of the girls in the classes, but I would say I am able to do the high impact versions of most of the moves now. Any feedback would be great. Thanks!

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  • CFAITH_WARD
    CFAITH_WARD Posts: 281 Member
    That seem quite rigoruos......Do you have a heart monitor?...............I peeked at your log It seems your food you are eating isn't the best fuel......Maybe more veggies.
  • TrainingWithTonya
    TrainingWithTonya Posts: 1,741 Member
    It looks pretty tough, but doable if you've worked your way up to it. I do that much when I don't have my family at home to interfere in my workouts. ;)

    I would suggest though, that you skip the arms on Thursday, or maybe move them to Saturday. You don't want to work the same body part with weights two days in a row or else you won't give them enough time to heal from the previous workout. I would also add in another stretch type workout (maybe in place of the arms on Thursday) later in the week. One day of yoga is great, but your body needs to stretch daily. If you can't figure out a time to stretch, do it right before bed when the body is pretty warm from all your normal daily activity.
  • abricklin
    abricklin Posts: 156 Member
    I agree with PP. You are getting about 10 hours of exercise a week and are eating roughly 1200 calories a day, that does not add up, especially at 225 lbs. Are you on nutrisystem and following the plan or not and just use the foods. Personally, unless you are "on plan 100%" I would cut out those premade high sodium loaded with nasty preservatives meals and eat REALLY food.
  • aquavitae30
    aquavitae30 Posts: 43 Member
    I am on Nutrisystem for about a month more and then I am going to eat "real" food. I used it as a kick start and for the ease of use. So far, I have mainly not been eating my exercise calories, but will probably start eating back at least half when I go to regular food.
  • thedreamhazer
    thedreamhazer Posts: 1,156 Member
    I think that rigor is fine, and this is VERY rigorous. It's good that you're taking three days off, but have you spoken to your doctor about your work out schedule? I'm worried about you overtraining (especially with your Monday schedule) and opening yourself up to injury.
    I would say just talk to your doctor or even a trainer at the gym and see what they think!
  • starstealing
    starstealing Posts: 104 Member
    while it's very admirable that you are attempting this much exercise, i personally feel that you are greatly risking overtraining. what's the rest of your daily schedule like? is this something that you can keep up for the long haul? i think the answers to those two questions can help make your decision. if you have that much time to exercise, you need more time to rest, too. also, like the previous posters said, you're going to have to amp up your food - both nutritionally and calorically.
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