What is your weekly workout routine?

I'm trying to get new ideas here... My friend and I saw a trainer at Planet Fitness and I feel like exploring what works for other people too and see what other options are out there in case I want to change things up. :tongue:
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  • SJVZEE
    SJVZEE Posts: 451 Member
    I'm keeping it simple for the summer-it's hard to fit in exercise in the summer with kids underfoot :) So right now I'm just training for my first 5K and walking/running. I'll resume strength training in the fall, after the kids are back at school.
  • larsensue
    larsensue Posts: 461 Member
    I am going to try the following:
    M-TU-W-Th-F: bike to work if it is nice out & weight training at noon hour
    Tu-Th-Sa-Su: water aerobics
    Tu-Th-F: C25K program
    every night a 10 minute jump rope session &/or a 30 minute bike ride with the kid.
    I know this sounds pretty ambitious but I am going to try. we will have to see how it works with the kid home all summer....
  • Skint and little time with three kids so here goes

    30 mins of Jillian michaels "fit in 30" or alternative "shed and shred" once or twice a week

    run/jog 40 mins twice a week

    Mix things up by doing free classes from fitness channel e.g. Tae bo (45 mins), BoB Harper (45 mins) once a week

    Total 4/5 times a week exercise depending how I feel, found interval training good for cardio and strength all in one session. But sometimes less between 3 and 4 times a week.

    You don't need expensive gyms etc, just the motivation to do something. Good luck :smile:
  • alicemdl
    alicemdl Posts: 14 Member
    Monday - 45 mins of Spinning + 15 mins of something in the gym after the class, such as run / row
    Tuesday - Circuit training + 20 run on a machine
    Wednesday - Double Spin Class (2 hours)
    Thursday - Double Spin Class
    Friday - day off
    Saturday - attempt to get out for a 8 mile run
    Sunday - day off!
  • ItsCasey
    ItsCasey Posts: 4,021 Member
    Monday - Deadlift
    Wednesday - Squat
    Friday - Bench press

    All other days - Recovery/mobility
  • mrswine
    mrswine Posts: 263 Member
    5 days a week - TurboFire Cardio (30-60 minutes)
    I rotate each day using resistance bands - upper + abs, lower, core 20
    I also do yoga twice a week and walk/hike/bike etc a couple days a week.
  • da_bears10089
    da_bears10089 Posts: 1,791 Member
    M/W/F - Stronglifts + some accessory work
    All other days are either cardio or recovery days.
  • Ninkyou
    Ninkyou Posts: 6,666 Member
    This is my current summer schedule (it'll change once my daughter goes into preschool)

    Monday: 30 Day Shred (~20 mins), 30 Day Crunch Challenge, and 30 Day Squat Challenge
    Tuesday: AquaZumba (~45 mins), 30 Day Crunch Challenge, and 30 Day Squat Challenge
    Wednesday: 30 Day Shred (~20 mins), 30 Day Crunch Challenge, and 30 Day Squat Challenge
    Thursday: AquaZumba (~45 mins), 30 Day Crunch Challenge, and 30 Day Squat Challenge
    Friday: 30 Day Shred (~20 mins), 30 Day Crunch Challenge, and 30 Day Squat Challenge
    Saturday: Rest
    Sunday: 2 mile walk (~45 mins)
  • shanniepk
    shanniepk Posts: 98 Member
    T/Th Running/Interval Training for Half Marathon
    M/W/F Bootcamp/Crossfit Class
    Saturday - long run or morning BC class
    Sunday - Recovery

    And lots of yardwork, basketball, football, pool play/swimming/hiking---anything to stay active ALWAYS!
  • hkmurphy83
    hkmurphy83 Posts: 262 Member
    I'm doing JM Body Revolution 6 days a week, walk/jog with C25K 3 days a week, and 2-3 30 min bike rides a week.
  • crista_b
    crista_b Posts: 1,192 Member
    M/W/F - NROL4W (about to finish stage 1)
    T/Th/Sa or Su - C25K (I'm on week 8 so running about 2.25-2.5 miles each of those days)

    Rest on Saturday or Sunday (whichever I don't do C25K on)
  • ironlady10
    ironlady10 Posts: 10 Member
    British Military Fitness at the weekend and one run a day min 1.8 now up from 1 mile a week ago with alternate days for upper, lower and core weights
  • amandaj1966
    amandaj1966 Posts: 342 Member
    Here's what I do at the moment but thinking of trying something different.

    Monday. Training for 10k, ( on week 3 ). 15 minutes free weights at home.
    Tuesday. Aerobic class - 45 minutes.
    Wednesday . Aerobic class- 45 minutes, 15 minutes free weights at home.
    Thursday.. Training for 10k
    Friday.. 30 minutes of weights, sit up, push up etc
    Saturday. Weather permitting.. A 10 mile walk.
    Sunday.. Rest.

    But every day I also walk the dogs anything between 60 minutes and 120 minutes.

    But if my husband asks I also go on the exercise bike 3 times a week, he wants to sell it so I lie. I haven't got time to use it but will do in the winter. :-)
  • brdnw
    brdnw Posts: 565 Member
    I do the same lifting routine every 3 days (and then change the excercises order, or sub out/in excercises every 30-45 days) and i lift every day

    Day 1: Bicep/Back, get home run for 30 min, at night do p90x plyometrics
    Day 2: Chest/Triceps, run and then p90x plyometrics
    Day 3: legs/Shoulders, run then p90px plyometrics

    repeat (no off days).

    on weekends when i have more time i try to also add in 30 min of stairs or so in the mornings.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Mon - 10K workout
    Tues - 2-3 Tabata at lunch coupled with 2 mile "ruck-out" with 30 Lb loaded ruck sack; evening weight training 5/3/1
    Wed - 10K workout
    Thurs - same as Tuesday
    Friday - 10K workout
    Saturday - Weight Training 5/3/1 in the morning; recreational bike ride with the kiddos usually in the afternoon/evening
    Sunday - 9 holes golf early (occasionally 18); recreational lap swim for about 30 minutes while I wait for my wife and kiddos to arrive at the community center for swim lessons. Pretty much a rest day, very low impact, no strenuous exercise.
  • mkwongh
    mkwongh Posts: 279 Member
    I am currently on week 7 of Body beast Lean program.

    Sun: chest
    Mon: Legs
    Tues: Arms and PM workout Les Mills/Abs
    Wed: beast cardio and PM workout Les Mills
    Thurs: back and PM workout Les mills or abs
    Fri: shoulders - sometimes cardio in the evening
    Sat: is rest
  • belgerian
    belgerian Posts: 1,059 Member
    Run Run Run then Run somemore sorry I like to Run, some body weight routines but mostly run. Not as much as some but more than most.
  • pkinblue
    pkinblue Posts: 140 Member
    30 min Jillian 6 days a week (30 day shred or Body Revolution)
    30-60 min dog walks 7 days a week...sometimes 2 a days on weekends and if he is rowdy
    gardening-housework and trying to get off my butt at work and just walk around
  • ValerieMartini2Olives
    ValerieMartini2Olives Posts: 3,024 Member
    I alternate between walking, running, bike riding, doing the 30 Day Shred and Core Rhythms Merengue Madness
  • TheRunningGuppy
    TheRunningGuppy Posts: 651 Member
    I don't really have a set routine. I try to do one long run on the weekend (5+ miles for me is a long run) and a couple shorter runs during the week, I do yoga for half an hour about 4-5 times a week. And when the kids want to, we go for bike rides. And then there's the occasional Zumba Core session on the Xbox.
  • RaineMarie
    RaineMarie Posts: 158 Member
    I'm training to run a marathon, so this is what my weekly routine looks like:

    Monday: 45 min run
    Tuesday: cross-train (usually bike) and JM dvd
    Wednesday: 45-60 min run
    Thursday: cross-train and JM dvd
    Friday: 45 min run
    Saturday: long run
    Sunday: rest
  • kaybristow01
    kaybristow01 Posts: 38 Member
    Turbofire Mon-Fri... sometimes Sat if I'm not being lazy :laugh:
    Stronglifts 5x5 Mon, Wed & Fri
  • lilawolf
    lilawolf Posts: 1,690 Member
    Stronglifts 3x a week (squats, bench, rows, deadlifts, overhead press), a 20 minute power walk at lunch M-F, and a very active weekend day.
  • TrailRunner61
    TrailRunner61 Posts: 2,505 Member
    For me, and probably for most people, it changes with the seasons.

    A 'normal' week for me is running 3-4 times at least 45 minutes and lifting 3 times a week on my non running days. I also do some walking or swimming, water aerobics, biking or hiking on 'off' days, if I have time.

    During the winter, its lifting and the dreadmill, with water aerobics or the exercise bike on my off days.

    I also do heavy gardening from spring to fall, several days per week.
  • This is my schedule. Saturday is my day off since bike ride is a pleasure. Every couple of weeks I take off a day totally based on how I feel or just to go out and do something else :)

    I'm finding that if I move with purpose every day, my weight does not yo-yo and I tend not to cheat with food.

    Monday - 30 minutes circuit training/conditioning/free weights
    Tuesday - 60 minutes kickboxing
    Wednesday - 30 minutes circuit training/conditioning/free weights
    Thursday - 60 minutes grappling
    Friday - 60 minutes kickboxing
    Saturday - 30-60 minutes bike ride or between 4 - 9 miles
    Sunday - 60 minutes weight lifting
  • lithezebra
    lithezebra Posts: 3,670 Member
    This is my basic plan. For cardio I use machines at the gym, if I'm doing HIIT, or anything that seems fun, like hiking, if I'm doing easy cardio. I'm going to try aqua zumba tonight. I also do some yoga, and some dance practice every day.

    Mon - HIIT, yoga class
    Tue - yoga class, tap dance class
    Wed - strength training, easy cardio
    Thurs - HIIT
    Friday - easy cardio
    Saturday - strength training, easy cardio
    Sunday - whatever feels best, i.e. rest, easy cardio, restorative yoga, dance.
  • HypersonicFitNess
    HypersonicFitNess Posts: 1,219 Member
    You probably won't like mine, but here it is

    M-W:
    Walk 2 miles with my neighbor before work
    Swim for 45-60 minutes at lunch with my neighbor
    Circuit train 1 hour 15 minutes with another neighbor (I am training her) after work

    T-Th:
    Run; 40 minutes - 1 hour 10 minutes (slow, medium, tempo run or intervals)

    Fri:
    Walk 2 miles with my neighbor before work
    Sometimes I run after work or bike ride

    Sat: Circuit train 1 hour 15 minutes with another neighbor (I am training her)

    Sun:
    Run; 40 minutes - 1 hour 10 minutes (slow, medium, tempo run or intervals)
    Sometimes swim at my neighbor's in the afternoon
  • Mario_Az
    Mario_Az Posts: 1,331 Member
    Monday: Legs

    Squats – 4 sets, 15,12,10,8
    Leg Press – 4 sets, 25,20,18,16
    Walking Lunges – 4 sets, 12 reps
    Leg Curl – 4 sets, 15,15,12,12
    Leg Extension – 4 sets, 15,15,12,12
    Standing Calf Raise – 4 sets, 15
    Seated calf raises – 4 sets, 15


    Tuesday: Shoulders

    Barbell Shoulder Press – 4 sets, 10,8,8,8,
    Front Lateral Raises – 4 sets, 12,10,8,8
    Side Lateral Raises – 4 sets, 12,10,8,8
    Upright rows – 4 sets, 12,10,8,8
    Arnold Presses – 3 sets, 10,8,8
    Shrugs 4 sets -15



    Wednesday: Back

    Deadlift – 4 sets, 15,10,8,6
    Bent over rows -4 x 12,10,8,8
    T-Bar Row – 4 sets, 12,10,8,6
    Front wide Lat pull downs 4 x 12,10,8,8
    Reverse Lat pull downs- 4 x 12,10,8,8
    Chin Ups – 4 sets to failure
    DB Rear Delt Raises - 4 sets, 12,10,8,6




    Thursday: Chest/Calves

    Incline barbell Press – 4 sets, 10,8,8,6
    Dumbbell incline Fly 4 sets, 10,8,8,6
    Flat Bench – 4 sets, 10,8,8,6
    Dips – 4 sets to failure
    Incline Bench dumbbell 3 sets of 10
    Pushups 3 sets to failure
    Pullovers – 3 sets 15
    Standing Calf Raise – 4 sets, 15
    Seated calf raises – 4 sets, 15




    Friday: Arm Triceps / Bicep /forearms

    Barbell Curls – 4 sets, 12,10,8,8
    Skull Crushers – 4 sets, 12,10,8,8 reps superset with close grip bench press
    Hammer curls – 4 sets, 12,10,8,8 reps
    Cable Push Down – 4 sets, 12,10,8,8 reps
    Incline bench dumbbell Curl – –4 sets, 12,10,8,8
    Kickbacks - 4 sets of 12,10,8,8
    Concentration Curl – 4 sets, 12,10,8,8
    One arm extensions - 4 sets of 12,10,8,8
    Wrist curls – 4 sets, 15 reps reverse barbell curls 4 sets,15

    off saturday and sunday

    15 min post hit cardio on all days abs every day no more than 10 mins leg raise 3 x 20 with straps ab wheel 3 x 20 ball crunches 3x20
  • ccburn5
    ccburn5 Posts: 473 Member
    M-W-F I go to an hour long boot camp from 5:30-6:30 a.m. and will get at least 1(one) 5K in on the weekend and occasionally 1 on an off day from boot camp during the week. The other exercise I get is either from yard work or messing around with the kids at the pool etc. Besides the 4 regular work outs, I try to get 1-2 smaller ones in there a week if I can.
  • JustJennie1
    JustJennie1 Posts: 3,749 Member
    I do one muscle group a day and alternate legs and abs. So:

    Mon: 30 min cardio; Chest/legs
    Tues: 30 min cardio; back/abs
    Wed: 30 min cardio; shoulders/legs
    Thurs: 30 min cardio; tri's abs
    Fri: 30 min cardio; bi's legs

    Repeat on Monday with different exercises/equipment that targets areas that weren't targeted the week before.