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Do you workout everyday?

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  • MyJourney1960
    MyJourney1960 Posts: 1,133 Member
    i aim for 7 but realistically (life gets in the way) it's 5-7 days a week at the gym (either 1 hour elliptical or 30 mins elliptical and 30-40 mins weights and 10 mins yoga). sometimes i'll add a swim (usually on the weekend). on my "day off" - clean the house for a few hours

    In between i walk a lot - not exercise walking but since i don't own a car i tend to walk alot.
  • ghostrider1970
    ghostrider1970 Posts: 127 Member
    My week usually looks like this:
    7x 40 minutes Stationary bike , 3x 40 mìnutes swimming, 3x weight training.
    If one day you don't feel like training, than don't... the important thing is that 'one day' doesn't become everyday, but once in a while, you can skip a training day
  • rybo
    rybo Posts: 5,424 Member
    Depends on the time of year & what my goals are at the time.
  • jvincent1976
    jvincent1976 Posts: 5
    I used to work out 6-7 days a week (weights 3x, zumba 2x, running 2-3x, bellydance 2-3x) , but then had some health issues which the doc attributed to overtraining. Now after a clear EKG, echo, treadmill test, and loads of other tests, I just got the all clear to go back to working out but was told by my cardiologist to aim for only 65% of my maximum heart rate. I was also told to make sure I get 2 rest days a week.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    there is no such thing as over training.

    merely lack of resting.

    There is no reason to work 7 days a week- and you can even rotate heavy/light days but there is still no need. Even professional athletes need rest.

    if you over work with no rest- you are going to be injured- maybe not now... may be not tomorrow but it will happen.

    I train 6-7 days a week HARD- and have for the past year- it finally caught up with me- I'm not injury prone at all- never had problems with my body- but guess what- over the last 3 months- it's been one thing right after the other. elbow/wrist/shoulder/knees. It happens.

    It WILL catch up with you if you train hard with no rest..
  • mperrott2205
    mperrott2205 Posts: 737 Member
    Lifting different muscle groups over a 6 day period. Always finish of with about 15 minutes of HIIT cardio.
  • deksgrl
    deksgrl Posts: 7,237 Member
    Lift heavy weights 3x per week. 30 minute walk 2-3x per week.
  • michellemybelll
    michellemybelll Posts: 2,228 Member
    yes. i feel very blergh if i skip a day. that said, it does happen now and then. due to traveling, sickness, massive hangovers. but those are all few and far between.
  • siany01
    siany01 Posts: 319 Member
    Mon - Rest
    Tues - Morning weights / Evening run
    Weds Rest
    Thurs- Morning weights / Evening run
    Friday - Rest
    Saturday - weights
    Sunday - Run
  • Fuax75
    Fuax75 Posts: 70 Member
    Tap Out XT 6 days a week, 45 minutes to 75 minutes each day!
  • FakingFitness
    FakingFitness Posts: 325 Member
    I workout 7 days per week, in my head.
    I physically workout 4 or 5 days per week.
    On those "in my head days," I feel a strong desire to workout, but I'm apparently lazy.
  • Bernadette60614
    Bernadette60614 Posts: 707 Member
    Yes.

    For me, it goes beyond weight loss it is fitness.

    I love being able to run when I need to, lift stuff (groceries, furniture), be flexible. I love the idea that when I'm 80, I'll be traveling the world and not sitting someplace cause my muscles are too weak or I have no cardio capacity.

    I do an hour each time..on those days when I "just don't feel like it", that hour could be an easy hour on the treadmill reading a book.

    Once you make it a habit you can't live without it.
  • caseythirteen
    caseythirteen Posts: 956 Member
    I love three days a week for anywhere from 60-90 minutes and sometimes that's followed by 15 minutes of HIIT. The other days I just try and be active in some way - typically taking the dog for a long walk or run.
  • JuliMagenta
    JuliMagenta Posts: 79 Member
    For me and my body, everyday is too much.
    I just started weight lifting and I do my workout 3-4 times a week (each is about 10-15min cardio and 35-45min of weight training).
    On the other days I try not so sit on the couch all day ;) So, I take the bike to go somewhere or I take a walk.
    This way, I feel good during and after my workouts.
  • atsteele
    atsteele Posts: 1,358 Member
    I take a rest day every week. It's necessary for me. I need it to do a good job with my long run on Saturday. And sometimes I even take a rest day just because I feel like I need it or want it or life gets in the way (about once per month or so). The body needs rest.

    Here's my usual routine:
    Mon - run 5 miles (tempo or speedwork) in am & TKD class (one hour) in pm
    Tues - TKD class in pm (1 -2 hours)
    Wed - run 6 - 10 miles, depending on what I'm training for (usually hills or intervals)
    Thurs - run 5 miles (ez pace) & TKD class (one hour) in pm
    Fri - rest day
    Sat - long run (12 - 20 miles)
    Sun - TKD practice (about 2 hours)

    Since I'm running 4 X week and practicing Tae Kwon Do 4 X week, its tough to get in strength training but I'm trying to get that in on Sundays as part of my TKD practice and Wed at home. I feel like that's not quite enough but it will have to do right now. I was hoping to get in some yoga and tabata this summer but it never happened. Oh well.
  • rachelwarner32
    rachelwarner32 Posts: 96 Member
    I'm working through Insanity and even Shaun T gives us a day off!
  • Escape_Artist
    Escape_Artist Posts: 1,155 Member
    I lift 4 days a week and my dog runs me a couple of miles twice a week. We both take Saturdays off :drinker:
  • nathalier71
    nathalier71 Posts: 570 Member
    I walk 5 miles everyday. Since it's summer I've been working out almost everyday - not big workouts though - just enough to burn calories so I can eat more! haha
  • healthymelisa
    healthymelisa Posts: 166 Member
    I usually do something everyday of the week, even if it's walking around the block.
  • bethanyfranco1
    bethanyfranco1 Posts: 41
    I don't do a whole lot of exercise on any day. My plan for weight loss is mostly just cutting calories and logging my food. It's not a popular plan, but I don't see anything wrong with it...as long as you have a calorie deficit, you will still lose weight.
  • Leadfoot_Lewis
    Leadfoot_Lewis Posts: 1,623 Member
    I would love to workout every day, but I have learned through the years how important rest days are. I usually workout 2-3 days straight then take a rest day, repeat.
  • penelopeyvonne
    penelopeyvonne Posts: 97 Member
    I think I am the laziest, most undisciplined person I know!

    When I first started with MFP, I exercised maybe 10 - 15 minutes (and not too strenuously!) perhaps once or twice a week. That's slowly built up to 40-45 minutes every day - not too strenuous, but I am doing Just Sweat (and boy, do I!) for over half of that time and a mix of other cardio for the rest.

    I rarely eat all my calories back.

    I now feel guilty if I don't do it - guilt is *such* a powerful motivator!! - I met a friend for coffee after work the other day and didn't get in until almost 8pm, so I didn't do it (and felt grumpy AND guilty. Luckily I live alone so it was only me who had to put up with the Grumps & Guilts :laugh:) And anyway, I kind of like that smug "Look what I did" feeling :blushing: - it's taken me 40+ years to get properly motivated and I am SO not stopping now.
  • explosivedonut
    explosivedonut Posts: 419 Member
    Strength training 6 days a week. Sometimes I supplement that with running once or twice a week. Currently attempting to bulk, so I eat back all my calories.
  • Raynne413
    Raynne413 Posts: 1,527 Member
    I generally take 2 rest days a week. If I don't, I find that I am often too tired to go really hard during my workouts.
  • alpine1994
    alpine1994 Posts: 1,915 Member
    I found that it helps to keep a little dry erase (or regular, whatever) calendar on my wall just for workouts. After I work out, I write down what it was and calories burned according to my HRM. That way, later in the week I can see what I've already done and if I can take a rest day or not, and what type of workout I should do to mix it up. I know we log our workouts here too, but having it on the calendar helps a lot. I don't work out every day. There's usually at least 1 day a week where I really don't want to or have other stuff going on. If you skip multiple days in a row though, it's so much harder to get back into it.
  • IronMan_DuhamNC
    IronMan_DuhamNC Posts: 52
    That's great news, by consumer ing enough calories you should almost begin to hate eating. This means your fuel tank is full, and that your metabolism is running like a tiger. A good plan is to keep alternating between strength and cardio. Something you probably know. So if this is the case you an afford to skip a day here and there, just don't let it become a bad habit, they are hard to break.
  • zipnguyen
    zipnguyen Posts: 990 Member
    That's great news, by consumer ing enough calories you should almost begin to hate eating. This means your fuel tank is full, and that your metabolism is running like a tiger. A good plan is to keep alternating between strength and cardio. Something you probably know. So if this is the case you an afford to skip a day here and there, just don't let it become a bad habit, they are hard to break.

    I unfortunately know this feeling of eating a lot in the off season and eventually not liking it so much but that's when deep into the off season
  • skeo
    skeo Posts: 471 Member
    Usually 5 days a week; total body work out doing compound lifts, only do about 20 minutes of cardio for a warm up; it takes me about 60-75 minutes.
  • arl1286
    arl1286 Posts: 276 Member
    I'm very active. I don't have a set "workout schedule"-- I usually just plan my runs in advance, and they end up being 5 or 6 times a week. In addition, I try to lift 3 times a week when I'm at school (and have access to a gym) and I usually go on a short 4 mile hike twice a week or so when I'm at home (and have access to a mountain lol).
  • spfldpam
    spfldpam Posts: 738 Member
    I usually do Intro to Dynamic Training Mon, Wed and Sat and it's for an hour at my gym. I do 15 min of cardio before that class also if not more. Tues and Thurs I usually do Water in Motion cardio class for one hour and water jog 15 minutes before that class at my gym. Sometimes I don't make Thursday cause I need to mow my huge yard (with a push mower) and then do dog agility training so if I don't make it to the gym on Thurs I feel I still got a workout with the mowing of the huge yard and then running with my dog in class. I try to also take bike rides too through out the week and weekends. I do morning exercises also before work that take about 20 minutes Mon-Fri also.
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