CARDIO! How much do you do?!

I used to do about 30 mins 3 days a week of cardio but I just didn't feel it was enough so now I do 1-2 hours 5-6 days a week. Sometimes is just a run outside, Sometimes it's at the gym and sometimes it's at home doing workout DVDs.

So I was just being a bit nosey really and wondering how much cardio everyone else does a week and if they feel they are doing enough, too much or not enough?

Thanks for any replies.

I was doing a solid 30+ minutes 3-4x a week, and another day I was doing about 90 minutes. recently, my trainer suggested I limit my cardio to a 15 minute warm up and a 10 minute cool down...and strength in between. I've been doing that for several months, and the scale JUST started moving again after being stuck for 3 months.

I usually do an hour of cardio 2 or 3 days a week and I also do strength training an hour or so 2 days most weeks.

I stopped using my car in April, except for really heavy things from the grocery store. Walking is my main form of exercise.
Weekdays, I walk to work with my slow dog and we walk home the long way through the park: 90 minutes 4x a week.
I walk to stores, the bank, to meet friends for coffee, to eat out: 2-3x a week, maybe an hour each time.
On the weekend I hike 7-10 miles or several hours a day.

10 min 3x weekly as a cool down after I lift.

I would do none, but sadly my coach recommends one 20min HIIT session a week. I'm lazy though and don't bother with the 5 mins of warm up and cool down either side of the sprints, so really I do 10 minutes.

Like 10 min warm up and cool down before and after weight training, other than that my mind just nopes right out because of boredom ._.

Run on treadmill anywhere from 45mins to over an hour at various speeds and inclines.

My go to exercise when wanting to drop weight quickly! Had to stop for a sec due to rapid calories being lost when compared to my intake. Impossible to eat that much excessive calories due to exercise.

Now I will start strength training more consistently.

I do cardio 6 days a week for 35-60 mins(insanity)I do abs, glutes, and kettle ball exercises about 20 mins a day when I get to my goal weight I'm going to back off on the cardio a little and do more strength training.

I'm addicted to cardio, so I do at least 30mins a day. but i know strength/weight training should be my priority now.

20 minutes, High-Intensity Interval Training, 3 times a week.

I used to do 40-60 minutes "slow" cardio 3-4 times a week, but have since switched to HIIT.

Both styles worked for me, but I find that HIIT is a bit more effective for me and the afterburn lasts longer.

At least 45 minutes of stationary bike 7 days.
Strength training 6 days -- upper one day, lower next day. Take Sundays off...:laugh:

I go to gym 3 times per week and start with elliptical biking 5 or 10 min. after that 1 hour for weight workouts and finally I run 20 min + stationary biking 20 min. So I can burn 300-400 Kcal only running and biking. I don't actually know how much kcal weight workouts.

2 hours per day of cardio is absurd and you've gone beyond the point of diminishing returns. You'd be better served to incorporate some resistance/strength training rather than just doing excessive cardio...there really is no reason for that other than you're training for something specific...and even then, long workouts like that are usually only performed once or twice per week.

During the time of year I don't do a whole lot of cardio...if I get out on my bike a couple times per week I'm happy and otherwise just try to go for a walk for 30 minutes or so every day...beyond that I just focus on my weight training.

As we move into spring I will start spending more time in the saddle to get ready for my 1/2 century ride in May as well as my other fund rides during spring and summer. On average I'll spend about 60 minutes on my bike 4-5 days per week and have one ride that is long...working from 90 minutes to ultimately about 4 hours in the saddle...but like I said, that's only once per week and it is done specifically to prepare for an event....once my event is over I will pull back.

In the summer I will have a nicer balance of cycling and cross training with some swimming and my weight training.

Personally OP, you may want to address actual fitness goals....they will help in dictating what you should be doing, how often, and for how long.

Right now because I'm not working (I'm a professor on sabbatical), I am doing 60 minutes of cardio every day at the gym or on my bike. Then, I do Zumba for an hour 3 nights a week and 45 mins on Saturdays in the pool. I play tennis when I can also. I do strength training every other day.

When I return to work, I have prepared myself since I know Mon - Thurs I won't have time for the gym. I bought an elliptical (waiting for it to be shipped) so I can do 30 mins to an hour each morning while watching the news. Then, I plan to being in the gym Fri, Sat, and Sun for an hour.

I enjoy cardio a lot more than strength training, honestly, and I feel it's really helping my weight loss and strength. I think right now I'm doing a lot more than I'll be able to do when I return to work, but then I'll just have to do the most I can with all the paper grading and other things in life!