What does a 'typical' weeks excercise look like for you?

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  • gmallan
    gmallan Posts: 2,099 Member
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    At the moment I'm doing a sport-specific conditioning program that looks a bit like this

    Mon - Sprints session
    Tues - Weights
    Wed - Stair running HIIT and training
    Thurs - Weights and social sport
    Fri - Longer interval running
    Sat - Sprint swiming session
    Sun - Rest

    At the moment I consider myself fit but aim on being super fit by new years
  • dnamouse
    dnamouse Posts: 612 Member
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    Don't know if I'm super fit, but I'm better than I was!

    A good week is as follows:

    M - AM: Strength, PM: 40min Walk
    T - 3-5km run
    W - AM: Strength, PM: 40min Walk
    T - 3-5km run
    F - Strength

    Weekends are my days off. I'm generally doing something, but it's not planned exercise.
    And sometimes I don't get all the runs or walks in, but that's ok. I always do the strength training.
  • malckyb
    malckyb Posts: 6
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    10k run, 3 times a week at gym. 6 hour hillwalk on a Sunday.
  • summertime_girl
    summertime_girl Posts: 3,945 Member
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    Yes, fit. Racing season is over (finished a dozen Spartan/Warrior/etc as well as several 1/2 marathons). Back to weight lifting. Six days a week.

    Monday - 20-30 minutes Cardio, Chest, Shoulders
    Tuesday - 60 minutes Cardio, Abs
    Wednesday - 20-30 minutes Cardio, Back, Traps
    Thursday - 60 minutes Cardio, Abs
    Friday - 20-30 minutes Cardio, Legs
    Saturday - 20-30 minutes Cardio, Biceps, Triceps
    Sunday - Rest Day
  • tonynguyen75
    tonynguyen75 Posts: 418 Member
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    Ice hockey 2-4 times a week now.
    Weight training 3-4 times a week now, used to be 4-6 times a week, but I upped my Ice Hockey...
    Full body routine, 2 different days...

    Day A: Squats, Bench Press, Pull ups, Barbell Rows, Shrugs, Skullcrushers, Curls, Cable Crunches, rear delt extensions
    Day B: Deadlifts, Squats, OHP, Barbell Row, Dips, Curls, Cable Crunches, Face Pulls.

    Alternate days. Week 1 A>B>A. Week 2 B>A>B.
  • pauldix
    pauldix Posts: 35 Member
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    Quarter to half an hour's walk per day.

    Very few marathons. (Well, none actually.)
  • MisterDerpington
    MisterDerpington Posts: 604 Member
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    I'm pretty weak for my size and definitely aerobically unfit. Currently my week looks like this:

    Sun: rest
    Mon: Chest
    Tues: Legs + Abs + 5k walk training
    Wed: rest
    Thur: Shoulders + 5k walk training
    Fri: Back + Abs
    Sat: Arms + 5k walk training
  • mumof5
    mumof5 Posts: 328 Member
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    i think i'm fitter then a lot of people my age.

    lift heavy 4 times a week
    run 3 times a week
    pt session (crossfit based) 1 times a week
    1 long walk and yoga session
    :)
  • kelly_e_montana
    kelly_e_montana Posts: 1,999 Member
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    3x CrossFit
    2x yoga
    2-3x cardio machines for 20-40 minutes
    2-3 x weights
    2x swim for 45 to 60 min.

    I was doing pole fitness but my studio just closed so I've been doing machines because I'm trying to figure out what else to do in the mean time. In the summer I back off the weights and cardio machines and do more hiking.
  • MisterDerpington
    MisterDerpington Posts: 604 Member
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    3x CrossFit
    2x yoga
    2-3x cardio machines for 20-40 minutes
    2-3 x weights
    2x swim for 45 to 60 min.

    I was doing pole fitness but my studio just closed so I've been doing machines because I'm trying to figure out what else to do in the mean time. In the summer I back off the weights and cardio machines and do more hiking.

    Crossfit doesn't count as "weights" for you? @_@ /death
  • lilawolf
    lilawolf Posts: 1,690 Member
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    When I am not having a shoulder injury like now, it looks like:

    Monday: StrongLifts (barbell lifting)
    Tuesday: Krav Maga (martial arts)
    Wednesday: StrongLifts or a run or a rest day depending on how I feel
    Thursday: Krav Maga
    Friday: StrongLifts
    Weekend: Run (5k) if I didn't on Wednesday.

    I'd say that I'm fit and strong.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,867 Member
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    Yes, I consider myself to be pretty fit but always looking to improve and shatter PRs.

    Right now:

    Monday - EZ 30 minute cycle in the AM or lunch; lifting in the PM
    Tuesday - 45 minute cycle in the AM or lunch
    Wednesday - 60 minute cycle in the AM or lunch
    Thursday - 30 - 60 minute walk @ lunch; lifting PM
    Friday - Rest
    Saturday - AM lifting session; cross train cardio (usually stair stepper...sometimes row machine...in the summer I swim)
    Sunday - 60 - 90 minute cycle

    As I get into February I will ramp up my cycling in order to prepare for my 1/2 Century ride. Mostly my Sunday rides will get longer and I'll probably back down on Mondays to an EZ 20 minutes to recover from the longer rides on Sunday. Right now I'm just trying to maintain my endurance base and focusing on the weight room mostly.
  • kelly_e_montana
    kelly_e_montana Posts: 1,999 Member
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    3x CrossFit
    2x yoga
    2-3x cardio machines for 20-40 minutes
    2-3 x weights
    2x swim for 45 to 60 min.

    I was doing pole fitness but my studio just closed so I've been doing machines because I'm trying to figure out what else to do in the mean time. In the summer I back off the weights and cardio machines and do more hiking.

    Crossfit doesn't count as "weights" for you? @_@ /death

    LOL no i love weights. I can't get enough. i was a lifter before i got into CF so I can't complete give up my routine and go into the more random programming of CF. and yes, i consider myself reasonably fit...more so than any of my friends my age but less than a competitive runner or athlete or half of the people at my CF box.
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
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    It's hard for me to accept, but yeah, relative to my age group it appears I am now actually pretty fit.

    Anyway, here's a typical week for me:

    2x running 5k-10k
    2x cycling 25k-40k
    1x running sprints/hills
    2x body weight or free weights (compound lifts)
    2x swimming 2000m
  • stryder2807
    stryder2807 Posts: 41 Member
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    Hand bike machine 3-5 days a week 1 hour each day. I also play Sledge Hockey once a week.
  • RunnerElizabeth
    RunnerElizabeth Posts: 1,091 Member
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    When I look at the fit people, I don't think I am one. But I do move my body quite a bit. I have asthma so this does affect my perception.

    I run 6 days a week. I try for 30-35 miles but in winter I often only manage 23 (I often have to push my 3 yo in the jogger on runs and this isn't always safe in winter so I have to cut miles sometimes). My long runs are somewhere between 10 an 16 miles.

    I do body weight strength training for 30 mins, 4 times a week.

    I fit in yoga and stretching for another hour or 2 each week.

    So about 7 or 8 hours a week of official exercise a week.

    And I don't have a car so I walk bare minimum to get where I need to go, 25 miles per week, but often 30 or more. But I don't track this as exercise.
  • grandpoobah12
    grandpoobah12 Posts: 138
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    Wow! You all exercise sooo much! I walk 4 to 5 days a week, hour or two at a brisk pace. I throw some push ups and planks in for good measure. I do something active on the weekends with family. An hour hike or a day snowboarding. I was thinking I exercise too much because it is hard to fit in with my work schedule. You guys make me look lazy!
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
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    I wouldn't say I'm fit at all..but I'm working on it :P I've slacked this month but here's my routine:

    (My workout routine for strength training is a modified GVT 10x10)
    Monday: C25K and Lower Calisthenics
    Tuesday: Press/Pull Work-A and Light Cardio
    Wednesday: C25K and Upper/Mid Calisthenics
    Thursday: Press/Pull-B Work and Light Cardio
    Friday: Leg Work and Light Cardio
    Saturday/Sunday: Cardio or/and Yoga

    Cardio lasts between 30-60min and strength/resistance training sessions are between 30-90min.
    I also try to get in 1-2 walks (about 20-30min each) every day for the dog. :bigsmile:
  • CJ_Holmes
    CJ_Holmes Posts: 759 Member
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    Every day: walk or bike 2-10 miles for transportation

    Tue/Thur Zumba class

    M, W strength circuit focused on back and hip rehab (assisted pull-up, rows, planks, glute bridges, hip thrusters) short run w/dog

    Sat fun bodyweight circuit at the park (handstands, lunge walks, bridges, burpees, monkey bars, inverted rows, etc.)

    Sun hike or long bike ride, or swim

    I consider myself fit enough to do all of the fun things I want to do. I'm pretty strong and confident enough to try almost anything new as long as it won't hurt my back. I could improve my well-being by adding more more mobility, swimming and stretching. It's hard to make myself do those.
  • ssheflin
    ssheflin Posts: 56 Member
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    Cardio 6x a week
    Strength 3x a week
    My cardio consists of beachbody programs: Insanity, Focus T25, Chalean Extreme. I also incorporate zumba in my cardio 3x a week.
    My strength consists of kettlebell workouts

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