Workout Schedules

That looks like a lot to take on at once. It might be more encouraging to focus on trying to do one thing at a time, so you feel less overwhelmed and see improvements quicker, which might help to keep you motivated. Then gradually you could introduce more variety. I do think in the long term it's wise to have a mix of cardio, resistance and flexibility work, and to swap between low and high impact and intensity to help prevent injury or burnout, but let's work out what's manageable and enjoyable first.

I started with swimming, then introduced resistance stuff at the gym & the elliptical, then running. Now I do a combination, but I think I would have got fed up had I gone from just walking and the occasional family bike ride to a very structured, intense schedule like that.

Have you done much of those exercise types before, or do you want to try them all out to see what fits?

I don't have specific days I do things. I do yoga, running, and weights.
Weights I aim for 2 times a week, yoga once a week. I always have at least a day between each since the yoga I do is the strength building kind so I don't want to do them side by side.
I usually run 4 times a week. I run for around 30 mins after each weight training session, then I also do longer runs a couple days just on it's own.
So my schedule could look like this
Monday: Running
Tuesday: Weights and Running
Wednesday: Rest
Thursday: Yoga
Friday: Running
Saturday: Weights and Running
Sunday: Rest

amammaa4 wrote: »

I am trying to make a workout schedule. I want to incorporate yoga, circuit training, walking, eventually jogging, elliptical and zumba. I want to have some days when I use weights. It's all so overwhelming. I don't want to get bored so I thought adding lots of different ideas may keep me going. Yet now I don't know how to make it all make sense. I don't know if putting two together won't make sense or if it will be to much. Any tips or ideas or even sharing your workout schedules would be so appreciated. Thanks!

my suggestion would be to dial in some actual fitness goals rather than just throwing out a bunch of stuff that you want to do because maybe you'll get bored. You can also work in seasons...you don't have to do everything all at once.

for example, I lift year 'round, but the winter is the time when I put most of my effort into that and I will lift 4x weekly most of the time...it's cold out so I'm not as apt to be out on my bike which is my cardio of preference. This is also when I tend to do some elliptical or something...I loath cardio indoors, but again...it's winter...so maybe I spend 45 minutes a few days per week droning away on the elliptical while waiting for a relatively nice day to take a ride.

As it warms up, I ditch the indoor cardio and spend a lot more time in the saddle. In the spring I generally ride 60-80 miles per week and I lift 3x weekly. As I move into summer I tend to spend less time in the gym lifting...it's just too nice outside...so around this current time of year I spend a lot of time on my bike and only a couple evenings per week in the weight room and maybe the occasional Saturday...but really, I'd rather just be on my bike or out on the hiking trail or swimming, etc. This is the time of year when I like to get out and do my cycling events and whatnot.

In the fall I race cyclocross so my focus switches from logging miles to sprinting in the dirt and mud...I only lift a couple days per week because racing cyclocross is pretty taxing...my cross training is longer, slower rides...basically I spend a bunch of time sprinting on my bike and doing a couple longer, slow rides to keep up my endurance.

Then in the winter, it's back to really hitting it in the weight room where it's nice and warm.

As walking goes, I have a dog...so I walk regularly regardless of the time of year...walking isn't terribly taxing on the body so even on a rest day I'll walk.

Try to look at this as a lifetime of fitness...you don't have to do everything all at once right now...you have your whole life to experiment and do this or that or the other.