Advice on Les Mills workout routine??

clafairy1984
clafairy1984 Posts: 253 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I've asked similar questions before, but I'm still trying to put together the best routine for me. I'm currently doing 8 one hour classes a week at my local gym, but I'm unsure as to whether I am doing enough or if I have a good balance of activities for optimum progress. Any advice on this would be great. I want to have a regular, enjoyable and effective exercise routine. My current weekly routine is;

Mon- Body Attack (HIIT Cardio) and Body Pump (weights/strength)
Tues- Rest
Wed- Pump and spin
Thurs- Balance (yoga/pilates inspired) and Combat (MMA based cardio)
Fri-Rest
Sat - Pump and Balance
Sun- Rest

Is this enough? Thinking of adding Step class or a swim on Tuesdays. Do I have a good balance, or could it be improved in any way? I would love to know what I'm doing right and wrong so that I can settle on a regular and reliable routine

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  • JustMe2691
    JustMe2691 Posts: 111 Member
    Lets see... strength training 3x a week, stretching/core (yoga) 2x and cardio 2x. That looks pretty comprehensive to me. If you feel like you want to do more, then the step or swim can be added. It depends on what you want and whether or not you think you can keep this schedule up for the long term. Doing what you enjoy doing is paramount.

    You may get to a point where the pump class won't be enough and you move to free weights out of the class. But, I always enjoyed the classes, so if it's good enough for you, then keep on going.
  • ASKyle
    ASKyle Posts: 1,475 Member
    JustMe2691 wrote: »
    You may get to a point where the pump class won't be enough and you move to free weights out of the class. But, I always enjoyed the classes, so if it's good enough for you, then keep on going.

    This is true. It's a great place to start but you will eventually outgrow it- and that's a good thing!
  • 39flavours
    39flavours Posts: 1,494 Member
    Looks great to me and very similar to my routine also! I'm on the verge of outgrowing pump.. but I loves it so...
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,368 Member
    That sounds like a lot to me. I guess that personally I wouldn't be able to really do my best if I had two classes in a day, and I'd rather do one thing a day.

    But I guess as long as you're ok with it and it's sustainable for you, sure. But I agree that I'd probably ditch Pump and do free weights for 30 minutes instead.
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