What does your work out schedule look like?

sugarpeas
sugarpeas Posts: 56 Member
edited November 23 in Health and Weight Loss
Just curious if all of you are gym-goers for your main source of physical activity or not.

Right now I'm slowly getting in to running, and going to try and pick up recreational tennis.
I've considered picking up pole dancing as well, but haven't committed yet.
At the moment my goal is to work out 2-3 times a week, which isn't much I know, but I'll slowly increase it. Figuring out a schedule that works for me is key.
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  • Rep4Him
    Rep4Him Posts: 50 Member
    edited August 2015
    Push/Pull/Legs... Repeat
  • blong74
    blong74 Posts: 12 Member
    I like to run and bike but I also follow this weekly home workout schedule. Each session is 30 minutes each:

    Monday: Plyometrics
    Tuesday: Upper body weights
    Wednesday: Pilates/Yoga/Piyo
    Thursday: Lower body weights
    Friday: Cardio with weights
    Saturday: Full body weights
    Sunday: Pilates/Yoga/Piyo

    I have a friend that does the pole fitness and loves it. I also have friends that swear that Zumba is the best. You just have to find activities that you enjoy and you'll want to do often.
  • leahcollett1
    leahcollett1 Posts: 807 Member
    Saturday _ body combat
    Sunday _ body combat
    Monday body combat
    Tuesday rest
    Wednesday zumba
    Thursday body combst
    Friday rest lol
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    I run 3 x a week, and need to add in some strength training and yoga but I'm lazy!
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    edited August 2015
    No gyms.

    Wake up, pee, weigh, feed cat, take pill, swim. Shower, eat, walk to store, walk home. Every day (if it doesn't rain.)

    It's my routine. It's what I do. Sometimes there is more, but there is always that. :)
  • MysticRealm
    MysticRealm Posts: 1,264 Member
    Running running running and more running seems to be my routine right now (5-6 days a week). Followed up with lots of walking. And stronglifts 5X5 2-3 times a week.
    Having my fitbit synced to mfp really encourages one to get out there and do stupid amounts of running and walking, plus I'm getting ready for my tough mudder (half marathon obstacle course) is about 3 weeks time.
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,486 Member
    I am a varied creature.

    In the nice months ( April to September) I no longer do any structured work, functional fitness is my way of life.

    In the winter; aqua fit and nerdfitness are my staples, but I also throw in the never ending swimming lessons, I so badly want to but can't coordinate, women on weights, Zumba, belly dancing, core fitness and stability, and a few rounds of hand weights in the gym.

    My main goals are to stay mobile, well balanced, and strong, without it taking over my life.

    Cheers, h.
  • mlz1413
    mlz1413 Posts: 10 Member
    I have a dog so walk morning and evening around my 8-5 job. I downloaded map my walk so it syncs to MFP. I want to do a workout a week but can't bear to miss what little Sun is left at the end of the day so have decided to start this in a couple of months.
    But I'm feeling a bit lazy now I've read what some of you are doing!
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    Invisible right now.
  • Tahlia68
    Tahlia68 Posts: 204 Member
    Move, step, jog, run, lift, squat. Eat, log, sleep. Repeat by x7 day's a week. :smile:
  • NotGnarly
    NotGnarly Posts: 137 Member
    Mon/Thurs- leg day, abs, and 45 mins of cardio

    Tues/Fri- arm day, and 45 mins of cardio

    Wed/Saturday- rest day. Always keep the sabbath.

    I'm usually at the gym for 2 hours on my workout days. I don't throw the weights around or swing them wildly. I focus on technique and form.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,693 Member
    I walk (briskly of course) or hike as much as I can ... it usually ends up being about 20-25 km/week.

    I cycle as much as I can. This varies widely.

    And I throw in a few other things now and then. I've been sea kayaking and snowshoeing in the last couple months.
  • lseed87
    lseed87 Posts: 1,105 Member
    I'm sick right now so haven't done much lately. But I was swimming, circuit training, doing some strength training and some weights. Also a bit of the elliptical.
  • lil_lizt
    lil_lizt Posts: 275 Member
    edited August 2015
    Monday: abs class, body combat, boxercise
    Tuesday: 40m elliptical, 20m rower, 30m weight machines
    Wednesday: abs class, cardio and weights as above
    Thursday: body combat
    Friday: same as Tuesday
    Saturday: boxercise, body combat
    Sunday: rest

    Some of those days I'll also do a half hour swim, but depends on my mood so varies days
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    No gym. No schedule.
    I try to do something for 30 minutes 5-6 days a week.
  • Protranser
    Protranser Posts: 517 Member
    edited August 2015
    Monday-Friday morning ~4 mile walk
    Mon-Thursday morning 36 min calisthenics (you are your own gym)
    Mon-Friday evening ~4 mile walk
    Saturday morning 1 mile walk, 3-4 mile jog 10'24" pace
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  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Weekday mornings: yoga
    Tuesday/Thursday: a 3-4.5 mile walk, depending on if I have other plans for the day
    Wednesday/Friday/Sunday: SL 5x5
    Then I want to do some HIIT on either Mondays or Saturdays, but they both tend to end up as rest days
  • atypicalsmith
    atypicalsmith Posts: 2,742 Member
    I don't have a schedule, but I need one! The Y offers various classes that I decide to participate in, but something always gets in the way. Usually, I walk my dog a mile or two a day, get two or three miles on the treadmill, and maybe some on my stationary bike. If I would put the classes on my schedule, maybe it would get done!
  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,652 Member
    Sunday: Walk eight miles.
    Monday: Run three miles (working toward 10K), walk five miles, upper body lifting.
    Tuesday: Walk eight miles, lower body lifting.
    Wednesday: Walk eight miles.
    Thursday: Run three miles (working toward 10K), walk five miles, upper body lifting.
    Friday: Walk eight miles, lower body lifting.
    Saturday: Run three miles (working toward 10K), walk five miles.
  • RiverMelSong
    RiverMelSong Posts: 456 Member
    edited August 2015
    I follow this schedule as much as I can:

    Monday: 30 day shred + run, elliptical or swim (depending on the weather)
    Tuesday: 30DS + run, elliptical or swim
    Wednesday: 30DS + run, elliptical or swim
    Thursday: Sort of rest day, no 30DS just light cardio
    Friday: 30DS
    Saturday: 30DS
    Sunday: 30DS + run, elliptical or swim
  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
    edited August 2015
    Monday, Wednesday, Friday: walk 10,000 steps, swim 1.25 miles, water aerobics class. One long walk in the morning, pool time is late afternoon

    Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday: walk 15,000 steps (approx 7 miles). often I do one long walk in the morning and one shorter walk in the afternoon unless my hiking club has a hike scheduled that I want to go on (Tuesday night and Saturday), then I adjust my neighborhood walks accordingly.

    Sunday: rest if I need it, otherwise I walk but I don't have a specific goal. hiking club schedules hikes on Sundays too so I may or may not go on one.
  • shadowfax_c11
    shadowfax_c11 Posts: 1,942 Member
    Sunday-Thursday 15k steps a day at work, cleaning, bending, lifting, walking while wearing a plastic jumpsuit, face mask and shield double pair of gloves and shoe covers. Linda like my own portable sauna....
    Sunday Tuesday and Thursday martial arts (aikido) class from 7-9 PM.
    Friday Saturday 2-3 hours trimming hooves and/or horseback riding.
  • eileensofianmushinfine
    eileensofianmushinfine Posts: 303 Member
    I work out with a trainer two days per week. On Saturdays I take a "Burn" class (think aerobics class on triple steroids) with a gym trainer. Another day each week, I take a "Strength" class with a gym trainer that uses dumbbells and kettle bells to strengthen and tone. During the week, I try to walk 3 miles on 5-6 days. Except for Saturday, the other activities rotate depending on when my training sessions are.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    I've done a lot of different things... Beachbody programs and walking on off days mostly. Or walking/running with weights every other day. I typically don't take rest days unless my legs are really starting to hurt (like today) because I need the break (I'm a SAHM and an introvert, so I need some 'me' time and I'd rather go for a walk than go shopping).

    Lately I've been going to the gym pretty much every day walking at an incline for an hour (pretty steep one day, then less steep the next to rest my legs some) and doing weights at home 3x a week. When the kids go back to school I'll probably start Les Mills Combat again (on DVD at home) and walk or bike (stationary bike) on days off, like I did last year. Sometimes I walk an extra 3 miles during the day too once it starts being nice outside and the kids are at school.

    The key is to find a schedule that's doable for you long term.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    edited August 2015
    Monday - 5K AM/weight room PM
    Tuesday - cycle (climbing/hill work)
    Wednesday cycle AM (flats - easy pace)/weight room PM
    Thursday - cycle (race tempo flats)
    Friday - Rest
    Saturday - cycle to gym and lift and cycle home
    Sunday - long ride and/or group ride

    It's not set in stone though...you have to be flexible...like my ride tomorrow is going to be a family ride to the zoo which is 15 miles each way...so I get in some miles and get to spend some time with my family walking around the zoo...but this rather than a dedicated training ride.

    Sometimes I swap rest days...sometimes I take more than one rest day...you have to be flexible.

    I would encourage you to set some fitness goals that are independent of weight management, etc and allow those goals to dictate your fitness regimen.
  • tennisdude2004
    tennisdude2004 Posts: 5,609 Member
    edited August 2015
    Monday - 5k (treadmill) - bosu ball squats - 2 hours doubles tennis (team practice)
    Tuesday - Weights (squat rack and over head press) bosu ball squats - 2 hours doubles tennis (club night)
    Wednesday 5k (treadmill) - bosu ball squats / russian twists
    Thursday - 2 hours tennis doubles and singles
    Friday - rest
    Saturday 5k treadmill - bosu ball squats.
    Sunday - Weights (squat rack and over head press) bosu ball squats

    This month I'm doing and plank and push up challenge - on day 14 at present (2 minute 20 second plank - which by the end of the month should be 5 minutes).

    Currently half way through the couch to 10k programme.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    Run three days a week and sign up for a run every couple months. Yoga Friday after work. A power (group lifting) or Zumba class sometimes midweek. Hubby and I often take a walk to our Tim Horton's on the weekend (forty minute round trip). There are stretches I'm supposed to do daily but I've let that slide.
  • arb037
    arb037 Posts: 203 Member
    Mon- chest
    Tue- arms
    Wed- shoulders/abs
    Thurs- off
    Fri- back
    Sat- legs/abs

    Heavy compound movements
  • WakkoW
    WakkoW Posts: 567 Member

    Sunday: Long Run (11-16 miles)
    Monday: rest or upper body workout
    Tuesday AM: tempo run or easy run. (6-8 miles)
    Tuesday PM: weightlifting 1.5 hours with coach.
    Wednesday AM: easy run or tempo run (depending on what run I did Tuesday. 6-8 miles)
    Thursday AM: weightlifting 1.5 hours on my own.
    Thursday PM: easy run (4-6 miles)
    Friday AM: speedwork or easy run (7-9 miles)
    Saturday AM: weightlifting 1.5 hours with a coach.
    Saturday afternoon: easy run (4-6 miles)

  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    Monday-Upper body, heavy/power
    Tuesday-Lower body, heavy/power
    Wednesday-Rest
    Thursday-Upper body hypertrophy
    Friday-Lower body hypertrophy
    Sat-Rest
    Sunday-Rest

    I haven't done cardio in about 4 months. All strength training workouts between 1-2hours
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