How many minutes per week do you work out?

Kimbot88
Kimbot88 Posts: 109 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I am curious, how many minutes per week do you work out? How much of that is cardio vs. strength training? And is that effective for you as far as weight loss goes?
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  • ABabilonia
    ABabilonia Posts: 622 Member
    I was doing an average of 300 minutes per week mainly cardio. I managed to lose around 10 lbs.in 2 months. Now I am doing around 240 minutes mainly weights because I hurt my knee kind of bad. I haven't actually gone to the scale, but hopefully I lost som additional weight. Once my knee gets better, I will try to alternate between cardio and weights.
  • augustsp
    augustsp Posts: 5 Member
    Hi! I go running 3-4 times a week for 40 min and burn around 300 calories each time. I prefer this over strength to be honest but that's just my personal opinion (specially cause my body shape is already big). It also makes me feel free to choose the amount of food I can eat during the rest of the day, as long as I don't go over the 1200 cal.
    I have no idea how much weight I lost so far, I only got constant in jogging last week but I'll know tomorrow for sure. Either way, my belly fat got reduced and I'm making a good progress when it comes to body resistence, which makes me very proud!
    Are you on a strength/cardio or both training? If so, how is it going?
    xx
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    I've lifted 4 days per week at an hour-hour and a half, with 60 minutes of cardio total. I've lifted 4 days without cardio. I'm doing 3 days of lifting now, about an hour each, with almost no cardio. Got results with all combinations because I logged and tried to meet my calorie goal.
  • mwyvr
    mwyvr Posts: 1,883 Member
    My Garmin watch tells me I run between 6 and 9 hours a week on average - so upwards of 500+ minutes a week on running alone.

    I've got legs like trees and arms like toothpicks. It's great.

    (just kidding)
  • oh_happy_day
    oh_happy_day Posts: 1,137 Member
    edited August 2015
    A bit over 10 hours a week on average. I put more emphasis on strength training. The cardio that I do is generally incorporated into strength, plyometric and calisthenic stuff (e.g. box jumps, burpees, squat jumps etc). Or it's bursts of cardio within work outs - running or rowing sprints, skipping mostly. I very rarely do pure cardio. I do long easy walk/jog mixes for recovery once a week but that's usually it. I also do yoga for balance, enjoyment, flexibility etc. I find that my routine is very effective for general athleticism, fitness, maintaining lean muscle. I'm losing fat from eating at a deficit but my exercise allows me to eat more and it certainly impacts the way I look. I look leaner ('toned' ugh), my butt has a great curve etc.
  • ms_smartypants
    ms_smartypants Posts: 8,278 Member
    I workout 60 minutes 6 days a week ....3 days cardio ....3 days strength training (alternating days)
  • Asher_Ethan
    Asher_Ethan Posts: 2,430 Member
    Recently I've been focusing more on weight training than cardio and I've noticed a big improvement.
  • Jobroni93
    Jobroni93 Posts: 8 Member
    Hiit cardio for 15-20 mins for 3 days then 30-45 mins on weights after. I do weights 4-5 times a week.
  • dinosaurparty
    dinosaurparty Posts: 185 Member
    I run 3 - 4 times a week, and alternate that with strength training, and a rest day each week. My workouts each last around 30 to 45mins, but I'm working my way up to longer jogs.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,611 Member
    edited August 2015
    Over the last 7 days ... 447 minutes. About 7.5 hours.

    And the 7 days before that ... 384 min. Nearly 6.5 hours. That wasn't a particularly good exercise week for me.

    And the 7 days before that ... 463 min. About 7.75 hours.


    It's been roughly around there for a while now ... but it is winter. Hoping for double that come summer.


  • coco_bee
    coco_bee Posts: 173 Member
    I try for 150mins a week, strength training once a week but I know should probably do more and yes I've lost weight but only because I havent gone over my calories. If I go above my calories for the whole week, no matter how much I exercise, I wont lose weight, I will only maintain it.
  • whmscll
    whmscll Posts: 2,254 Member
    Last week I did 570 minutes. 180 of lifting and the rest cardio (including two two-hour hikes). I'm starting to change this up and do more lifting and less cardio.
  • 7elizamae
    7elizamae Posts: 758 Member
    I aim for six sixty-minute days. I alternate HIIT with cardio and take Sundays off.
  • MeanderingMammal
    MeanderingMammal Posts: 7,866 Member
    7elizamae wrote: »
    I aim for six sixty-minute days. I alternate HIITcardio with cardio and take Sundays off.

    Fixed that for you...

    Anyway, as with several of those upthread I'm in the order of 6-10 hours per week, it depends where in my training cycle I am. If I'm in a cycling phase that could be 14-16.

  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    2x45 min alone (20 mins cardio plus weights / calisthenics)
    1x85mins with PT (15-30 mins cardio, weights and laughing)
    Other days hit 4-5 miles steps so probably a 40 min dog walk / walk to shops / both
  • kristinegift
    kristinegift Posts: 2,406 Member
    edited August 2015
    I'm in the midst of marathon training, and I spend about 7-8 hours a week running and cross-training. I do maybe 20-30 minutes of "strength" training a week which is just bodyweight exercises in my apartment. I lose weight slowly because I don't have much left to lose, but I did knock off about 4 lbs this month when my mileage ramped up and I was figuring out how to keep up calorically. But I get about .5 lbs every 1-2 weeks, which is fine with me at this point.
  • KittensMaster
    KittensMaster Posts: 748 Member
    edited August 2015
    2 lifting days with abs are 2 hours

    3 cardio days on the bike for 4.7 hours

    6.7 hours in the week total.

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  • _sambamm
    _sambamm Posts: 16 Member
    540 minutes a week. only heavy weight lifting. i combine powerlifting, olympic lifting and bodybuilding to make a well rounded program. weight lifting for females is the best possible thing you can do to build up your metabolism and cut fat down.
  • Fitwarrior7_Round_2
    Fitwarrior7_Round_2 Posts: 453 Member
    45 minutes a day 5 days a week of cardio. Similar if not a little less for strength training. When I really watch my diet it's effective to lose weight.
  • Kimbot88
    Kimbot88 Posts: 109 Member
    _sambamm wrote: »
    540 minutes a week. only heavy weight lifting. i combine powerlifting, olympic lifting and bodybuilding to make a well rounded program. weight lifting for females is the best possible thing you can do to build up your metabolism and cut fat down.

    Do you follow a specific program? And do you mind if I request you as a friend so I can see what you do in more detail?

  • blueriotgirl
    blueriotgirl Posts: 151 Member
    I do about 45-75 minutes everyday. I get up early and go down into our home gym. Its my time away from our 2 boys and a nice time to destress and gets me ready for the day.
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    edited September 2015
    Varies enormously but if there's such a thing as a normal exercise week for me it would be 8 hours for average of roughly 69 minutes a day:
    3 x 60mins weight/strength training
    2 x 60mins indoor cardio of some description
    1 x 180mins cycling

    Most exercise minutes in a day was 524 (very long cycle).
    Most exercise minutes in a week was 1404. If I had realised at the time it was so close to 24 hours I might have tried harder! :wink:

    Not at all effective for weight loss as I'm maintaining not losing - which underlines the need to look at your calorie balance and not your exercise in isolation.
  • kwtilbury
    kwtilbury Posts: 1,234 Member
    I lift six days a week - anywhere from 45 to 90 minutes.
    I do usually cardio four days a week - mostly 60 minutes but sometimes 90 minutes or more.
    I'll often throw in a 20 minute HIIT session for good measure.

    Ten hours is a good estimate.
  • alfonsinarosinsky
    alfonsinarosinsky Posts: 198 Member
    I do 3 hours of strength training a week at the gym (doesn't include my daily squats at home). Then I do 7 hours of cardio weekly. That might sound excessive on the cardio but I love cardio
  • tyediri
    tyediri Posts: 183 Member
    I do a minimum of 4.5 hours of exercise a week, although mostly cardio.
    2 hours of zumba
    45 min express Body Combat
    45 min express Body Pump
    1 hour of Spin or Body Combat

    I also walk at least 40 mins a day to and from work, but don't usually log it as I don't do it for exercise. I some times swim or run in addition to this, but these are my basic, weekly classes.

    I have set my goal to 0.5kg a week as I only have a little to lose, and I seem to be hitting that pretty consistently. I mostly work out for fitness, although I do appreciate the extra calories to munch on.

    I want to do more strength training and some stretch classes, but I love my zumba and Combat too much to sacrifice any of those classes.
  • patrikc333
    patrikc333 Posts: 436 Member
    edited September 2015
    at least 20 hours walking and ~11 hours running per week

    it does work really well if you want to lose, if you want to eat a lot maintaining, and if you want to get rid of fat (at least in my case)
  • Willbenchforcupcakes
    Willbenchforcupcakes Posts: 4,955 Member
    However long it takes to get my programming done. 1-3 hours a day, 5-6 days a week. Most days run 90-120 minutes.
  • ald783
    ald783 Posts: 688 Member
    Exercise doesn't really correlate with weight loss for me. I've been working out 4-5 days a week for the past 6 or 7 years so it kind of just sets a baseline and then how I eat that week affects my weight.

    I'd estimate I do on average, 240-330ish minutes per week. Most days I work out for an hour, Saturday is usually a bit longer. Usually 2-3 days a week are primarily running (so maybe run for 40-45 minutes, then abs or strength for 15-20) and 2-3 days a week of classes that tend to be a mix of cardio and strength intervals.
  • mummyzena
    mummyzena Posts: 259 Member
    300mins powerlifting and the accessory work so strength/weight training and once kids are back at school will add my cardio back in. Which will be about 150 mins a week.
  • unrelentingminx
    unrelentingminx Posts: 231 Member
    I do running 2-3 times per week at around 40 minutes per session and strength training another 2-3 days at about 60 minutes each.

    I find I seem to be losing more weight due to the running rather than the strength training, but the strength training has definitely made me stronger and, in turn, a better runner.

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