How often do you work out?

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  • CubicalF13
    CubicalF13 Posts: 263 Member
    edited January 2016
    I workout Mon to Friday, 45-55mins.

    Saturday- Usually clean yard/house or some cardio 25-30mins

    Sunday- Rest day.
  • hvh2865
    hvh2865 Posts: 2 Member
    What I do is work out for 8 days straight and then the ninth day is you relax day. Full relaxation! And then contine. Feel free to add me. Always looking for motivation!
  • Expatmommy79
    Expatmommy79 Posts: 940 Member
    edited January 2016
    I just started my own thread about resting...

    I golf 3x a week
    I play volleyball 1x a week
    I play tennis 2x a week
    I lift with a trainer 3x a week
    Yoga 1x / week
    And a few times a week I jump on the treadmill for a walk.

    The tennis / golf are both newish sports so I still feel it a lot on my arms and back. Tennis after a lifting day.... :'( But it's fun and I enjoy the cardio. I have no motivation to run on a treadmill, but will do it chasing a ball around.

  • IamNickNew
    IamNickNew Posts: 6 Member
    I hit the gym 5 days a week (Monday - Friday) with the weekends off to fully recover and relax.

    • Mon, Weds, Fri = Heavy lifting, Compound movements (Bodybuilding)
    • Tues, Thurs = HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training), Barbell Complexes, LISS (Low Impact Steady State) cardio

    I switch up the exercises within those days but this the primary routine I use.

    If you have questions please let me know. Feel free to add me.
  • loulamb7
    loulamb7 Posts: 801 Member
    Kudos to all of you that workout 5+ days per week. Thought I should post to represent the slacker. I workout 2-3 times per week, an hour max per workout. I do Allpro's full-body weightlifting program. Lost 50+ lbs and have been maintaining for over 2 years.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    I lift weights 4x per week. I start on Sunday with heavy upper body, then Monday heavy lower body...I take a rest day before I hit upper hypertrophy and lower hypertrophy. I do no cardio. I am generally lightly active.
  • speeno
    speeno Posts: 55 Member
    I was doing weights three times a week for a long time with no cardio, but since October I've got into running and dropped a weights session, my schedule looks like this at the moment.

    Monday - weights
    Tuesday - run
    Wednesday - rest
    Thursday - run
    Friday - weights
    Saturday - shorter run
    Sunday -run

    although this week I ran Friday morning and did weights in the evening, but I don't usually :)
  • brdnw
    brdnw Posts: 565 Member
    i go 7 days a week (like literally 360/365 a year) and i've done it this way for a little over 5 years now.
  • lingo10
    lingo10 Posts: 305 Member
    edited January 2016
    6 days some weeks, mostly 4-5 if my lower back is reactive then I resort to restorative yoga or light stretching.

    I do a mix of cardio (conditioning, HIIT, kickboxing, MMA, intervals, sports training), toning workouts include barre, pilates, and lifting weights. Cycling once a week.

    If I can get in a gym class, its once every other week. I stick to mostly home but I do go the gym every other week, still have the membership.

    Schedule is not exactly set as I try to mix it up. :)
  • Upstate_Dunadan
    Upstate_Dunadan Posts: 435 Member
    Mon-Fri: CrossFit
    Sat: Maybe CrossFit depending how I'm feeling
    Sun: Rest, or sometimes active rest by going to the gym and running on treadmill or jumping rope and body weight exercise (push-ups, site-ups, etc.).
  • JustMissTracy
    JustMissTracy Posts: 6,338 Member
    I'd say on a good healthy week, I workout at home 4-6 days...cardio and strength 2-3 of them, and just cardio the remainder.
  • BenOsen3
    BenOsen3 Posts: 121 Member
    4 days...I could do 5 but I like my lazy Sundays.

    I lift 4 times per and do so with minimal rest periods to get the heart rate up. Right now, I have tennis elbow and can't do any pressing exercises so it's legs, back, basketball and doing some sprints.
  • samchez0
    samchez0 Posts: 364 Member
    5 or 6 times a week. I alternate running and body weight exercises during the week.
  • ironhajee
    ironhajee Posts: 384 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    rest/recovery days should be scheduled into your fitness regimen...it's just as important as the work...recovery is when you make your fitness gains.

    i workout 5-6 days per week at varying intensities...it's not balls out every single time, that's a recipe for *kitten* yourself up.

    Monday - ride AM/lift PM
    Tuesday - ride AM
    Wednesday - ride AM/lift PM
    Thursday - ride AM
    Friday - recovery...yoga...go for a walk, etc
    Saturday - ride to gym, lift with trainer, ride home
    Sunday - open...some days i get in a long ride, other days i just hang with the family and do something fun...sometimes i'm stuck doing yard work, etc.

    Great thought in the comment. Recovery is where you make fitness gain. Also, it help to mentally take a break instead of stressing the mind constantly about what the next workout is etc...
  • Kenda2427
    Kenda2427 Posts: 1,592 Member
    edited February 2016
    I weight train 3x a week, HIIT class 2x week, MOC Barre class 1x week, plus short 30-40 min workouts 5x week in the mornings. I usually take off one day a week as a rest day.
  • ROBOTFOOD
    ROBOTFOOD Posts: 5,527 Member
    I'm doing something everyday of the year. Running, lifting, climbing, hiking, snowboarding, skateboarding, swimming.
  • CeeBeeSlim
    CeeBeeSlim Posts: 1,347 Member
    6 days a week for me.
    Mon - 60 mins Trx
    Tu- 60 mins circuit training
    W - 60 mins circuit training; Trx 60 mins
    Thurs - 45 mins HIIT
    Fri - 60 mins circuit training: Trx mins
    Sat - rest
    Sun - 30 mins kettle bells: 30 mins abs

    This had better be the reason I am three pounds heavier on the scale than when I started a month ago!! :s
  • Carpercia
    Carpercia Posts: 134 Member
    Six days per week right now but I'd say I'm on a roll. I'd say usually three days per week.
  • MNLittleFinn
    MNLittleFinn Posts: 4,271 Member
    4 days a week right now. It will be up to 7 when the weather gets above negative temps and I can do my 1.5 mil run during lunch again.
  • FabianRodriguez94
    FabianRodriguez94 Posts: 221 Member
    Every other day I lift, but every day in between I try to do something else, whether it be jogging, HIIT, walking my dogs- anything to keep me from laying around.
  • CasperNaegle
    CasperNaegle Posts: 936 Member
    My fiancé and I lift 5 days a week and generally stay out of the gym on the two we take off.
  • neldabg
    neldabg Posts: 1,452 Member
    I once worked out six days a week, with just yoga on my rest days, and that was indeed fun and all while it lasted, but more recently, I now do yoga, splits stretches, and one quick 3-10 minute toning video from YouTube in the early mornings, and then I make sure to get in 10k+ steps throughout the day. Imo, keeping active by walking throughout the day is so much more fun and easier than setting up a time for exercise. I don't really have rest days since walking is a light form of exercise. I guess if I don't go much above 10k steps, that'd be considered a rest day?
  • peachyfuzzle
    peachyfuzzle Posts: 1,122 Member
    Three days per week right now. Usually, I'm working on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. I'd like to increase it to four days a week, and have a morning session on Sundays too though once I think my body can handle in in a few weeks. I've only been back at it for like six weeks now, so I'll be increasing my load soon.
  • GymRatSF
    GymRatSF Posts: 8,903 Member
    Right now lifting 5 days a week. Was doing cardio the other two but bulking right now so skipping cardio for now.
  • zdyb23456
    zdyb23456 Posts: 1,706 Member
    6 days a week. Sunday is my rest day. Up until a few weeks ago I was running 3.5 to 4.5 miles Monday-Saturday. A few weeks ago I started a 8k training program. It's more intense than the 30-40mins of running I was doing. It has me doing tempo runs, hills, interval runs, long runs.... I ran 6 miles last Tuesday - that's the longest distance I've run since my 20ies!
  • alismommy1992
    alismommy1992 Posts: 72 Member
    5/6 days a week
  • Bluepegasus
    Bluepegasus Posts: 333 Member
    I mix it up, I run three times a week, and I do kettlebells between three to five times a week. My only rest day is Sunday.

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