Is 6 days a week of exercise to much?

briellegrey
briellegrey Posts: 4 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I've been working out 6 days a week about 30 mins of cardio everyday and 40 mins of strength training every other day. On the weekends I go hiking but someone told me I shouldn't work out that much and that I need days to rest. I take Sunday's off to rest but is one day not enough? Any suggestions..
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  • LazSommer
    LazSommer Posts: 1,851 Member
    No.
  • Nicklebee93
    Nicklebee93 Posts: 316 Member
    I workout 6x a week and have been doing so for over a month. I'm not seeing any negative effects... Though i might be eating more then you? I tend to stay upwards of 1,500 calories, i certainly couldn't or wouldn't go too low on calories. Will just end up burning you out.
  • myheartsabattleground
    myheartsabattleground Posts: 2,040 Member
    not at all.
  • cityruss
    cityruss Posts: 2,493 Member
    Yes. No. Maybe?

    For you, for me, for the man down the street?

    Listen to your body, it'll soon tell you if you're doing too much.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    Nope, it's fine.
  • capaul42
    capaul42 Posts: 1,390 Member
    I do about the same as you. I alternate my strength and cardio days so technically my cardio days are rest days for my weight/strength training. It's more about not injuring yourself by overworking. I know if I do shoulder weight work two days in a row, I'm more likely going to hurt something.
  • sarabushby
    sarabushby Posts: 784 Member
    6 days a week is fine, but don't feel guilty if every now and then life gets in the way or you feel you need an extra rest day due to a niggle or a particularly strenuous session, just add another rest day in for that particular week. There's no precise formula, just do what works for you and stay happy, healthy & motivated.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    briellegrey wrote: »
    I've been working out 6 days a week about 30 mins of cardio everyday and 40 mins of strength training every other day. On the weekends I go hiking but someone told me I shouldn't work out that much and that I need days to rest. I take Sunday's off to rest but is one day not enough? Any suggestions..

    That's pretty much my schedule, except I don't always bother with the rest day.

    You'd know if you were over training - your performance would suffer, etc.
  • briellegrey
    briellegrey Posts: 4 Member
    I tend to eat around 1300-1500 calories a day so far. I also try to eat enough protein so I'm not burned out when I go to work. It's been working out alright so far. Thanks for letting me know :)
  • Countryboy_83
    Countryboy_83 Posts: 946 Member
    Listen to your body. I workout every day until I'm burnt out then I take a day to rest
  • endlessfall16
    endlessfall16 Posts: 932 Member
    I second all the no's.

    Your amount seems average or at best slightly over average.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    kshama2001 wrote: »
    briellegrey wrote: »
    I've been working out 6 days a week about 30 mins of cardio everyday and 40 mins of strength training every other day. On the weekends I go hiking but someone told me I shouldn't work out that much and that I need days to rest. I take Sunday's off to rest but is one day not enough? Any suggestions..

    That's pretty much my schedule, except I don't always bother with the rest day.

    You'd know if you were over training - your performance would suffer, etc.

    This.

    I did every day for months and months. Then increased the intensity of my workouts and yeah... my body tells me when I need to take a rest day (or two) because my performance just sucks, my legs hurt, I keep cramping up etc.
  • FitPhillygirl
    FitPhillygirl Posts: 7,124 Member
    Taking one day off a week when exercising for 30 minutes a day, 6 days a week is enough of a rest depending on what you're doing on those days. Your body will let you know if you need more rest than than that. To answer your question, though. Exercising for 30 minutes/day is not too much at all.
  • mjwarbeck
    mjwarbeck Posts: 699 Member
    I have been averaging 6 days a week for the past 4 months...no issues
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,630 Member
    I exercise 7 days a week ... but I vary what I do.

    One day might be 30 flights of stairs + a 5 km walk ... another day might be 100 km on my bicycle outside.
  • Springfield1970
    Springfield1970 Posts: 1,945 Member
    Depends what intensity. How do you feel? Are you progressing or do you just want to maintain your speeds and distances and weights?
    Signs of overtraining are, soreness, tiredness, elevated heart rate in the morning (althetes usually take this every morning as a guide to their training state), diarrhea, depression.

    I suspect you are feeling ok and if I were you I'd carry on.

    Do you need to add or ask anything? What are your goals?

    People notice that the strength training is every other day....
    We don't yet know what kind or intensity of cardio it is so how can we decide that there's not enough rest there?
  • Springfield1970
    Springfield1970 Posts: 1,945 Member
    endlessfall16 wrote: »
    I second all the no's.

    Your amount seems average or at best slightly over average.


    Average to whom?
  • HamsterManV2
    HamsterManV2 Posts: 449 Member
    Many people do 6x days a week and it's fine as long as you aren't lifting for maximum intensity every single day with the same exercise (that's just poor programming).

    I.e. a popular bodybuilding/strength routine is the PPLPPLx (push pull legs push pull legs rest), where each day is filled with either push movements (bench, OH presses, etc.), pull (rows, chin/pull ups, etc), and legs (squats, leg press, lunges, etc.). The body definitely can take it, and each movement has 2 days to rest before working again.

    If you feel good, go for it!
  • diwijo13
    diwijo13 Posts: 106 Member
    I exercise 6 days a week too. My rest day is Tuesday. I started at 244 and now I'm 215. I'm 5'7". During maintenance my goal is to exercise 3-4 days a week so I will start to decrease my exercise days when I reach 199 lbs or sometime in June. I know that I will not be exercising 6 days week for the rest of my life!
  • sarahlifts
    sarahlifts Posts: 610 Member
    I've been working out 6 days a week got 3 years.
    As long as you are giving body parts days off and rest time and your workouts are not suffering lack of energy then I don't see a problem. You have to ask yourself a few questions, Am I adequately rested? Am I adequately fueled? Am I over training? Am I seeing results? When I am injured do I take time off?
  • coreyreichle
    coreyreichle Posts: 1,031 Member
    Depends on your goals, really.
  • Nikion901
    Nikion901 Posts: 2,467 Member
    If you are also doing manual labor daily on your job ... like digging ditches or walking a mail route all day ... then yeah, but if your job is not labor intensive, then no ...
  • Mystical64
    Mystical64 Posts: 108 Member
    one day of rest is good enough
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    No, 5-6 days per week is pretty typical. I would think one rest day is fine for what you're describing. The more intensive your training is, the more rest you need.
  • DanyellMcGinnis
    DanyellMcGinnis Posts: 315 Member
    6 days isn't too much as long as you aren't injuring yourself and as long as you are eating enough. I am working out every day but I vary my activities -- kettlebells, MMA-style workouts, step aerobics, mini trampoline, treadmill intervals, jumping rope, yoga and pilates, 3 days of weightlifting (with some push ups and pull ups thrown in) but never the same muscle group two days in a row. Etc. (Usually 2 or 3 of these activities each day to mix things up.) I do sit at a desk for 8 hours a day, five days a week, so I feel the need to do something to keep moving.
  • RWClary
    RWClary Posts: 192 Member
    Is 6 days too much?
    ;)
    It depends on your goals and level of fitness. I train 7 days per week, and guy told me I exercise too much.
    That same guy is fat and watches 4 hours of TV every night like most average people.
    When average people disapprove, you must be doing something right.
    I think you're doing just fine!
    B)
  • becca1380461
    becca1380461 Posts: 25 Member
    Listen to your body is the best advice. And don't hesitate to have "active" rest days. On my rest days I go swimming with my nieces, or a walk to the park with them. Or it's when a work a double waiting tables and can't get a real (elevated heart rate cardio) work out in.

    An active lifestyle as well as losing weight is the end goal. A lifestyle and a diet are both something you do everyday! Keep up the hard work!
  • jakkrk
    jakkrk Posts: 54 Member
    markboone94 wrote: »
    Listen to your body. I workout every day until I'm burnt out then I take a day to rest

    Truth. Your body will let you know
  • MostlyWater
    MostlyWater Posts: 4,294 Member
    I'm in the gym 6 days a week. I used to go back for a 2nd workout at night, but I ended up cutting that out when my schedule changed.

    My body told me it was too much but I did it anyway. Lucky I didn't myself.
  • another_chelle
    another_chelle Posts: 42 Member
    6 days a week is totally fine; like previous posters have said, find what works for you.

    I mix up my workouts just to keep from getting bored. I have tennis once a week, do zumba once or twice a week and do my Jillian videos in the comfort of my own home.

    If your worn out it doesn't hurt to take another day off during the week; but once again it's all about how you feel!

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