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Two Days a Week?

DaniDoll57
DaniDoll57 Posts: 72 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
As of right now, myself and a co worker are planning on making two visits a week to the gym for at least an hour. Start with light cardio, strength training and finish with harder cardio.

I wanna know if this will still be conducive to weight loss and getting in better shape? Once our schedules pan out in November we plan on adding a third day but for right now, only two nights a week work for us. Will this still be enough?

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  • NorthCascades
    NorthCascades Posts: 10,968 Member
    It's more than enough to lose weight and improve your fitness (vs being a couch potato), and it's more than most people probably do. You don't have to exercise at all to lose weight. Still should, of course.
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    I do agree if you are going from 0 days to 2 days, that's plenty. While this will enhance weight loss a bit, what does enough mean? What are you wanting to get out these two days? Any gym goals?
  • Anvil_Head
    Anvil_Head Posts: 251 Member
    DaniDoll57 wrote: »
    As of right now, myself and a co worker are planning on making two visits a week to the gym for at least an hour. Start with light cardio, strength training and finish with harder cardio.

    I wanna know if this will still be conducive to weight loss and getting in better shape? Once our schedules pan out in November we plan on adding a third day but for right now, only two nights a week work for us. Will this still be enough?

    Enough for what? What are your goals?
  • DaniDoll57
    DaniDoll57 Posts: 72 Member
    My goals are to lose weight and start running. In November, I plan on starting the C25K at the gym; since we'll be doing three sessions a week, that'll fit in nicely with the program. But for October, it's just two days a week for an hour session. I want to lose weight and get back into my army weight scale (maybe not necessarily army shape cuz I know I won't be working out that strictly) but I do have at least 60 lbs to go. I've lost 20 so far and have become stagnant.

    I follow the calorie counts for each day, even though I was lenient for a couple months and just stayed at the same weight. But yes, weight loss and slimming down and getting stronger and finally being able to run again. Those are my goals.
  • jolive7
    jolive7 Posts: 283 Member
    For sure.. and you will probably get addicted and end up going a whole lot more!
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