How much time are you spending exercising?

domeofstars
domeofstars Posts: 480 Member
edited November 18 in Fitness and Exercise
Over the past five years or so, I've tried to use my exercise bike for 1 hour a day. About 6 months ago I got a fitbit and have aimed for 10000 steps a day, which takes me an hour and a half to do. As well, I injured my shoulder a couple of months ago and now do half an hour of physio exercises per day. So in total, this adds up to 3 hours of exercise per day which I don't think I can keep up.

How much time are you spending exercising per day/week and what exercise are you doing exactly?

I think I need to cut back somewhere, I am thinking of forgetting about aiming for more steps, doing 30 to 45 minutes on my bike and keeping up with the physio which should be around an hour per day instead. Much more sustainable...
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  • Sp1tfire
    Sp1tfire Posts: 1,120 Member
    I spend about 5-7 hours a week at the gym. About 45 minutes of that time is dedicated purely to stretches and cooldowns. I do around 45 minutes of cardio and 30 minutes of weights on the average day. I know I don't get 10,000 steps outside of my workouts (besides my running/elliptical). I don't worry about getting the 10,000. College has a sedentary lifestyle that comes with being forced to sit in class and do homework for most of the day so I don't have time to get in steps. I focus on the cardiovascular an calorie burning benefits of a compact hour and fifteen minutes of intense exercise rather than worrying about steps.
  • DasItMan91
    DasItMan91 Posts: 5,753 Member
    edited May 2017
    I work out three times a week and spend like 1 and a half to 2 hours working out. When I was following a program made by someone else, it was like around a hour. I do a upper/lower program plus abs and sometimes cardio. Need to do more cardio.
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    edited May 2017
    I log "Standing at desk, working" as exercise. Really. It's a MET 2.0 exercise and I stand at my desk all day. That's often 465 minutes logged exercising at 0.75 calories per minute.
    At home I log another 45 minutes or so per day. Probably not today, but most days lately.
  • spiriteagle99
    spiriteagle99 Posts: 3,748 Member
    We have a dog who gets two walks a day, plus hikes once or twice a week, so about 20-25 mpw, or 1-1 1/2 hours a day. I run 30-40 mpw, or more if marathon training. I'm slow, so that ends up being 5-7 hours, usually 4 one hour runs plus a longer one. I do other exercise for an hour or so on my non-running days, either stationary bike, yoga, an exercise video or mowing the lawn.
  • NorthCascades
    NorthCascades Posts: 10,968 Member
    8 to 12 hours a week on my bike, plus walks on my lunch break and occasionally after work. Ideally a hike on the weekend.
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  • NJCJF
    NJCJF Posts: 134 Member
    yoga 5 times a week for 1.25 hours each
    run 3 times a week for 30-45 minutes each usually on yoga days
    weights twice a week 30-45 minutes each

    also walking the dog and lunch hour walks when time allows and hiking on weekends
  • ChelzFit
    ChelzFit Posts: 292 Member
    1 hour a day 4-5 days a week with 30 min cardio and 30 min weights. Other days I may go for a 45 minute walk...outside of that I try to get 8,000-10,000 steps a day from just being active.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,687 Member
    Anywhere from 20 minutes to 24 hours per day ... depending on what's on the schedule. My exercise is very event-based so it varies a lot.
  • mariazmabey
    mariazmabey Posts: 22 Member
    I spend around 1-2 hours in the gym around 5 days a week but that's doing weights :)
  • OldAssDude
    OldAssDude Posts: 1,436 Member
    A little over 9 hours this week of actual exercise which includes a little over 36 miles of running/power walking/intervals. Average steps for the week is a little over 16,000 per day, and average calories is a little over 2,500 per day.

    These are all averages from my fitness watch (Suunto Spartan Ultra) for this past week.
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    Around 4 hours per week lifting weights (3 sessions of >1 hour each) and anywhere from 2-4 hours per week of cardio. I do 20-30 min after each of my weight sessions and usually walk, run and/or bike a couple other days.
  • SCoil123
    SCoil123 Posts: 2,111 Member
    I don't count walking my dog or daily steps towards my weekly exercise but this is my regular workout week:
    Monday - Insanity Max30, 30mim
    Tuesday - Gym for weights 1-2hr
    Wednesday- Boxing class 1hr
    Thursday- Gym for weights 1-2hr
    Friday- Insanity Max30, 30min
    Weekends - one day at the gym and one day doing yoga at home or hiking
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,486 Member
    I switch things around all the time. I average 7+ hr a week of doing something, anything- this usually includes 3 resistance or lifting sessions and 90 min yoga class. The rest- I will pick up a drop in class, do a workout at home, or go for a walk.
    Right now inconsistency is my middle name.

    I have never worried about getting 10000 steps. It is an arbitrary number which may be a good base if walking is your only exercise.

    Cheers, h.
  • domeofstars
    domeofstars Posts: 480 Member
    edited May 2017
    katadx wrote: »
    I focus on the cardiovascular an calorie burning benefits of a compact hour and fifteen minutes of intense exercise rather than worrying about steps.

    Sounds like a great idea i've decided to do the same
  • domeofstars
    domeofstars Posts: 480 Member
    JeromeBarry1 wrote: »
    I log "Standing at desk, working" as exercise. Really. It's a MET 2.0 exercise and I stand at my desk all day. That's often 465 minutes logged exercising at 0.75 calories per minute.
    At home I log another 45 minutes or so per day. Probably not today, but most days lately.

    I've read that standing burns more calories than sitting but when I have stood at work i have never thought to log it
  • deputy_randolph
    deputy_randolph Posts: 940 Member
    I lift 5 days a week...usually takes about an hour and a half (lately) per session...15 minutes of cardio after.
  • Vladimirnapkin
    Vladimirnapkin Posts: 299 Member
    Fitbit says I had 899 active minutes, last week. That's a bit more than 14 hours. My job is sedentary, but I work downtown and almost always have meetings in other office buildings that I can walk to. This can add 30 minutes a day. I also run a ton, which is a lot of my social life.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,687 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »
    Anywhere from 20 minutes to 24 hours per day ... depending on what's on the schedule. My exercise is very event-based so it varies a lot.

    This is the record of the distances I have travelled (walking + cycling) and the time it took me each month.

    March 15: 489.8 km (304.3 miles) = 38 hours 4 min
    April: 491.94 km (305.6 miles) = 43 hours 6 min
    May: 361.81 km (224.8 miles) = 35 hours 50 min
    June: 569.53 km (353.9 miles) = 41 hours 53 min
    July: 230.7 km (143.35 miles) = 32 hours 45 min
    Aug: 211.3 km (131.3 miles) = 28 hours 8 min
    Sep: 306.7 km (190.6 miles) = 35 hour 2 min
    Oct: 441.82 km (274.5 miles) = 47 hours 43 min
    Nov: 660.21 km (410.23 miles) = 60 hours 41 min
    Dec: 499.91 km (282.8 miles) = 54 hours 56 min
    Jan: 864.79 km (537.35 miles) = 65 hours 36 min
    Feb: 470.53 km (292.4 miles) = 40 hours 39 min
    March 16: 917.73 km (570.2 miles) = 66 hours 13 min
    April: 417.83 km (259.6 miles) = 40 hours 23 min
    May: 267.09 km (165.9 miles) = 36 hours 10 min
    June: 552.1 km (343 miles) = 54 hours 48 min
    July: 709 km (440.5 miles) = 60 hours 41 minutes
    Aug: 775.9 km (482.1 miles) = 54 hours 52 minutes
    Sep: 371.3 km (230.7 miles) = 32 hours 20 min
    Oct: 649 km (403.3 miles) = 49 hours 46 min
    Nov: 403 km (250.4 miles) = 52 hours 16 min
    Dec: 511.05 km (317.55 miles) = 52 hours 2 min
    Jan: 741.9 km (461.0 miles) = 70 hours 3 min
    Feb: 600.5 km (373.1 miles) = 57 hours 30 min
    Mar: 1113.2 km (691.7 miles) = 78 hours 25 min
    Apr: 1181.9 km (734.4 miles) = 76 hours 45 min

    So it turns out that last month I exercised, on average, 2 hours and 34 minutes per day.
    Of course, it didn't happen quite that way. :)
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,024 Member
    Minimum a day 45 minutes. However I am always on my feet at least 50% of the day.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
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    Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
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  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    At least 30 minutes of purposeful exercise a day at least 5 days a week when I'm not bedridden. Outside of that I jump on every opportunity to move more. I'm the designated trash person in the house, for example, and I always volunteer to walk to the store whenever we need something.
  • dutchandkiwi
    dutchandkiwi Posts: 1,389 Member
    I have been tracking about 9-10 hours of excersise a week Multiple things and no week is the same
    What is consistent
    In the moring I do workout of about 25 minutes (alternating weights and abs) 5x week (quite conistently)
    I walk to work 3-4 days a week Per day I walk it is 105 minutes
    Gym: cardio class 60 minutes and Weights 60 minutes

    Then less consistent I choose from.
    You tube classes usually about 30-90 minutes a week
    Run about 40-60 minutes a week
    If I feel like it I'll cycle 1-3 hours in a week

    I also walk a lot for things like shopping etc. Where possible I do as much of my errands on foot.
    And then there is the odd week where I don't do much at all, then I clock up about 3 hours of excersise still but that feels as a low week.
  • getupforchange
    getupforchange Posts: 86 Member
    I exercise (swimming, cardio, weight training) for about 1 hour 15 mins 5-6 times a week. I usually go with my brother so I count it as social time too which helps. I don't have kids or anything and my workplace is really flexible and open to us all planning our own time, so it's not very difficult for me to fit that in. I also don't have a car and try to avoid public transport if it means I can get a good walk in instead.
  • ferd_ttp5
    ferd_ttp5 Posts: 246 Member
    Averaging at 80-100 minutes moderate cycling everyday rest day at sunday love playing table tennis but for this summer season I doesn't do maybe I could play it again starting when classes begins :smile: I'm a varsity college athlete so I'm active
  • Ironandwine69
    Ironandwine69 Posts: 2,432 Member
    I lift 4 times a week, around 45 mins each training session. And I do cardio one day for around 30 mins. So definitely not a lot, 3.5 hours a week..
    I am at a point in my life that I would rather work smart than long.
  • laurenj915
    laurenj915 Posts: 38 Member
    I do 15 minutes a day of HIIT training 6 days a week. Usually with heavy weights. As a former marathon runner and P90xer I never thought I could work out for only 15 minutes a day and lose 40 pounds of pregnancy weight. I might go back to longer workouts someday but with a 5, 3, and 1 year old, this works right now
  • Misssynth
    Misssynth Posts: 179 Member
    I'm building up marathon training so my run timings are going to go up but currently I run for around 2 hours a week, split differently depending on what I'm doing, I do a 45 minute swim session, and hour spin class and a 45 minute weights session.
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    Varies enormously between winter and the warmer months.
    April was 34 hours cycling and about 16 hours strength training.

    Was away the final weekend of the month so c. 12.5 hours a week.

  • ocrXfitter
    ocrXfitter Posts: 123 Member
    About 8 hours a week between running, lifting, Crossfit, walking, and yoga.
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