How long do you usually spend in the gym?

3ish hours when I have the time. 1 hour during the school year.

for those of you in the gym 2 plus hours a day, when (and how!) do you go if you work f/t and have youngish kids? do you go during work? early morning? at night? does your spouse also work out? I try to alternate early mornings with my spouse but it always feels rushed and evenings are impossible, I fly out of work with barely enough time to get home to do dinner, baths, bed, etc....

About 45mins 5 times a week. I go on my lunch break so I hit strength traning or interval classes that really peak my heart rate in that time frame. 1 of those days is for Yoga for active recovery day. On the weekends, doing yard work and chasing kids is my gym.

4 to 5 times a week for 45 mins to an hour. Alternate between cardio and light weights/core. Sometimes longer but I do what I can abd what my body allows as I am just trying to keep fit and look average.

Muscleflex79 wrote: »

WendyLeigh1119 wrote: »

2 to 5 hours - Monday through Friday. Except this past week because I pulled my shoulder/neck or something and couldn't turn my head. It was heinous. I had to stay home all week and actually try to eat 1200 calories.

curious - what do you do in the gym for 2-5 hours per day?????

Well, it depends on the day. I take tons of classes, but some days the classes are less intense, so I'll add additional cardio or strength those days (keeping me there longer).

Monday: (Lower impact/intensity so longer day)
9:15 am - Pilates (60 min)
10:30 - 11:40am - General Weight Room (60-70 min)
12:00pm - Les Mills Body Pump (60 minutes)
1:30pm - Les Mills Body Flow (60 minutes)

Tuesday: (Higher intensity, so less time)
9:30am - Les Mills Body Combat (60 min)
10:40am - Les Mills Body Pump (60 min)
11:45am - General Cardio - Elliptical (60 min)

Wednesday:
10:30am - Zumba Mash Up (60 min)
11:45am - Les Mills Body Pump (60 min)
1:00pm - General Weight Room (60 min)

Thursday:
10:05am - Les Mills Body Pump (60 min)
11:15am - Les Mills Body Combat (60 min)
12:30 - General Cardio - Elliptical (60 min)

Friday:
9:00am - Instructor's Choice (60 min)
10:15am - Boot Camp (60 min outdoor/"playground" circuit training type class)

Sat & Sunday off completely (except the occasional swim or playing Petanque)

I sometimes skip the extra cardio or extra weights if I don't feel like doing it, but never miss classes because I only take classes I genuinely love. Fridays I take it easy because "Playground Boot Camp" is usually outside in high humidity. And I don't do well in high humidity/outdoor exercise that's intense.

*I also have a Les Mills Body Pump weight set at home because I can't get enough of it and my son and significant other like to use it.*

Depending on the day of week, where I am in my lifting cycle, whether I'm training for anything in particular, anything from 1-3hours not including any PT or outside classes.

Tuesday is generally my longest day, with an hour of lifting followed by 45mins Zumba, then gab for quarter hour or so before another hour lifting. Then back in the evening for 45 min Insanity occasionally preceeded by 20min rower.

I enjoy my time working out in the gym, it's my time when the children are at school or in the evening when their Daddy is home.

Chef_Barbell wrote: »

sak20011 wrote: »

for those of you in the gym 2 plus hours a day, when (and how!) do you go if you work f/t and have youngish kids? do you go during work? early morning? at night? does your spouse also work out? I try to alternate early mornings with my spouse but it always feels rushed and evenings are impossible, I fly out of work with barely enough time to get home to do dinner, baths, bed, etc....

I leave the kids with dad and have my time. I am a SAHM, I deserve me time.

Same here, I'm up in the night with a hyperactive, ASD child, then do the day shift with same child plus a 3yo and deserve the me time at the gym both during the day when they're at school and in the evenings when their Dad is home.

45-60 min, 4x a week. I also walk/push a stroller to and from the gym, about 25 min each direction.