How often do you excersize per week?

I workout 6 days a week. Monday through Friday I strength train for 30-45 minutes every morning before work. Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays I run 3-4 miles after work, and Wednesdays I go to zumba after work.

Saturdays are my long run days. I'll run anywhere between 5-12 miles Saturday mornings depending on where I am in race training.

5 to 7 days per week, just depending on my schedule and recovery etc.

Usually 7 days a week. It's too easy to do so since my stuff is in my living room.
Fact is, when I plan to have a rest day, my stuff talks about me when my back is turned.

I try for 6 days per week and a full rest day. I run 3x/week, about 15-18 miles total, when I’m not training for anything. When I am training, I run 4x/week, 20-30 miles total. On non-running weekdays, I do a 30 minute strength workout, walk about 2.5 miles, and do yoga. We usually hike 3-5 miles on one weekend day, if I’m not training. If I’m training, then I do my long run that day instead. I can’t maintain that level of activity without the full rest day.

imxnianne wrote: »

I’m in complete awe right now on how often you guys work out. Do you guys take muscle recovery drinks or protein shakes after workout? My body seems to get sore after 2 days, 3 days max if I work out.

I do overall. I do an elliptical to raise my heart rate for about a mile and then I start doing sit ups and some machines and weights. My job requires walking about 8k steps a night for 5x a week. I work in a casino so my hands are always moving around and body. Do you guys think it’s because of that, that it’s making me tired as well after work plus doing the usual house chores after work? Or not enough sleep, since I sleep about 5-7 hours a day.

I agree with @AnnPT77 on when people post on a thread like this. Those that are around of it will post more.
Plus don't think for a minute I started off with the schedule that I have now!
When I started my journey over 5 years ago my exercise schedule was nothing nothing like it is now.
It consisted of walking to work 2 times a week At that stage that meant a 9km walk and 3 times a week cycling the same distance to work. Plus once a week a yoga class and a 15 min yoga workout on mornings.

I have been tracking the time I spend on exercise for 5 years and it has gone up from 4,5 hours a week light to moderate exercise to 10-12 hours moderate and high intensity exercise (about 50/50). It has taken time to get to the point where people will tell me I am athletically built (I am not just work hard at it) and can't remember the obese and inactive person I was 8 years ago.

Between 3 and 4 times a week, weather permitting.

shadow2soul wrote: »

Typically 6 days a week.

I can generally tell by how I am feeling if I need to take an extra rest day. Feeling extremely fatigued/run-down are my typical sign I need a little extra rest.

I don’t experience DOMS often, but even when I do I workout.

What type of training do you do

"imxnianne wrote: »

Do you guys think it’s because of that, that it’s making me tired as well after work plus doing the usual house chores after work? Or not enough sleep, since I sleep about 5-7 hours a day.

Just reread this part. Sleep is a priority for me. I tend to sleep on average 8 hours (7-9) a night. In order to be able to keep up with my life, work and everything, including exercise, in it I have to sleep 8 hours otherwise I am just too tired to do anything.
In the last couple of months I have had a incredibly high stress workload but I made exercise and sleep my priorities as I know without those two my job will suffer and my stress levels soar even further. This prioritisation has resulted in a serious reduction of social events and making choices that have not always had the best effect on friendships but were best for me and my life. My real friends were understanding and know I will submerge again when I have the energy back again.

Running2Fit wrote: »

Not enough.

Going to try doing Jillian Michael's 30-Day Shred every day in January to get my butt kicked into gear and make working out more of a habit and then settle into a routine of running 3 days a week and strength training 2 days a week.

During the times I was really good about getting my workouts in, I worked out even when my muscles were sore. There's a difference between sore and pain. You don't work through pain but sore muscles aren't really a reason to skip a gym day.

@Running2Fit - You shouldn’t do 30 Day Shred everyday. Even Jillian Michaels advocates taking 1-2 rest days a week.

imxnianne wrote: »

I’m in complete awe right now on how often you guys work out. Do you guys take muscle recovery drinks or protein shakes after workout? My body seems to get sore after 2 days, 3 days max if I work out.

I do overall. I do an elliptical to raise my heart rate for about a mile and then I start doing sit ups and some machines and weights. My job requires walking about 8k steps a night for 5x a week. I work in a casino so my hands are always moving around and body. Do you guys think it’s because of that, that it’s making me tired as well after work plus doing the usual house chores after work? Or not enough sleep, since I sleep about 5-7 hours a day.

1) How’s your protein intake? I have heard it can take longer for your muscles to repair if you aren’t getting at least the RDA.

2) Getting enough sleep can definitely be a factor in how you feel.

I do drink a protein shake after working out most days, but that’s to help get me meet my protein goal and I am starving after I workout. A protein shake is a quick solution for that hunger. If it wasn’t for that hunger, I wouldn’t bother.

Haha I feel like a lazy slop seeing how much you guys work out. Personally I go the gym 2 or 3 times a week and walk around 7K steps everyday and 10+K steps on the week end