Who works out 5 days a week?

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  • bestdaysahead
    bestdaysahead Posts: 90 Member
    Every day I ride my stationary bike for 30 minutes. At least 3 days a week I walk a mile or more. That is all I have time for!
  • efindlay
    efindlay Posts: 9 Member
    I will like to workout 5 days a week, and this post is encouraging! I have difficulty knowing what to do or how to train. I like zumba, step-aerobics, but I am a horrible runner and get bored walking, any recommendations?? I would like to lose 40 pounds :bigsmile:
  • michellebelle1
    michellebelle1 Posts: 34 Member
    Monday: before work- lift heavy (deadlift, squat, bench, etc.); 30-45 min
    Tuesday: before work- Run .5 mi sprints with .25 mi jogs in between on treadmill, total 3 mi; 25-30 min
    Wednesday: lunchtime/afternoon- Run 5k outside; 25-30 min
    Thursday: before work- Tempo run on treadmill, 4mi; 35-40 min
    Friday: before work- lift heavy; 30 min; lunchtime- Spin class; 50 min
    Saturday: long run in the afternoon, 6-10 mi; 50-90 min

    My husband and I share a car; we both work on a campus 30 minutes from home. He has to be at work at 7:30, but I don't have to be at work til 9. So I stay motivated because I if I don't go with my husband, I have no ride, and I have nothing better to do from 7:30-9:00 except workout and shower! (In case you are wondering, Wednesdays I have coffee with a girlfriend before work.)
  • foster59803
    foster59803 Posts: 439 Member
    Monday - spinning 1 hr
    Tuesday-Personal training (High intensity interval training)
    Wednesday- Body Pump (weight lifting class ) 1 hr
    Thursday - zumba 1 hr
    Friday- Spinning

    If I am feeling really ambitions
    Saturday: Body pump 1 hr followed by Zumba 1 hr!
  • meribethd
    meribethd Posts: 92 Member
    I do six days a week, actually. I'm doing Turbo Fire. Sunday through Thursday are Turbo Fire workouts from the schedule. Friday I do a circuit training class. Saturday I rest. :)
  • wendyannie1976
    wendyannie1976 Posts: 205 Member
    depends on the week, currently following a 36 week ironman training plan and will be working out between 6 and 7 days a week sometimes three times a day to get everything in, combination of swim, run, bike and strength work, try to fit 2 strength sessions in a week, at its height I'll be fitting in 25 hours training a week.:-) new to multisport but loving it, marathon running did great things for my body but multisport is just having amazing results and without the muscle fatigue marathon training produced!
  • sbcass
    sbcass Posts: 25 Member
    Sunday--Zumba or elliptical for an hour
    Monday-Thursday-strength training (AM); water aerobics (PM)
    Friday-strength training (AM); may work out in the evening
    Saturday-water aerobics

    Right now, I do have two personal trainers. One of my trainers is part of a 12-week group exercise class. Once the 12 weeks is over, I will spend three days strength training in the mornings and two days of deep water aerobics in the morning.
  • tnfphelan
    tnfphelan Posts: 23
    I do 5-6x a week but all classes. Monday, Zumba for 1 hr and treadmill for 20 minutes, Tuesday treadmill for 20 & boot camp, Wednesday kickboxing and treadmill, Thursday cardio boot camp and zumba, friday strenght training class for 45 min, and zumba for 45 minutes, saturday zumba with weights for an hour and treadmill. Sunday is my day of rest. I'm 53 years old and I just love the classes. Had a personal trainer for a while but found I get more out of the classes.
  • ebahde
    ebahde Posts: 89 Member
    Typically my week looks like this

    Monday: 3-5 mile run
    Tuesday: 2-4 mile run
    Wednesday: Yoda DVD (30-45 minutes)
    Thursday: 3-5 mile run
    Friday: 2-4 mile run
    Saturday: Yoda DVD (sometimes)
    Sunday: off (working a 15 hour day)
  • KellyAnn65
    KellyAnn65 Posts: 6
    I do spinning classes four days a week and rowing classes twice a week. About to add TRX training at least two days a week, three if I can manage a 5:45 AM class (not so sure about that one...).
  • Lleldiranne
    Lleldiranne Posts: 5,516 Member
    My goal is to work out six days a week, too.
    I do a lot of videos, and I mix them up so I don't get bored. Right now I'm alternating between two Tae Bo DVDs: Ripped Extreme and Cardio extreme. I do those about 4-5 mornings a week. I try to run on the treadmill at the gym 2 times a week (if I know I'm going to be running, I'll either skip the morning video or do just the weights part of Ripped). I also walk, around campus and to/from home to the rail station, a few days a week. It all works together to make 5-6 days, most weeks.
    Not really a "routine" ... just doing what I can when I can!
  • kelseyhere
    kelseyhere Posts: 1,123 Member
    I try and get moving at least 6 days a week, if not all 7. This is what my week usually looks like...

    Monday: Weight lifting, 20 minutes cardio (elliptical, stair stepper or treadmill)
    Tuesday: AM- 30 minute core workout
    PM- BodyAttack class
    Wednesday: Weight lifting, 20 minutes cardio
    Thursday: BodyAttack class, 30 minute core workout class
    Friday: Zumba
    Saturday: Weights, 1 hour hike with dog
    Sunday: yoga or 30 minutes at the driving range, plus hike with dog
  • sweetendeavor
    sweetendeavor Posts: 72 Member
    Monday, Wednesday, Friday: Circuit training
    Sunay, Tuesday, Saturday: HIIT (high intensity interval training) on an exercise bike.
  • BeckaT79
    BeckaT79 Posts: 216
    I work out 4-6 days a week. In a perfect week I take a Women on Weights class two times per week for an hour. It is mostly circuit training then afterwards I try to squeeze in about 1/2 hour of cardio. 2 days a week are cardio and weights. Then two days a week are strictly cardio (spinning, swimming, running, rowing, or speed intervals).
  • trinitylyons01
    trinitylyons01 Posts: 126 Member
    I work out 7 days a week.

    Sundays: Zumba video (45 minutes)
    Mondays: 20 minutes of a Firm Express video, 20 minutes treadmill, and 24 minutes robotics toning/strengthening machines
    Tuesdays: Zumba (45 minutes)
    Wednesdays: 20 minutes of a Firm Express video, 20 minutes treadmill, and 24 minutes robotics toning/strengthening machines
    Thursdays: Zumba 45 minutes)
    Fridays: 20 minutes of a Firm Express video, 45 minutes Zumba toning/sculpting video, 24 minutes robotics toning/strengthening machines
    Saturday: 60 minutes on a treadmill

    This does not include a 5 minute warmup and 5 minute cool down as well as an 8 to 15 minutes stretch routine that I do everyday - half of that before and half after my workouts. There are also weeks that I do my robotics more than 3 times a week.

    Eventually I will cut back to 5 days a week when I am in the maintenance stage of my weight loss.

    Hope this helps. :-)
  • EricNCSU
    EricNCSU Posts: 699 Member
    This is my typical week, granted this is part of my Half Marathon training, so this may or may not keep up after the race in March, but I'll try to still do something. This has been my schedule since the week of Thanksgiving.

    Mon - REST
    Tuesday - Run
    Wednesday - Yoga
    Thursday - Run
    Friday - Crosstrain (usually stationary bike)
    Saturday - REST
    Sunday - Long Run

    This will continue till the race March 4th and then after that things will be a little more fluid.
  • johnsedwick
    johnsedwick Posts: 142
    I run 35-40 miles per week, which includes 5 or 6 mile runs on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, a 10-mile run on Thursday and a 7-9 mile run on Saturday. I also walk my dogs 15-30 minutes each day.
  • prettier_me
    prettier_me Posts: 53 Member
    I do!!! I don't *make sure* i work out at least a certain amount of days a week; I just try to work out every day. I usually go for at least 30 minutes and do a variety of exercises like yoga or elliptical or running or weights.
  • jovz10
    jovz10 Posts: 531 Member
    monday ~ run fot 3miles
    tuesday ~ kickboxing
    wednesday ~!run for 3 miles
    thursday ~ weight interval training
    friday ~ zumba
    saturday ~ weight interval training or kickboxing
    sunday ~ rest day
  • emily2tx
    emily2tx Posts: 77
    MWF Boot camp in am (cardio and weights interval training) 1 hr
    MF Body pump class (weights) 1 hr
    W Zumba and Body Combat classes 1 hr or 45 min
    TTR run 2-3 miles 30 min
    Sat possible Zumba class 1 hr, Wii Dance Party 1 hr, possible dancing 1 hr
    Sun possible play basketball 2 hrs, Zumba class 1 hr
    If I take a day or two off a week, it would be a thursday, tuesday, or saturday.

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