how much exercise

parrotlover
parrotlover Posts: 143 Member
edited September 20 in Fitness and Exercise
I weight I87 and am only supposed to be 1200 cals a day....how much should I be exercising a week? LIke how many caloies and how many sessions of cardio? I am trying to not give up and want to make sure i am exercising right. thanks!

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  • fraiseroja
    fraiseroja Posts: 215 Member
    The general idea is to do 3 days of cardio for at least 30 minutes and two days of strength training for 30 minutes. Make sure you don't do back to back days of strength training. Now, with that being said, you can exercise more than that. I like doing group fitness and the classes are usually an hour. Sometime I get in moods where I workout for a long time, sometimes I just do the minimum. With however many calories you burn, you will see your total calories allowed adjust. Make sure you are eating those exercise calories so your finished total calorie count is around 100 off. That is just my humble opinion. :smile:
  • fraiseroja
    fraiseroja Posts: 215 Member
    I meant you should be on exactly or you can be 100 calories off. Sorry!!
  • parrotlover
    parrotlover Posts: 143 Member
    thanks!
  • theatregoddess
    theatregoddess Posts: 76
    Well the recomended amount of exercise for everyone is around 30 mins a day, 5 days a week. Cardio should be done at least 2-3 times a week, while the rest can be calisthenics, walking, strength training, etc. As for me, I go to the gym twice a week and use the elliptical for 30 mins, then the bicycle for 25. And on the days I don't go to the gym I walk for 30 mins, and do Calisthenics for 30 mins at home. It's also good to put a day of rest in between days of exercise if you are just starting, that way you won't be as sore and you can work up to doing everyday.

    Hope this helps! =]

    ~Nicole
  • hdawg
    hdawg Posts: 28
    I can't do strength training because I have a bad back, so I do 5 days a week on the elliptical for 30 mins. It has been working great. Plus now my endurance is way up which is really great.
  • April0815
    April0815 Posts: 780 Member
    I can't do strength training because I have a bad back, so I do 5 days a week on the elliptical for 30 mins. It has been working great. Plus now my endurance is way up which is really great.

    I have trouble doing some strength training if it pulls my back, my back is really tight and weak, when it does this we just move on to another exercise that doesn't trigger the muscles in my back. I started working out with a trainer so I can learn which exercises work what muscles. What is wrong with your back?
  • hdawg
    hdawg Posts: 28
    I have a degenerative disc so pretty much anything that even slightly affects the back I can't do, and that includes running (too high impact). The ellipitical has been a life saver because it is so low impact it doesn't hurt me at all.
  • April0815
    April0815 Posts: 780 Member
    What about strength training that doesn't target the back? I do alot of them and my trainer makes sure I don't feel it in my back.
  • hdawg
    hdawg Posts: 28
    No I can't do it. Even though it doesn't work the back, any strain whatsoever somehow always negatively affects my back, so I just stick to the elliptical :). It works great.
  • April0815
    April0815 Posts: 780 Member
    I use to do the teadmill until I tried the eliptical. Love it
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