Exercise! - How often do you workout?

How often do you workout? I've heard that you should get in at least 30 minutes a day of cardio everyday But im just curious what everyone sticks to? I took 2 day's off of a full 2 weeks straight of working out daily and I lost 4lbs to my surprise, So that's my question do you take day's off or do you workout daily no matter what? And if you do it everyday how on earth do you keep the motivation! :dizzy:
Sorry for all the questions, Just had to know what everyone's doing ;)
~ Kimberly

I usually try to aim for cardio 3-6x/wk for 30-60 minutes, your SUPPOSED to take 1-2 days off, to let your body rest and recoperate, strength training I try to do 2-3x/wk full body.

hello, im new here!I just wanted to say that i workout 5 days a week

Hey bryttani 18 glad to see you here! so do you do a straight 5 day's in a row or do a few days then skip a few and do the next kwim?

I do 6 days per week 30-60 minutes of cardio. At least 3 days per week of weights. I try and do different things, to cross train. I've been on that routine for around 5 years. Works for me.

I workout out at Curves Monday, Wednesday, & Friday for 30 minutes.

Then on Tuesdays & Saturdays I do cardio for 30 minutes.

I usually take Thursdays & Sundays off.

I do cardio 5-6 times a week, weights twice a week, yoga once a week and pilates twice a week... glad you brought this up cause what I did yesterday and am thinking about doing more often is 30 mins of cardio in the AM and 30 mins of cardio in the PM... easier for me than doing 60 mins especially since I'm so pressed for time in the AM... thinking that once I get down to my "ideal weight" I can just do it once a day... anyone else do anything similar?

I do 40mins-1 hour of cardio M-F and sometimes on Sat. Sun is my rest day.

I workout 5-6 times a week (at least an hour each day). I usually take my day off on Saturday.

Im such a dork can someone explain the difference of yoga and pilates to me?! I have never tried either and starting to wonder if i should give it a try, are either of these good for weight loss or just maintaining? im clueless. Also for those who work out an hour everyday do you do one hour straight or do you break it up through out the day? thanks for all the response's i love seeing what everyone's up to! :)

Sarah,
I do 30 minutes in the AM and then 30 in the PM of cardio. I find that if I do anything over 30 in the morning it makes me rush and I hate feeling that way right before I have to get to work. Of course sometimes I don't do the PM 30 minutes because I get lazy but I figure at least I got 30 minutes in from the morning workout:D! I try to workout 5 to 6 days a week but I make sure I at least have 1 day off. Otherwise I burn out quickly!

Right now, I'm aiming for 2 hrs of exercise every week. I'm hoping to work it up to doing 5-6 hours a week, but baby steps are a must at this point!

I work out 4 times a week. I am trying to work up to 5 times a week but I just have so much going on right now. I think if I tried to add another day I would end up giving up altogether. Knowing myself...it is best to wait to add that 5th day. By May I should be able to add another day. I generally exercise on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday. A hour each time. I think it is really important to take breaks otherwise you will burn yourself out and you have to be realistic and ask yourself will I be able to keep this up for the rest of my life?

I exercise everyday. I do 30 minutes of cardio each day (15 in the a.m. and 15 in the p.m.) I lift weights for 30 – 45 minutes every other day. On the days I don’t lift weights, I do 45 minutes of yoga.

For me, yoga is a series of controlled stretches and conscious deep breathing. The breathing boosts oxygen in my blood and increases my lung capacity. The stretches increase stamina / endurance and have had some minor strength benefits. Overall, the type of yoga I do is not really for weight loss or maintenance. Rather, its about flexibility and balance; two things that young people often take for granted and older folks often wish they had.

~Julie
:)

Great bit of information julie thanks!, I am going to look into yoga because im an asthmatic and maybe it would help open up my lungs a bit. I wonder though if you split up your hour through out the day are you still getting the same benifit's if you were to keep your heart rate up for an hour straight? i've been doing 30 in the am and 30 in the pm but wondering if it's as effective anyone know? you guy's are awesome keep up the great work! - Kim

I perform cardio 6 days a week for 1 hour and weightlifting 20+ minutes every other day.

chiarij
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I exercise every day or 6 days at the least, but I alternate exercises so I'm not doing the same things on consecutive days (except at the weekend). It normally works out as:

M - weights
Tu - run (sometimes 2 runs, one morning, one evening)
We - weights and yoga
Th - run
Fr - weights or swim
Sa - run
Su - run

The swim is pretty much a day off if I think I need it as I go very slowly and gently, and it's non weight bearing anyway, and far less intense than the rest.

No time to exercise? Research shows that several short bouts of exercise accumulated through the day have almost the same health and weight-loss benefits as one long session. Specifically, 10 minutes of exercise, three times a day, has practically the same benefits as 30 minutes all at once.

great source of information goalweight160 thank you!

I do a heavy weights workout 3 days per week, rugby training 2 days a week and have 2 rest days a week.

Mon: Weights
Tue: Rugby
Wed: Weights
Thu: Rugby
Fri: Weights
SAt and Sun: Rest Days but still usually do something light like pushups or hitting the punch bag

I exercise five days a week, usually Monday through Friday. If I skip a weekday, I try to make it up on Saturday. Right now I'm just starting (re-starting after a long gap, actually) so I'm only at about 30 minutes of cardio a day, hoping to increase to 45 eventually. I can do six days a week or longer workouts if I happen to feel like it, but if I were putting pressure on myself to have to do more, I think I'd burn pretty quickly.

I'm doing six days a week too. I'm doing the advanced 6 week workout routine from the Body Sculpting Bible for women, which is challenging to say the least.

Everyday I do 30-45 minutes of cardio, about 50 minutes of weight training, ab exercises and stretching. The weight workouts are divided into three days (emphasizing different areas of the body), so even though I'm lifting everyday, those body parts have a chance to rest.

Wish me luck - I'm in week three right now and feeling great! I needed a challenge since my workouts were getting pretty routine and this fits the bill. I've been stuck in my weightloss efforts and am hoping this will get things moving again (down 85 pounds, want to lose about 30 more).

Chickadee

I exercise everyday, but I change it up to beat boredom, and intensity.
Right now my schedule it:

Sunday: weights in the morning, and a pilates floor routine in the evening
monday: yoga in the morning, run in the evening
Tuesday: Yoga in the morning, speed workout in the evening followed by weights
Wednesday: Pilates in the morning on my reformer, and a yoga class w/hubby in the evening
Thursday: weights in the morning, run in the evening
Friday: yoga in the morning, belly dancing at night
Saturday: long run, followed by yoga

I do a lot of yoga, but I love it, and its different as far as some days its power yoga, and some days its just stretching and meditation. Also Im in training for a half marathon in April so I need the extra stretching and getting things back in line!! :D But i move everyday, even if its walking my dogs a couple of miles.

I currently do 30 mins of interval cardio on Sunday, Monday, Friday. I do weights on Tuesday/Thursday and then take Wednesday and Saturday off.

Split my weight days into upper/lower body. I have been doing this for about 3 weeks now and I seem to like it. I'm getting to the point where I actually look forward to going to the gym.

I am trying to exercise every day, but so far I have only put a minimum of 10 minutes on that. I figure if nothing else I can walk in front of the tv for 10 minutes in the evening. I want to make moving and exercise a part of my life and learn how to build it in every day. I have only been doing this since the beginning of January, but so far, so good (except for two days off due to a horrible cold).

i have just started to lose weight an excersise i been doind about 10 minutes of walking about 4 times a week im very out of shape its going to be a long haul hope i can stick w/it

ok how do you get the little weight tracker down under the message i made one but its not there

Did you remember to save your signature after you made it? I know I forgot to do that the first time I made one and it didn't show up. I'm assuming you went to User CP and then to edit signature to make one is the first place, and then remember to save it. I think that's how I did it - it was a while ago! Good Luck.

6 days a week:
-1 hour of cardio (usually the allstar workouts on fittv)
-walk 1 mile

Every other day:
-30 mins of weight training

wow, thanks for sharing guys sounds like alot of you are very prepared and keep youself active that's great! keep up the great work and i hope we all see result's. Im using alot of the routines as idea's for my new ones thanks ladies! :carrot: ~ Kimberly