I'm on an exercise kick (yay!), been working out everyday, at least 30 minutes. The scale however is not only not going down, but going up oh-so-slightly (boo!).
Last time when I worked out everyday I also ran into some problems with weigh stall. It seems like it would answer my question about whether to workout everyday but I still want others' opinions.
Do you workout everyday? If less, how often? And everyone, how much do you work out each day? And what kind of workouts are they? (cardio, weights, yoga, walking, running, etc)
Has adding or reducing workouts effected weight loss?
I've been on this site and at weight loss for months and I still can't grasp this concept that I can eat a little more and lose or workout a little less and lose.... OR I might still not be creating a big enough deficit, even with working out 300-some minutes a week.
I find that when I go from little/no exercise to exercising more often, not even everyday, my weight just stalls for a bit. But, I also feel "worked out" in my body, and I've always assumed it was a bit of water retention from the more frequent physical exertion. So, if you went from less frequent to everyday, it might be that, and it would take a couple weeks to become consistent. Especially if you are doing strength training, as you retain water in our muscles after strenuous use. I remember this winter, after shoveling my driveway, my arms were swollen so much I looked BUFF haha.
Its not true for everyone, but it sure is for me. I went on vacation at the end of april and hadn't exercised for about 2 weeks before and about 2-3 after i didn't really either. I didn't eat healthier, but I was still down about 2 pounds. Now I am back up those two pounds, and the only real difference is that I started exercising again last week. So, I assume my regular level of water retention has returned.
I work out every day between 45 mins - 1 hour, running or biking. I take a rest day every few weeks (or if I feel burned out mentally or physically), and I might actually walk on that day.
You may initially see a stall on the scale as your body adjusts and perhaps retains water due to the exercise, but as long as you're in a calorie deficit it is not going to stall your weight-loss long term.
I exercise 6 days a week. One day is a week rest. Before plantar fasciitis forced to change my routine, I used to alternate cardio and weight training (A/B/A/B/A/B pattern). These days, I do all sorts of things: Pilates, core classes, weight, I swim laps, I do a spinning class. The important thing is to be consistent. I cannot imagine my life without my daily workouts and I will be back to my Body For Life routine as soon as my foot lets me.
So every day it's between 45 minutes - over an hour, depending on what I do.
I also have a weight loss stall when I start to work out but this time it's really going for a long time. This is my 5th week that I've been working out regularly (4-5 times per week) and that seems like an awful long time, you'd think my body was used to it by now. I haven't changed my eating habits and I measured myself yesterday and those measurements are the same as before I started exercising as well. SO FRUSTRATING!
i work out 5-6 days a week. 3 days of weight training(about 80 mins) 2 days of cardio + i run 2 blocks after those 5 days. These days also include an ab workout and flexibility training. I have 2 set days as off days, so on one of those days - if i have the energy, i go for a swim.
You have to remember, sometimes when you work out more, you eat more. - This is what did when i joined a gym, i'd go there for 2 hours, but id eat so much when i got home( and not good stuff), i'd pretty much wasted my time an put weight on. You need to make sure you're intaking enough calories, for your bodies needs, but also getting the calories from the right foods.
I exercise daily. The specifics have changed over the years, but right now my usual regimen is a 90-minute hot yoga class plus 30 minutes of some sort of cardio. I've done approximately this amount of exercise at every weight I've ever been, and because when I started exercising regularly, I wasn't trying to lose weight, I can't tell you about any sort of initial "stall."
I exercise daily about 2-3 hours a day...now most if not all of it is on my exercise bike that I have in my living room. I figure I might as well get some movement in while watching tv lol. I do add my bowflex and some exercise dvd into the mix on most days. Everyone is different, I enjoy it everyday and don't feel worn out but just doing this but if I do then I don't exercise that day or I just go for a walk.
My walking has changed over the years and gone up and down but in general my goal is 60 - 90 minutes of walking 6 days a week. Right now I am on a kick of walking 87 minutes every single day. I have kept that up since the 1st of June and I have been walking for 19 days straight with no break.. Mainly cause I goofed up too many days last month and I am making up for lost time.
Whenever I start seriously walking again after having been on a break for a few months or whatever. I always gain. it takes me a month of being back on track and then I lose only 2-3 pounds. I think its cause I am building up muscle and what not.
But the following month I lose 8-10 lbs.
What helps is if you take pics. You make not see a differenece on the scale but you can tell in pics. Also measure yourself.
6 days a week for me. Sunday is my rest day, but then I'm still trying to get some activity, just not planned exercise. I do just weights and strengthening on Wednesdays for 45 min to 1 hour. The rest of the days, I do 25-30 minutes of cardio and 25-30 minutes of weights.
I think it helps to keep on a schedule like that. Then, I don't think of exercise as optional. It's just what I do, like brushing my teeth!
I alternate 30DS and C25K, so I'm doing some form of workout every day. Those are only 30 minutes a day, so I'm not too intense about it. My weight loss has been stalled for about 2 weeks now, and that very well might be because I'm retaining water to heal my new muscles. I do hate that I'm not seeing the scale move, and my measurements aren't changing, but I certainly FEEL better on days that I work out, so I'm going to keep it up.
Exercise everyday or not?
