I only exercise for 30 minutes a day, like a continuous 30 min, but throughout the day I do sit ups, push ups, stretches, and little 5-10 minute tae bo work outs and stuff in between when I have the time.
But will my body get used to the 30 minutes and will I stop losing weight? That's what someone told me. How long did it take before you could do more than 30 min? I want to work up to 50 eventually.
Sorry for all the posts, I just have lots of questions
30 mins a day is excellent! I think more important that the amount of time is doing it regularly, which it sounds like you are doing. I have also heard/read/been told that to really maximize the workout your are getting in the time you are doing it, it is good to do intervals (ex. 1 minute fast, 1 minute slow, repeat)
30 mins a day is excellent! I think more important that the amount of time is doing it regularly, which it sounds like you are doing. I have also heard/read/been told that to really maximize the workout your are getting in the time you are doing it, it is good to do intervals (ex. 1 minute fast, 1 minute slow, repeat)
Well, I tend to start out a little slow, then push it for 20 straight mins, then use the last 10 to slow down a bit. I'm burning a lot more calories. Before it was just 100 something, now it's 200 something, so that's good. I just wanted to be sure- I'd hate to put so much time and effort into something that would eventually stop working, you know?
Also random but- when can I put my own siggy up? Is there a waiting limit or something? I looked under my user CP but still couldn't find anything. Sorry!
I do my workouts in sessions. I don't have the get up and go to do more than 30 minutes at a time and I have lost 158.5 pounds so far.
Whoa! That's amazing! Congrats. I try to do at least 30 all together, 20 if I'm really out of time. But I do my sit ups and push ups in sessions, because otherwise I get worn out.
I don't think the amount of time matters as much as intensity. You will want to make sure you are constantly challenging yourself to keep the body guessing. And you'll want to! The better you get, the easier it gets and you'll reach new goals.
I'm quite impressed with all you are doing! Breaking it up like that is great! And you're keeping the metabolism revved up that way. Maybe throw a long session in there now and then for increasing endurance.
People get all heated up about the details of exercising, but the most important thing is to just keep doing it. I have seen so many people (including myself) feel so pressured by the need to keep up with 1001 "rules" to make their exercise "more efficient" that they give up entirely. Your body may get used to a routine. You may, over time, bur a few fewer calories in doing it than you were before. But that will happen very, very gradually, and we are talking about 5% fewer calories (after a long time), not 50% fewer calories. If you are burning significantly fewer calories, you will know, because the work-out will be significantly easier. That's when you up either the duration or the intensity--but just a little.
What I see (and what I've done) is people then increase both duration and intensity so much that it becomes the most horrible part of their day, and then they quit entirely. This is a bad thing. Better to go back to the original plan.
Last edited by Shmead; 06-11-2010 at 04:50 PM.
Reason: lesser/fewer error. Mea culpa!
ditto to the PP, doing it regularly is the single best thing you can do. Then do it until it gets super easy/boring, and change it up a little. No need to mess with what works.
Whoa! That's amazing! Congrats. I try to do at least 30 all together, 20 if I'm really out of time. But I do my sit ups and push ups in sessions, because otherwise I get worn out.
I think your routine is fine and if it fits you and your lifestyle then it is wonderful. Keep at it and good luck with your goals
Same amount of time- good, bad, doesnt matter?
