What do you do for exercise?

[TheGoofster]

What is your daily / weekly routine to try to keep the old body in shape?
I usually work out with weights for 15 minutes a day (Nope, no Mr. Universe in sight for me) followed by 50 minutes of very fast walking. Where I live we are over 7500 feet high, so the walking really does get the heart beating pretty good. I also include 7 pretty big hills in my walk as well.

 

[jimmiej]

DW & I walk 2.5 miles 3 days/week.

 

[Melissa M]

I go to the gym on my lunch hour. M-W-F I do the weight circuit (3 sets of 10 reps). T-Th I do the eliptical machine for 30 minutes. I take the weekends off.

 

[Miss Jasmine]

I go to the gym at least four days a week. Do weights (circuit training) twice a week and then interval cardio training the other two days. However, we just bought a Bowflex so I will be cancelling my gym membership and work some different things into my workout at home.

 

[Melwood23]

Well I am not consistant, but I do walk the dog when it's not raining (not my idea, he hates getting wet), but being small we only go about 3/4 miles. I have started riding my new bike back in April, and during the summer lost 10lbs. Haven't tried to ride in the colder weather yet, nor when it decides to snow lol.

But in the past 4 yrs I have lost about 50lbs, just 10 more little lbs to reach my first goal.

 

[biras jim]

treadmill -- M-F
limited (upper body)free weights on MWF
kayak (weather permitting)

 

[Ava83]

I try to make it 6 days a week. I go in real early before work around 4 amish except on Sat.

I do 25 min running
then 15 min eliptical
then alternate upper and lower body weight training-abs every day.

 

[Hercules10]

5 days a week. 30 mins of cardio, 30 mins of weight training. Then go home to the hounds of hell and let them drag me for 3-6 miles.

In all honesty I'd rather be watching porn, drinking beer, eating chips and die dumb, fat and happy.

 

[disneymama73]

I have a 2 yr old.

Seriously though, I dance a lot with my girls. Have you ever tried dancing with The Wiggles? It's not easy.

 

[CEDmom]

I try to workout at least 5 days a week. I do an hour of cardio (walking, biking, eliptical or jogging) 5 days and weights and/or pilates dvd 3 days.

 

[Squidrific]

I type on the DIS all day long - my fingers are in wonderful shape!

 

[CheshireVal]

I do about 30 minutes of cardio (either the elliptical machine or bike) three times a week, and weight training twice a week.

I was walking a lot over the summer, but have sort of moved indoors now that it's getting dark so much earlier.

 

[SandraVB79]

I also give my fingers some exercise on the DIS and... the rest I can't tell on a family board. No time for all the rest (except a round of golf once in a while)

 

[Zippa D Doodah]

I do 30 minutes of cardio 5 days a week. Weights 3 days. NOt exactly Mr. Fitness, but its a lot more than I used to do.

 

[newholidayx2]

seven days a week i walk 30mins on the treadmill at 15min/mile

M, W and F - weights

Mon night Yoga class
Tues AbWork
Wed Pilates
Thurs Versasize (instructors choice)
Fri Strength Training

 

[BamaTigger]

I walk 4-5 times a week a mile with my little dogs. Then at home I alternate between 30 minutes Pilates workout video and The FIRM body blaster with the fanny lifter and 10 lb weight training. It does really really good. I love it, it is the 30 minute all in one blaster video.

I eat right, no bread, sugar, flour, or potatoes and I drink so much water I could float the titanic!

But I love Pilates as well....great toning workout.

 

[castleview]

Step aerobics or running for me. With three kids and a flaring sciatica (sp?), I've dropped my time from 75 minutes to 20-30 minutes cardio. I've also focused on my eating habits and have finally started seeing results.

And yes - the Wiggles do give quite a workout!

 

[Fitswimmer]

I do 30 minutes of lap swimming, 30 minutes on the ellipitcal or treadmill and 20 minutes of circuit weight training 5 days a week.

I break it up into morning and afternoon sessions on the days I commute into the office, but the days I work at home I do the whole thing at once.

 

[CapeCodTenor]

Here's what I do in the gym:

Weight training:
Four day weight training rotation performing 3 sets of 12 to 15 reps each (when you can perform 3 sets of 12 to 15, increase weights). Here's the weight portion of the program:

Day 1 = Shoulders/triceps
Day 2 = Back/hamstrings/calves
Day 3 = Chest/biceps
Day 4 = Quads only

This weight training rotates and will therefore not fall on the same day week after week. You don't do all four days one after another. And what I mean is, you perform day 1, weights and cardio. Then, the next day would be cardio only, day three weights and cardio, next day cardio only and so forth.

And every day, with the exception of those two days I work the legs (hamstrings and quads) I do cardio exercises.