Depends on what I'm doing. If it's just a weight lifting day, around 30-45 minutes. If it's just a HIIT day, 30 minutes. It's I am doing HIIT and lifting, around an hour. This is not counting showering of course.
I think depending on what you're doing, an hour isn't bad. But if all that time is spent doing cardio, I'd say 30 minutes.
Discussion Topic
How long?
Posted on 04/26/08, 12:33 am
How long do you spend in the gym? Is it inappropriate to workout for an hour if you are going for weight maintenance? I go everyday, and would like to stay for an hour, but my husband and friend are worried that I will lose weight instead of maintaining.
Anyway, how long do YOU spend?
Anyway, how long do YOU spend?
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Reply #1 04/26/08 1:10pm
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Reply #2 04/26/08 4:24pm
I do around 30-45 minutes of treadmill jog/walking on incline to get my heart rate way up there, then weight lifting with free weights for 15 minutes, then strength training and flexibility for 10-15 minutes. My husband and friend like to leave after only 30 minutes, and they are concerned I'm overexercising. :( -
Reply #3 04/26/08 4:25pm
Oh, and Sophie, what do you do for your meal plan to maintain your weight? I know you're in recovery from an ED, and understand these things now. -
Reply #4 04/26/08 5:41pm
Is there any reason your doing cardio first? After doing cardio, you've used up your energy stores so you not getting nearly as much out of lifting weights. Lift weights, then do cardio. You can warm up on the treadmill for 5 minutes or so, but you don't need a 30-45 minute warm up.
Right now, I wouldn't do so much cardio. You need to maintain/gain weight and cardio isn't going to help with that. Focus more on the weight training and less on the cardio.
While I don't think your overexercising in the strict use of the term, I do think what you're doing is counterproductive. What are your goals? What do you want working out to accomplish for you?
As for a meal plan, I don't have one and never did, except in IP. I eat when I'm hungry and stop when I'm full. when I'm working out, this usually works. when I stop working and my hunger goes away, I have to be a little more careful that I'm eating enough and not listen to my body so much.
It takes time to get there. When I was in IP I was put on medication that made me hungry all the time. When I came off of it and my appetite was practically non-existent, I'd just have to be careful and make sure I ate enough. -
Reply #5 04/26/08 5:49pm
With the cardio, I heard that the best way to get your body pumping. I want to remain lean and toned, not necessarily muscly. I know women don't bulk up like men do, but I hope you see my logic. Cardio is just good for the heart, and I really enjoy it. Yay for endorphins. I don't need to gain weight, but just maintain, and I think I'm doing a pretty good job of that so far. I've seen great changes in my abs due to running. Very toned now. It's awesome; same goes for my legs.
When it comes to the food, I have never really eaten when hungry or full. So I don't have those key components for moderation. I don't really know what satiety is, and when I followed the plan I had at Oceanaire/IP at Remuda Ranch/residential at Remuda Life, I felt reallllllly full to the point of bursting everytime I ate. Hmmmmm...I don't have hunger cues anymore, so it's a bit confusing. But yeah, I guess it will take a lot of time before everything starts evening out. My body is still trying to mend from all the damage, so I guess it will be a long time. -
Reply #6 04/26/08 6:01pm
It's a good way to get your body going, but if you're using it for a warm up, you're doing too much. If you're doing is as an exercise all it's own, it should be done after you lift weights.
It will take a while for your body to get hungry normally. Give it time. -
Reply #7 04/26/08 10:51pm
I dunno, I've just been reading around and a lot of articles say cardio before weights.
Like this one: http://weighttraining.about.com/od... -
Reply #8 04/26/08 11:55pm
Do what you want. I'm just telling you what I've read and know. It seems like your more interested in cardio anyway, so do it. You're just not going to get as much out of your weight lifting doing it after cardio. Whichever you do second is going to suffer.
You can do them on separate days and get good results from both.
I just don't think focusing primarily on cardio is good when you're in the beginning stages of recovery. It can subdue the appetite and causes weight loss, which isn't a good thing. -
Reply #9 04/27/08 2:55am
Hey, I'm not trying to say that you're wrong! Don't take it that way. I'm just so confused because there's so many different positions! I think it'll be good if I do what you said about doing it on separate days, or switch it up (cardio/weights one day, and then weights/cardio). Thanks for your help Soph. Wasn't trying to irritate you. -
Reply #10 04/27/08 12:06pm
You don't irritate me. False information irritates me. I wouldn't trust about.com or wikipedia for information. While some sites do say cardio first, it's for people who are looking to increase their endurance and aren't really concerned with muscle mass. Most endurance athletes (in my opinion) don't look healthy. Whatever they do, I do NOT want to do it.
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