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How many times a week do you workout if you do? Is it really critical to take a full day off exercise if you are not working the same parts or just doing light cardio some days?
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08.05.09, 11:46 AM [ Flag ]
- 3 days - my ideal would be to do 5.
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  08.05.09, 11:47 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- no you don't have to take a day off. just work other muscles. cardio daily is fine.
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  08.05.09, 11:47 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - so said the obsessive exerciser. The answer really depends what kind of cardio you're doing and for how long. An hour a day of running is not ok. 20 minutes of running is.
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    08.05.09, 11:51 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    - generally speaking some sort of cardio activity every day is healthy. Listen to your body too.
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      08.05.09, 11:52 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- 4 days a week run 6-10 miles. 2 days a week Yoga
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  08.05.09, 11:48 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - how old are you?
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    08.05.09, 11:49 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    - 40 and wohm
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      08.05.09, 12:14 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
      - run in the early am and do yoga at lunch
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        08.05.09, 12:15 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        you take the little one with you in early am? How early? just curious.
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        08.05.09, 12:18 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        OR below who does 3-5 days and is also a WOHM. I work out at 5:30 a.m. while DH is home with dd.
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        08.05.09, 12:26 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        Sometimes i'll take one in the jogger but most of the time I go alone since the kids are not up until 7ish and I am back home by then. Honestly running is a lifesaver for me it's the only time I get for me.
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        08.05.09, 12:35 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        your knees don't hurt from running so much?
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        08.05.09, 12:28 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        no, been doing it my whole life
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        08.05.09, 12:33 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
        
        good for you. I'm jealous.
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        08.05.09, 12:35 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
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    08.05.09, 11:58 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
  - genuine question: what do you do with your kids when you are exercising? I haven't figured this one out yet.
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    08.05.09, 11:59 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
    - older kid in school, younger kid naps in jog stroller while running. frankly, i can't wait for younger kid to be in school so i can ditch the equipment.
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      08.05.09, 12:03 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
      - how about the yoga?
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        08.05.09, 12:05 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- 3-5 days. I do cardio/abs/back every work out, alternate training lower/upper body
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  08.05.09, 11:59 AM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- It is not critical to take a day off. But it may be beneficial if you are training hard. When I worked out 6-7Xweek my trainer and I often saw gains after I had taken a week off for a vacation or whatever. If you are working out every day rather than every other day, it does help to "refuel" within an hour of your workout - chocolate milk has a good balance of carbs & protein for this. You will find you have more energy for your workouts if you do this.
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  08.05.09, 12:03 PM [ Flag | link to this post ]
- 5 days/wk alternate pilates and exercise bike
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How many times a week do you workout if you do? Is it really critical to take a full day off exercise if you are not working the same parts or just doing light cardio some days?

3 days - my ideal would be to do 5.

no you don't have to take a day off. just work other muscles. cardio daily is fine.

so said the obsessive exerciser. The answer really depends what kind of cardio you're doing and for how long. An hour a day of running is not ok. 20 minutes of running is.

generally speaking some sort of cardio activity every day is healthy. Listen to your body too.

4 days a week run 6-10 miles. 2 days a week Yoga

how old are you?

40 and wohm

run in the early am and do yoga at lunch

you take the little one with you in early am? How early? just curious.

OR below who does 3-5 days and is also a WOHM. I work out at 5:30 a.m. while DH is home with dd.

Sometimes i'll take one in the jogger but most of the time I go alone since the kids are not up until 7ish and I am back home by then. Honestly running is a lifesaver for me it's the only time I get for me.

your knees don't hurt from running so much?

no, been doing it my whole life

good for you. I'm jealous.

SAHM

genuine question: what do you do with your kids when you are exercising? I haven't figured this one out yet.

older kid in school, younger kid naps in jog stroller while running. frankly, i can't wait for younger kid to be in school so i can ditch the equipment.

how about the yoga?

3-5 days. I do cardio/abs/back every work out, alternate training lower/upper body

5 days/wk alternate pilates and exercise bike

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