# How much do you exercise? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 3, 2013, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-exercise/645906 "2013-01-03T01:08:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-exercise/645906/21 "2013-01-03T06:32:06Z")
> [@VanIslScott](#): > > Every girl and boy > deserves a little joy šŸ™‚ Yes but such happiness need not come from the Devilā€™s toy. šŸ†’ ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-exercise/645906/22 "2013-01-03T06:41:51Z")
I ride to work and back every working day, but itā€™s only about four miles and itā€™s not unduly hilly. I try to run to (or from) work twice a week but it usually ends up being only about once a week. ---
**Author:** ![Waterman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b2d939/32.png) [@Waterman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waterman)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-exercise/645906/23 "2013-01-03T07:52:46Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > Pretty much 30 min of vigorous pedaling on the stationary bike daily-1,000 calories according to the counter on the thing. Actually I think I am getting a bit addicted to it, to be honest (I originally thought there was a ā€œlikeā€ in the middle of your title). Not to be raining on your parade but according to this site ([http://www.nutristrategy.com/caloriesburnedcycling.htm](http://www.nutristrategy.com/caloriesburnedcycling.htm) you would to be pedaling at a rate of double very vigorous (\>40+ mph) to achieve 1000 calories in 30 minutes (the listed values are calories burned per hour). I exercise daily on a free motion AMT machine and the best I can do is about 17 calories a minute. ---
**Author:** ![si\_blakely](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@si\_blakely](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/si_blakely)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-exercise/645906/24 "2013-01-03T11:19:01Z")
I used to do about 10-12 hours a week with 5 hours of endurance cardio (running, swimming or cycling) and the rest split between classes (circuits, spinning, aerobics, pump) and pure weights, but I had to slacken off due to an injury. Iā€™m working it back up, trying to get to 10 or so hours a week. Si ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-exercise/645906/25 "2013-01-03T12:25:19Z")
I walk six miles a day, most days of the week. I also try to squeeze in 30 minute of yoga every day, but lately I have been slacking off some. I donā€™t get a good ā€œwork outā€ from doing either of these activities. But they do get me moving. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-exercise/645906/26 "2013-01-03T12:36:46Z")
Cycle to work four days a week (18 miles per day round trip on the bike, taking maybe an hour and a half of actual cycling) and once or twice a month I do at least a three or four hour mountain bike ride at the weekend too. Thatā€™s about it for regular exercise, but most weekends Iā€™ll go for a decent length walk, usually pushing a baby buggy around for an hour or so. ---
**Author:** ![Meatros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Meatros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meatros)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-exercise/645906/27 "2013-01-03T13:38:21Z")
I do 5/3/1 four times a week in the morning and I run 25 minutes 3-4 times a week (taking a month off from the cardio ever few months). ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-exercise/645906/28 "2013-01-03T13:40:59Z")
I do three days a week of weight or resistance training for 45-60 minutes, depending on my schedule, plus 15-20 minutes of cardio. I also do at least 2 days/week of just cardio, running anywhere from 3-5 miles (25-40 minutes, plus warm-up and cool down), unless Iā€™m training for something, in which case Iā€™ll extend the runs. Thatā€™s been my schedule for the past 10-15 years, but Iā€™ve really been diligent about it for the past 3 years or so. Previously Iā€™d maintain the schedule for maybe 6 months, then Iā€™d be out of it for 4 months or so, then Iā€™d get back into it. Iā€™ve been pretty good about it lately. I find I can only consistently work exercise into my daily routine if I do it 1st thing in the morning, which means Iā€™m usually out of bed by 5:15 am. ---
**Author:** ![DrumBum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@DrumBum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrumBum)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-exercise/645906/29 "2013-01-03T13:41:31Z")
I walk about 2 miles a day at lunch and depending on the time of year, I go to the beach and swim a bit. The weekly jam sessions with the band provide a fair bit of upper body workout. Finally, there is usually a semi-monthly [Hash Run](http://sports.dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/LH3/) although the beers consumed generally negate the calories burned. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Busy\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@Busy\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Busy_Scissors)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-exercise/645906/30 "2013-01-03T13:53:22Z")
Bike commute to work is 12 miles round trip - flat as a pancake so I make up for that by giving strava some stick. Try to lay on 2 serious mountain bike rides on top of that - pretty good at doing the weekday one (which is a nightride atm) but itā€™s easy to slip on the weekend (family life means I need to get a real early start). I absolutely love mountain biking though, so I usually find a way to fit it in. On a good week will also do the parkruns on Sat morning at 9am - nation wide thing here in the UK where you do a 3K running race at certain park venues and get an accurate time. Good fun - Iā€™m a pretty weak runner so belting it round 3K really takes it out of me and is a great start to the weekend. ---
**Author:** ![The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-exercise/645906/31 "2013-01-03T14:09:15Z")
P90X! With an occasional HIT class at the gym thrown in. ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-exercise/645906/32 "2013-01-03T14:29:59Z")
> [@DrumBum](#): > > I walk about 2 miles a day at lunch and depending on the time of year, I go to the beach and swim a bit. The weekly jam sessions with the band provide a fair bit of upper body workout. Finally, there is usually a semi-monthly [Hash Run](http://sports.dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/LH3/) although the beers consumed generally negate the calories burned. šŸ˜ƒ Yeah, I did fail to mention that one of my 5/week is the hash, heh. On-on! (BTW, Iā€™ve decided that I canā€™t make sense of the poll options, so have voted ā€œPretty much that.ā€ I will answer this next time someone asks, ā€œHow much do you exercise?ā€ ā€œOh, pretty much that.ā€ :D) ---
**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-exercise/645906/33 "2013-01-03T14:32:32Z")
I selected ā€œmore than thatā€, not because Iā€™m a committed or diligent exerciser, but because my work is quite physical. Iā€™m a painting contractor/decorative painter. None of my workday is spent sitting down. Also I try to walk dogs daily - in reality it probably averages out to 5x per week. More in winter because thatā€™s when work is slower. Which can be anything from a brisk 30-minute walk to a several-hours-long hike. Iā€™ve been incorporating some running, since I quit smoking and my lung capacity has improved. I also have a mountain bike and weather permitting, take it for a spin. A local group hosts a 15-mile bike ride every Sunday May-October along the Flint River Trail and I go when I can. ---
**Author:** ![Kiros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/439d5e/32.png) [@Kiros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiros)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-exercise/645906/34 "2013-01-03T14:36:14Z")
I do 40-50 minutes, six days a week on average (I usually take Sunday off). I am lucky enough to have a gym across the street from work, and a boss that doesnā€™t care if my lunch hour stretches to 1:15, and I take full advantage of that. My ā€œdefaultā€ is the elliptical, but I mix in weight lifting and some occasional running or spinning to keep everything well rounded. On Saturdays I usually try to do something different and outdoorsy during the temperate months, but this time of year, it becomes a clone of the weekdays as often as not. ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-exercise/645906/35 "2013-01-03T14:49:15Z")
I do an hour of yoga once a week, sometimes twice. Twice a week I speedwalk for 30 minutes each time. Twice a week I lift weights for 15 minutes each time. Once a week I do barn choresā€“put down hay, bring in the horses, feed the horses. Thatā€™s about 2 hours of constant movement at a low level. Four times a week I mess around with my horse (heā€™s retired from riding) so thatā€™s another hour at low level four times a week. Once a week I do a high level aerobics class for 45-60 minutes. This is what I need to maintain. I need to do more if I want to get fitter, or to help with weight loss. ---
**Author:** ![Trom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@Trom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trom)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-exercise/645906/36 "2013-01-03T17:15:31Z")
I usually lift weights M, W, F and mix in 1-2 days of cardio. I also play ice hockey about once a week. I walk a couple miles each day to/from work, but I donā€™t really count that as exercise. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-exercise/645906/37 "2013-01-03T17:36:13Z")
I voted _ā€œPretty much thatā€_ because I really slack off in the winter (no swimming and hardly any bicycling when the temperature drops into the mid-50s). When the weather is decent and I have enough daylight after work, I probably average 60 minutes/6 days a week. ---
**Author:** ![saje](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saje/32/3631_2.png) [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-exercise/645906/38 "2013-01-03T17:41:58Z")
3-5 days a week of a bootcamp/crosstraining type class (1 hr+), plus riding my horse 5-6 days a week, plus horse chores. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-exercise/645906/39 "2013-01-03T18:20:11Z")
I do 1/2hr of cardio and 1- 1.5 hours of weight training 5 days/week. ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-exercise/645906/40 "2013-01-03T18:22:38Z")
I must say I am impressed with the fitness levels here! The poll options were chosen because that 150 minutes of moderate intensity/wk (1/2 hr/d 5d/wk) or 75 minutes a week of vigorous intensity is the AHA guideline for a minimum level (although some better than none). I do vigorous almost exclusively and about an hour a day 6 days a week. I do a wide variety but typically that includes weights 3x/wk or more, some balance disc work with lighter weights, calisthenics and body weight work (trying to progress to a true hand stand push ups and ring work to a true front lever), and a variety of aerobic exercises (I bike to work some days, a 15 to 18 mile round trip depending on if I make rounds that day or not, I run, sometimes as intervals, sometimes as tempo runs, and once in a while a long slow just for fun), I have a Concept II rower that I love and an old elliptical that is in the mix. For me variety is key. No typical week. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-exercise/645906.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-exercise/645906.md?page=3)