Let me know! It's interesting to hear what people do to get movin'! :)
I'm going to start one, and this is what I've got so far to work up to--I'm not so fit yet:
- Various flexibility exercises
- Crunches, twists, planks, pushups, squats, lunges, superman
- Lifting 3 lb weights in different ways
- Jumping rope
- Running and trying to improve my mile time
Anyone? :D
Play on my Wii -- usually 30-45 minutes of aerobic cardio along with some flexibility.
Lift weights -- currently doing New Rules of Lifting: 125# deadlifts, 65# front squats, 25# dumbbell bench presses, etc.
Walk to the neighborhood pool and swim a couple of laps to cool off.
Original Post by karozel:
Play on my Wii -- usually 30-45 minutes of aerobic cardio along with some flexibility.
Lift weights -- currently doing New Rules of Lifting: 125# deadlifts, 65# front squats, 25# dumbbell bench presses, etc.
Walk to the neighborhood pool and swim a couple of laps to cool off.
My friend has a Wii! It's really fun :)
I would be afraid to lift weights... lol
And swimming! So cool. Where I live we don't have many pools, but when I travel somewhere with a pool, or better yet a lake/beach, I spend all day there!!
Original Post by rockyoursocks:
- Various flexibility exercises
- Crunches, twists, planks, pushups, squats, lunges, superman
- Lifting 3 lb weights in different ways
- Jumping rope
- Running and trying to improve my mile time
If you are already doing body-weight exercises like pushups, there is no reason for you to use 3lb weights. Indeed, if you are a healthy adult, you are wasting your time with those mini-weights. Either focus entirely on body-weight training (which can be quite challenging) or get some heavier weights. (or do both) You will probably be surprised at how much you can lift once you get beyond any fears of "hurting yourself" or "getting too bulky." Even as a beginner, you can probably use weights between 8 and 25 lbs. Obviously use the heavier weights for large muscle groups like back, chest, and legs and the lighter ones for smaller muscle groups like arms. Happy lifting!
I do weights Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. I'm trying to make myself do HIIT after my weight training sessions but I hate it so much! Tuesdays and Thursdays I usually do an hour or two of some kind of cardio. Lately I've been really into an RPM class offered at my gym (RPM is like spinning, if you didn't already know. I didn't know until I took it. I forget exactly what the difference is though).
I've hit a bit of a plateau however. I think the key is my diet so I'm working on that and hoping to see results soon. I can't wait to see what everyone else says. This was a good idea rockyoursocks, its always good to see what other people do so you can get some ideas.
Original Post by karozel:
Play on my Wii
I played Wii baseball with my friend's son the other day...injured my elbow..BAD!...I'm so freakin competitive..and that darn kid still beat me at it. Been telling everyone I injured myself lifting real heavy..haha. Sounds better than saying my elbow is the size of a watermellon bc I was playing a video game with a toddler [5 yr old] and couldn't keep up!
lift NROLFW 3x/week - karozel, you've got me beat on deadlifts (last time it was 100, I think, for wide grip), but I just got 27lb dumbbell bench press - nyah nyah 
1-2x/week Wii EA Active (and fitnessgirl - I've almost thrown out my elbow with boxing with EA Active, so yeah, there with you)
1x/week belly dancing - not very aerobic, but fun and relaxing
Walk about 1.5mi home each day, plus out with the dog.
This is my current routine (but I'm always changing it up):
M-W-F Couch to 5K (takes me about 40 minutes, run/walk an actual 5K route), 20 minutes of some form of HIIT (jump rope usually.. would prefer sprinting but no track nearby...)
T-Th Jillian Michaels' Banish Fat Boost Metabolism, then 40 minutes circuit training
Saturday - "off" (usually walk, swim, driving range, Wii Fit, something low-intensity)
Sunday - Jillian Michaels' Banish Fat Boost Metabolism, 1 hr tennis (singles)
Sunday - Monday: I start buy using the only three machines our tine gym has. ;.;
Work shoulders at 50lbs, biceps at 60lbs, triceps at 80lbs, then legs at 110lbs (I have super freaky strong legs for a fat chick). Do each 12 times, three sets.
Then I go on the treadmill for 40 minutes. I run in the very beginning through 3 songs. I cover the time (because makes it pass faster for me), but I think it's 9-10 minutes, walk at around 2.5, then I run at the end for two more songs (6-7 minutes. Lol, less than 20 minutes of running, but I'm working on it). Then walk the two minutes that are remaining.
I go through the weight thing again.
Then I go on the elliptical for 20 minutes at level two. I want to bring it up to 30 minutes one day, when I won't pass out. XD
Saturday: I weigh myself and sleep it off. XD
3 days a week, heavy lifting.
3 days a week HIIT
3 days a week race walking
6 days a week various calisthenics strength and core exercise. Pullups, squats, lunges, situps, pushups, crunches, planks, lunges, leg and ab work, jumping jacks, stretching and so on.
1 day a week rest. Light walking
Most weekdays:
- Walk to work with backpack (5-10kg) - 45 mins
- Run home 20 mins
- 30-40 mins of circuit training
- 2-3 x a week extra evening run 20-30 mins
Weekends:
- Run 30-40 mins
- Walk 1-2 hours with backpack (7-15kg)
- 30-40 mins of circuit training
1 day off depending on nights out, work schedule etc.
Rockyoursocks - Old circuit styles rock dont they! I love planks and superman! I've started adding in circuit stations of press ups, sit ups, jumping jacks and jump rope to my run round the park and I love them!
I got most of the circuit ideas from various Jillian Michael's workouts:
'30 Day Shred' is my favourite as I like the mix of strength and cardio.
I also recently tried her 'Cardio Kickboxing'. I felt ridiculous first time around because it's so fast paced and you feel like you can't keep up with some of the forwards-backwards kick moves, but I ached like heck the next morning as the overhead punches are a killer!
Have fun everybody!
I'm a Les Mills BTS addict. I love doing RPM (Spinning class), BodyPump (free weights class); BodyCombat (aerobics mixed with martial arts). Sometimes I replace the classes with elliptical or treadmill + weight tranning, but like I said before I'm an addict I have to get my fix 
Lately my week goes like this:
Mon - BodyPump + BodyCombat (30m elliptical if tired - cause this is the day I try to put more weight on the bar than I normally do);
Tue - RPM (+ BodyPump if I'm particularly crazy on this day and not feeling sored from Mon);
Wed - BodyCombat + BodyPump (BodyBalance if BP is "sold out" / I've done BodyPump on Tue and not going insane lol): BTW BodyBalance also called BodyFlow is a combination of tai-chi, pilates and yoga. Need to do more of this...
Thu - RPM + BodyCombat (crazy day... pretty cardio intensive)
Fri - BodyPump + RPM;
Saturday - RPM (this is different from the regular one, has an extra speed and extra mountain track, so I only do it if not feeling tired from Fri).
Sun - Sleep, rest, sleep some more, rest some more couch potato day 
(Yeah, I'm a little bit insane but there are weeks where I take an extra rest day or just do one of the classes, because I try to put as much energy as I can in the classes I do and is better to do one great class than 2 poor ones!)
i usually lift heavy weights 5 times a week for hour or so followed by a run on the treadmill for about 40-50 minutes 5 times a week. I usually do 5km runs with friends about 4 times a week too to be socialable lol! just got back home from uni so have some classes at my gym at home so thats always good to mix things up so will probably go to 2 of those one top of the other stuff to keep things interesting.
its completely about finding what is right for you. i was doing my finals recently at uni and my schedule suffered so was only doing gym once and week and runs about 2 times. such a relief that that is over so i could get back to my usual routine!
Original Post by turnertower:
Most weekdays:
- Walk to work with backpack (5-10kg) - 45 mins
- Run home 20 mins
- 30-40 mins of circuit training
- 2-3 x a week extra evening run 20-30 mins
Weekends:
- Run 30-40 mins
- Walk 1-2 hours with backpack (7-15kg)
- 30-40 mins of circuit training
1 day off depending on nights out, work schedule etc.
Rockyoursocks - Old circuit styles rock dont they! I love planks and superman! I've started adding in circuit stations of press ups, sit ups, jumping jacks and jump rope to my run round the park and I love them!I got most of the circuit ideas from various Jillian Michael's workouts:
'30 Day Shred' is my favourite as I like the mix of strength and cardio.
I also recently tried her 'Cardio Kickboxing'. I felt ridiculous first time around because it's so fast paced and you feel like you can't keep up with some of the forwards-backwards kick moves, but I ached like heck the next morning as the overhead punches are a killer!
Have fun everybody!
Wow! You do a lot of stuff. Everyone does, actually! Guess I just have to work up to what y'all are doing. I'm definitely going to steal some of your exercises...hope you don't mind. ;)
I really do like the plank and superman. They're tiring but it's so satisfying when you go from being able to do 30 seconds, to 1 minute, and so on. It's a bit harder for me with running cuz I don't have the best cardiovascular strength. Ah well, that's what exercise is for! Strength-ening.
Zumba 5 days a week for an hour! I should try other classes, but i really enjoy this the best!
I gave the full-body approach an honest shot. However, squatting three times a week is really taking its toll on me. I have read that full-body routines are more for beginners trying to add initial strength and that people with more years of lifting experience may feel over-trained from it. This is what was happening to me. So I decided to implement principles from the full-body routine with a few ideas from the split to get a mix. I still use 90% compound lifts and only a few isolation exercises. Now instead of squatting three times a week, I use Monday as my deadlift day and Friday as my squat day with Wednesday being used for chest/triceps. Aside from my legs feeling overworked, my chest was as well doing multiple bench press sessions a week. My current routine allows for more recovery time as a whole.
I lift Mon/Wed/Fri and do HIIT on Tues/Thurs/Sat. I take Sun off.
My current lifting routine :
Mon :
- Standing Military Press (3 sets of 5)
-Dead-Lifts (3 sets of 3-5)
-Barbel Rows (4 sets of 5)
- Weighted Pull-Ups (3 sets). I did regular pull-ups until i got to 15. Then I started putting my backpack on with plates in it. Started out with a 10 pound plate, and added 5 pounds everytime I got to three sets of 10. I am currently up to 3 sets of 6 with a 25 pound plate.
Wed :
- Bench Press (4 sets of 5)
- Close Grip Bench Press (3 sets of 5)
- Bench Press Lockouts (3 sets of 3-5)
- Skullcrushers (3 sets of 6)
- Dips (3 sets to failure)
Fri :
- Squats (5 sets of 5)
- Front Squats (3 sets of 5)
- Barbel Lunges (2 sets of 8)
- Barbel Curls (3 sets of 5)
- Weighted Chin-Ups (3 sets to failure)
- Forearm work
Monday, cardio in the morning, strength training in the evening
Tuesday, strength and cardio with my trainer in the morning, aqua aerobics in the evening
Wednesday, cardio
Thursday, strength and cardio with my trainer
Friday, strength with my trainer, cardio on my own
Weekends, just walking or shopping or hiking or the like.
M, W, F - Strength & Cardio classes at the gym
S, T, T, S - combo walk/run (outdoor) 3-6 miles
1 day off depending on the weather and schedule.
Hi all
20 - 25 minute walk at lunchtime
Walk home 25minutes
10 - 30 minutes on exercise bike (depending on how much eaton, aiming for 750 deficit on average)
Thats about it, so far
cheers
