How often do you work out?

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How often do you guys work out? I'm a VERY thin person. Partly cause of family genetics, but extenuated since I'm a very inactive person. But despite that I want to make better of myself. I don't want to be buff, just get a little definition. But I'm really self conscious so the thought of ANYONE knowing I'm trying to work out makes me feel uncomfortable. Limiting my available hours when I have uninterrupted alone time to do so.
If you do a sport or something active on a weekly basis I'd say that counts as exercise. Personally I don't enjoy any sport so my exercise is scarce. The extent of my exercise are the 40 minute walks I do going to work most weekdays (though that doesn't really count as exercise) and the 15 or so minutes of pushups I can squeeze in later (usually every second day). :\
How much do you do? Leave a comment with the details!

A couple of hours everyday 6
An hour a day 8
An hour every two days 4
15/30 minutes every two days 8
About an hour a week I guess 4
Very rarely 12
Never 7
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  • thinkingaboutit
    11 years ago

    I sprint every other day. And weight train in the days between. I take breaks when I'm fatigued, and do easy shit like ride my bike. I'm actually 112 lbs and 5'9. At first it was really awkward to workout with people watching, and still is occasionally. You stop giving a fuck after a while. You should try it out. You'll see that strangers will occasionally encourage you. Like people in cars: "RUN RUN RUN RUN!!!!!".

    Starting to workout after a sedentary life is hard. as fuck. Many people do it and so can you. I stress the importance of believing in yourself. it's the only thing that matters. Who cares if you are slow, weak, and lack stamina? No one but you.

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    • Mmmpfh
      11 years ago

      I'm thinking if I start slow and stick with it (maybe 15 minutes of simple exercises daily, then eventually bump that up to 30 and so on) I might be able to break this sedentary lifestyle.
      Probably one thing I really don't want to change though is my diet. I'm not a bigger or healthy eater. I like eating junk food. Alot. :\

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      • thinkingaboutit
        11 years ago

        you are looking at it the wrong way. Do all you can do, not just the bare minimum. 15 minutes is nothing for you. If you don't put in effort, such as pushing yourself when you feel like quitting, you won't reap any benefits. "Make it count"--one of Nike's slogans, for good reason. I think you should start by dedicating 30 minutes of your day to cardio, like jogging . Remain at a steady pace until you feel you HAVE to walk; catch your breath, go again. It sounds easy, until you start to consider things you'd rather be doing, ahem sitting down. You simply have to get used to challenging yourself and do it consistently.

        Obviously, junk food will not help you, and can likely make you feel incredibly lazy. After people start working out, even if they don't immediately modify their diet, I've noticed that eventually they just...do it willingly.

        Don't attempt to change your lifestyle overnight. I think that's the worst approach because it makes maintenance 400% harder, and quitting all the more likely.

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  • NotFloydzie
    11 years ago

    I don't "work out", but I do walk every day for about 20 minutes or so.

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  • 1000yrVampireKing
    11 years ago

    Never and no I am not morbidly obese which some might conclude from this.

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  • Renegade216
    11 years ago

    You could lift weights for definition. Light weight, high repetitions. I'm pretty big though as far as muscle mass, I usually work out 3-4 times per week switching between upper body and lower body routines. Workouts last an average of two hours. One week is a heavy weight, low rep week, the next is a light weight, high rep week. Good definition will also be a result of cardio based workouts as well. Just make sure you eat enough healthy foods to supply your body with the fuel needed to improve the areas you want.

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  • Anime7
    11 years ago

    I run 4 miles a night which takes me roughly 40 min. After that, I try to do some workout like planks or push-ups.

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  • jondoerandom
    11 years ago

    It's all about your mind set. if you have a goal (definition), you'll have to put your mind into it and dedicate your time.

    For a long while I've been doing martial arts and cardio/endurance training. it didn't make me big.. actually, I was pretty skinny -but every muscle was rock hard.
    if that works for you -cool, might as well learn how to fight. But it's a passion for a lot of people, so if you're not into violent sports, I doubt you'll like it.

    Then there's a "home" option -when you work out with a course of dvd's that set your whole week (sometimes meal regime included). It'll take you between 40min.-2 hours every day. Depends on the program and your nutrition, some of them work really great. BUT -you have to be very self motivated not to skip on trainings and keep up with the schedule.

    And the 3rd option -it's the gym. I'm anti-social, but very competitive. And my current goal is bodybuilding. It demands a lot of self discipline as well, but having a trainer and people who work out around you helps me a lot to keep lifting no matter what. The plus here that unless you run/cardio on your days off -it's only 3-4 times a week.

    To sum it up -to be able to see realistic results you gotta eat healthy and work out at least the very minimum every day.

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    • Mmmpfh
      11 years ago

      Ya, it's alot of work. I'm interested in finding some sort of martial art or sport I would enjoy since I hate working out so I need something to motivate me more. I'm too shy to bluntly work out in public, so no to the gym. But I wouldn't mind trying to learn an active sport if I enjoy it.

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      • jondoerandom
        11 years ago

        Sure, there are a lot of martial arts that are a good workout because there's a lot of cardio involved and they all condition you with pushup drills and abs. if you're not looking for something competitive and violent like thai boxing -try kung fu. It's both physically demanding, has a good spiritual philosophy and just beautiful to watch.

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        • Mmmpfh
          11 years ago

          That's a good recommendation, cause I would perfer to stay away from the violent ones. I'm not big into violence and I've never actually thrown a punch at anyone!
          I know people who were big into judo at one point. Doesn't seem violent since everything is based around overpowering through grappling, but I've no idea how physically demanding it might be

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          • jondoerandom
            11 years ago

            Judo is based more on physical strengh & technique. I don't know exactly its cons and pros, since I never trained it or fought against a judoka.

            However, there are a few styles where the class was almost 50/50 male and female population. Kung fu was one (even though you heard more chinese than english, lol), and some japanese arts like Aikido could be really cool. Aikido basically teaches you how to defend against people much bigger and stronger than you.

            Go check it out, they always give a first class for free, so there's nothing to lose but an hour of your life!

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            • Mmmpfh
              11 years ago

              Aikido looks cool! And since I'm a small enough person it'd make sense to train in that aswell

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  • Captain_Kegstand
    11 years ago

    Between 40 and 90 minutes every day, depending on which day it is. Cardio days take much longer than lifting days to get a full workout in. And I do abs everyday, just because they are the only muscle group in the body that can regenerate fast enough to be able to work every day!

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    • jondoerandom
      11 years ago

      it's a yes and no about the abs. Yes -they regenerate fast. No, not fast enough. The explanation I got many times is -if you work on them every day, you'll get the strengh, but to get that 8-pack definition (6 pack is for babies :P) you need to rest a day in between. But it depends on how many exercises you have on your abs routine. I murder every fiber of muscle there and rest a day. But if you do it moderately than it might be alright.

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      • Captain_Kegstand
        11 years ago

        I like to separate it into sections, upper abs today, lower abs tomorrow, obliques the next day. I will work every muscle every day, but focus harder on the specific section. I am naturally very skinny, so the definition is there if I am even in moderately good shape, I mainly focus on mass and weight gain absolutely as much as possible.

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        • jondoerandom
          11 years ago

          it makes sense , then. maybe I'll try the same -instead of working on all 3 sections at once. it sometimes gets pretty tedious.

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          • Captain_Kegstand
            11 years ago

            Ugh, I absolutely hate working out my abs. It is by far the least enjoyable part of a workout! lolz

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  • EndlessSuffering
    11 years ago

    About 30 mins everyday.

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  • howaminotmyself
    11 years ago

    I never work out but I walk or ride my bike most places. I also do a lot of yard work so the shovel is like my barbell.

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  • Cuntsiclestick
    11 years ago

    A 30 minute workout 5 days a week.

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  • Marisol
    11 years ago

    I work out almost every day from 10 minutes to half an hour sometimes.

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  • anti-hero
    11 years ago

    About 90 mins a day.

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