How often should you be working out?
Aside from your exercise history and what you are physically able to handle, the biggest factor is your schedule.
What can you realistically make work each week?
Break down your entire schedule and find out what you can commit to for the next 6 months. Put It into your schedule and block that time off, that is YOU time.
It does not matter if It is one day or four days per week, you have to start with what you KNOW you can make work.
From these let’s look at what you can handle. Starting off, you know better than anyone what you have been doing for exercise recently. If it’s nothing, start slow, one to two days per week is plenty.
If you are experienced and looking to get back on track, start with two to three days per week and as time progresses think about adding another day in there. When you are thinking of adding more work into your week, take into consideration how things are going right now.
How sore are you?
Are you seeing progress?
Are you recovering?
Is strength improving?
Do you feel energized?
Do you feel fatigued?
Adding a day just for the sake of adding a day is not the plan. Take a look at what is going on. If you are seeing positive progress and feel ready for that next day, then hell yeah add It in there. On the other hand if you are just feeling recovered enough for your next session, adding an extra day will push you past what you can handle at the time. Take It slow, be honest with yourself here.
For most people the max we will do is four days of weight training. I haven’t found much positive impact from adding anymore days past that. So if you like to be in the gym more than four days per week, a nice mobility session or even light cardio would be added in for those extra days.
Now, my favorite thing to do is not always to add more days in the gym but add activity outside of the gym.
When myself or a client is feeling good and seeing results, there will come a time where the next step comes into question. So what do we do?
Add in a day or two of walking.
When that becomes easy, what do we do? Add another day of walking, make the walks a little longer, focus on the pace of the walks.
It is not always just about the days in the gym. Activity outside the gym will have a huge impact on not only your progress but your performance during your gym sessions. I say It alot, walking is the most underutilized form of exercise. It takes no equipment, no setup, just you.
So how many days per week will depend on you and your situation, but just know that it’s not always about doing more days in the gym. Sometimes adding activity outside of the gym is the right touch.
In good health,
Jeff
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