How much exercise do you do?

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I know! It's mind boggling

The research came out last year [https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/aug/24/around-6-million-middle-aged-english-people-take-no-exercise Link to a press article here]]

More than 50% of people aged 40-60 do less than 10 minutes brisk walking a month😮
Mind boggling

I guess we could include walking up and down the stairs ten minutes a day. That would be a good overall cardio. Nonstop not spread out over the day I mean.

I might add that to my efforts.

Jog/v fast walk 2/3 miles 3 times a week

The levels of activity on this thread are totally unrepresentative of the British adult population by the way. The vast majority of adults do nothing at all. Not even hit 3000 steps a day. More than 50% of people aged 40-60 do less than 10 minutes brisk walking a month. Not a day or a week. A month.

Also sorry but the school run walk / housework doesn't count unless it raises your heart rate for a sustained period. I know. That sucks.

It is so hard to fit any exercise in with kids, work, other commitments isn't it?

I do 3-4 HIIT sessions at the gym plus s couple of runs and a couple of weights sessions. I've been doing that for s couple of years now.

I have just started going to a weekly aqua aerobics class which lasts one hour.

Like others I am too knackered in the evenings and go on my weekly day off being Friday afternoons.

I wish I had energy to go in the evenings also! As it is invigorating and fun and even helps my stomach which I thought was beyond redemption lol.

Impressed by some PPs!

I've never done loads of exercise even when I was single and pre DC. These days I manage a dance class per week and lots of walking (usually 10000 steps) as part of my commute.

Im a single mum with 3 dc under 8 and i work pt.
Mon, buggy run
Tues, buggy run or you tube tabbata workout
Wed, buggy run
Thurs, run on my own 😁
Fri, cycle with trailer
Sat and Sun depending on if the dc are with their dad its either run/tabbata work out or 2 tabbata workouts.
I have got to the stage in my life were if i dont exercise everything goes wobbly very quickly, that and i love my food and dont want to restrict my eating habits. I do have lots more energy and certainly sleep well at night.

At least 10000 steps a day
Cycle to and from work....not far
2 x gym classes
1 Pilates
Dog walk 3 times a week
2 x hour long walk at weekend
Really only manage this as I'm part time and older children away to university....one 7 year old at home

I run approx 50-60 miles per week , all on hilly trail. I also do 2 weights sessions at the gym . Active job , dog walking each day and running around after 2 children when I'm home .
If I dont exercise I feel sluggish , like I am too exhausted to even think properly . My body also seems to grind to a halt ,normal bodily functions cease to happen!!

I do find it is a balance between doing enough and not getting totally exhausted though .

I've transformed my work exercise regime over last 12 months. I sat at a desk all day and had no time at all to exercise. So I started to walk to work. And then home. And this moved onto jogging.

Now I walk or jog most days and I work at a standing desk. No longer on my bum all day - I'm on my feet. Feel great for it.

Work full time + long commute
1 DSS
TTC
Monday - Boot camp - run there and back
Tues-Friday F45 (HIIT workout)
Saturday- parkrun

• try to get out for a long run Sunday or before work, but DH normally tells me off. Slim 8/10. Very careful diet 90% but have wine / meals out when I want. Completely addicted and wouldn't have it any other way.

To those who say they're too knackered - I find that going to the gym has improved my sleep and that I now have more energy than before. I feel much more alert at work.

Gym 5 days per week 60-90 mins cardio/weights/classes
Walk 2-3 miles per day.

At the moment I'm only managing 15 minutes of yoga most days, and a walk at lunch time with one of my work colleagues, for 40 mins to an hour.

I have a toddler, and we all have to leave the house by 7:15 so DP and I can get to work on time. Were home at 7pm. Ds is in bed by 8, I'm in bed by 9 cos I'm knackered. I'm only up now cos I was watching Eurovision!

Run every other day at least (min 4 miles), spin once a week, walk for 1 hour on rest days. Love it.

Same mamia15

I'm in a sitdown job so exercise is crucial, i gained so much when i stopped for 6months

i have a sedentary job - sitting on my arse in meetings or at my desk.

I go to the gym 5 times a week - 2 x body pump and 3 x spin classes.

Walk to and from work 2x a day 5x a week = 15 miles on total
Gym: (pretty much next door to me) ×5 a week which consists of-
Stairmaster 30mins pday
Treadmil 15-20mins
Rowing 10mins
30 mins weights....

All so I can eat what I want! Xx

Should add I work PT, partly because I need extra hours to do the exercise which is essential for my body and disability.

I do 2 pilates classes per week, and 2 gym sessions of about 30-45 minutes cardio work on a bike. I also walk everywhere I can which is currently between 5000 and 10,000 steps a day. I have a disability and sport/walking can be a real struggle but is absolutely necessary to not end up in a wheelchair again. Sometimes I can't leave the house at all and walking out of the question.

You need to build up slowly, a year or so ago I could only walk around 2000 steps a day. To get 10,000 you need to be walking the school run, walking to town AND some extra.

DH goes for a couple of runs a week, cycles to work, and walks about 10,000 - 15,000 steps a day.

Hardly any :( my work is full on, I drive door to door, I work through lunch and am then home alone with my kids all the rest of the time. I think I am going to start getting up early in the mornings as I feel so decrepit and unfit :(

Work full time, do 5 HIITs per week, cycle to and from work (12miles in total) 3 times a week, walk dog twice a day and true to hit at least 15,000 steps a day. Would like to start sea swimming but seem to run out of time each week!

Woweeee some active people on here!

I currently run approx 8km twice a week, cycle 40km twice a week and swim 1500m twice a week. I’ll try to add in an extra session of cycling if I can (a short sharp hill session). HOWEVER, I’m training for an Olympic distance triathlon. There is no way I’d be doing this exercise otherwise! A more normal amount of exercise would be 1 or 2 swims and a run.