How much are you doing?

I’m 52 and I do x4 a week consisting of free weights and cardio. Full body weights and cardio after to finish off and add a long run at the weekend. Focus is on weight training and cardio for heart health/endurance.

I exercise a similar amount. I would look at what you are doing when in the gym, if you want to progress - depending what progress means to you (you can't spot-reduce fat).

I strength train (mainly bodyweight eg push ups, pull ups) and might only do four main exercises in a 45 minute-60 minute session. Progress looks like doing more reps overall, longer sets, better range or harder variations. I don't try to progress particularly with my running (it is more for maintaining general fitness/headspace) - but if I did I would again follow a structured programme (plenty online).

When I started in the gym I did a fairly random mix of cardio and weights machines - it was good for me in the sense that I was exercising and getting my HR up, so I got generally fitter and a bit faster/stronger, and I enjoyed myself. But if you want to see continuing change, you do need to challenge yourself and change your routine, in a structured way. Unless you love your current gym sessions, may be worth trying some classes or something new?

Rest days are important - listen to your body.

At the risk of repeating others, what does progress look like? I go 3-4 times a week, I do heavy weights, progress looks like being able to move heavier things around. I do reps to failure and move up a weight once I don't hit failure it a set. Rinse and repeat. So it's very bounded, very specific and I make clear obvious progress. But that's very specific form of progress (and deliberately so as that's what lights my fire)

I do prioritise having rest days as they're really important for muscle growth. With no boundaries I would happily train every day for hours on end, but I know that's not what's best for my goals. But I am active every day in the sense I walk around plenty and don't just sit at a desk all day.

I run x4 and x3 strength training and usually a couple of spin classes per week. I also think increasing the strength training is key. When I complete my next race i’ll drop one run and do 4 strength sessions.

You say you're not progressing - how do you want this progress to look? For example, more muscle/strength or cardio fitness? As for belly fat....that will most likely be your diet, as I'm sure you're ready aware, you can't spot reduce

I used to run a lot but due to injury haven't since May - now I do strength/weights 3 x a week (2 with PT and one alone), cycle 1/2 x a week (this may reduce in winter), swim once a week and try to do a yoga/pilates/Body Balance class once a week. I'm 52 and want to shift the stone I've gained in the last year and my menopausal muffin top.

30 min a day 5 days a week. Cardio and strength workouts.

It’s a Be Well By Kelly episode on how to level up your training with Dr Stacy Sims

open.spotify.com/episode/3U1PEBAalngSZFaFF4GuPV?si=Pr0JuylFQ8WN9a2NlJEUHQ

I alternate each day between 30-40 minute workouts and hour+ long walks. Workouts are always strength training, heaviest weights I can handle, sometimes with some hiit. I do think age (hormones) plays a big role in the results you can get with the type of exercise you do. Lots of cardio is no good for me. Running is dreadful - fastest way for me to put on weight is to start running. I’m 47 and this mix works well for me. I did hear a v interesting podcast the other day about perimenopause and menopause - essentially saying to train more like a man. Ditch cardio, lift very heavy with rest between sets. I’m trying to do that as I definitely have a tendency to think that I just must be constantly moving. I’ll see if I can find the episode.

I do quite a lot, something (running/ swimming/ strength/ yoga mainly) most days. It's varied with more intense days, some gentle "active rest", some actual rest. With running being my big love, I tend to log what I do and follow some kind of structured training of building up/ tapering/ maintaining a base. I listen to my body too.

Doing the same thing all the time is fine if you enjoy the routine of it and your body is happy, but not necessarily productive if you're focusing on results/ progress. Rest days/ easy days and playing with longer, stamina sessions and short intense sessions is good if you want results (I find it more interesting anyway)

I run 3x a week and lift weights 3x a week.

I tend to run 4 times a week, swim twice and do a spin bike session plus 2-3 sessions at the gym, cycling errands and a bit of yoga last thing in the evening to help me sleep. I do two sessions some days but I always make sure I have at least one day a week with nothing beyond walking/gentle stretching/daily activity. It's also really important to make sure you're fuelling your body enough with a good mix of quality carbs, protein and fat to help you recover from all the demands that the training is placing demands on your body.

Only you can tell whether it's too much for you, but if you're not seeing improvements with all that activity that does suggest that you're doing too much or not resting/eating enough. You could try scaling back for a week and see how you feel during the rest and how your performance looks on returning to exercise. That doesn't mean stopping entirely, maybe think of cutting back by say 50% on the length of sessions/number of reps and add in a rest day or two.

Adding variety might also help - do a class, mix up your intensity with short intense or long and easy days, maybe even take up a new sport. One thing I find helpful about having races (mostly running) to train for is that it breaks up the year into phases, so at the moment I'm tapering before a race this weekend, then I'll do some base building training before starting to ramp up the intensity in preparation the next race. I try to fit in different distances across the year (5k this summer, half marathon this autumn), which require different paces in training and challenge different systems.

What improvement do you want to see, OP?
What does "progress" mean to you?

Faster? Higher weights lifted? Weight loss? Better heart rate recovery? More uninterrupted sleep? I don't know what your goal is.

Swimming 5-7 days 2500 m : would take me 75 minutes each time.
Depends on intensity walk/cycling events, but it sounds like you're doing minimum 1 hour of cardio a day., + 1 hour of 'strength' / endurance.

I envy how much you get to eat, I suppose.,

I work out 80-90 minutes most days, with an active rest day (walking) every 8-10 days. I usually do:
warm up
HIIT session
weights session
plank
abs session
cool down

i don’t go to the gym. I work out with Growingannanas and Caroline Girvan (plus a few others) on YouTube. Caroline has been life changing for me as she uses serious weights and her workouts are incredibly well structured. I’m in my 60s and in the best shape of my life.

if you are not progressing, it’s because you are not challenging yourself enough, especially with weight training. At the end of every set you should not be able to do another lift.

I fast walk approx 40 miles a week. 30 mins of strength training every other day and school runs are cycled so around 4 miles round trip a day. I think I need to up strength training though. I think possibly longer and more challenging weights.

I do two strength training sessions a week with my PT at the gym and the occasional spin class and maybe a ten minute run before a PT session.

I admire that much running, but I find running exhausting so I do what I enjoy. Tracking progress is essential IMO rather than just doing lots of exercise with no rest days. One of the best things my PT said was being thankful that women having to do endless cardio to be skinny is over, being strong is great.

About 7hrs a night in a relaxed plank.

I admire all those who put the effort in but I can never stick to it long-term, sitting down is just too enjoyable.

I walk a few miles most days but that's it for exercise

I do a homework out with cardio and weights every weekday morning for 30 mins, followed by a 45 min dog walk (slow walk these days with an old dog).

Swim 1 km each week (one session).

I’m guilty of too much cardio but it’s my fave. I need to do more yoga in the evenings.

None at the moment as I have been really suffering physically for nearly 2 years & haven’t really been able to do anything. It depresses me as I used to practice karate & was in the best shape of my life in my mid 40s.

In answer to your question, I tend to do 2 weights sessions in the gym (usually do 20min on the cross trainer to warm up), 3 times on a good week, a spin class, a running speed session, a longer slower run, sometimes a leisurely parkrun, maybe a Bootcamp class, occasionally ride my bike, rarely swim due to the pool timetable, aim to do 10 k steps a day (don’t always manage it every day but average more than that over a week)……but it’s the structured things that have the most impact e.g. if I was training for a long run I’d achieve that by increasing the distance of my weekly long run gradually, my shorter run times have improved by doing specific speed work plans, and occasionally I manage to increase how much I lift, even if it’s only for 1 set or fewer reps.

If you want to make progress, rest days are incredibly important. I follow an intense rowing programme and the most progress I’ve seen was after I’d taken a week off. I went from bumbling along, to fast while doing nothing...

But to answer your question, I row for an hour- hour and a half, 5 times a week and I also go for a walk each day (30 minutes during the week, longer at the weekends)

None, I'm stuck to the sofa with sciatica. Pre-sciatica I swam (fast crawl 1500m) four times a week, plus walking. I hate gyms and classes. I'm 60 and weigh 52 kilos.

I walk the dog for an hour and a half about 4 times a week also but don’t count that (though probably should). And I teach fitness classes for a living so do about 6 of those. Still have some stubborn belly fat (but refuse to give up wine and excess running!).