Does this count as 'fit'?

You’re doing an enormous amount from an exercise point of view.‘Optimum’ health is an illusion imo. I would want to see some rest days in the week and good reliable sleep.

You’re posting like someone with a tendency to disordered eating. I’m not an expert on recovery from that so I hope that you are in touch with a therapist or support group.

It's good for flexibility though, which is good as we are
I do Pilates rather than yoga but it's a similar vibe

Are you the same poster who was asked to leave the water sports club because your excessive exercise and eating disorder made you a danger on the water (passing out etc?)

you sound fit and healthy, but for optimum healthy fitness for a healthy old age, I’d change one of the dumbbell workouts to one that focusses on increasing the weight lifted. You may well not be able to do heavier weights with your current workout but with a different type of workout you can. Swimming is also not a weight bearing exercise that builds bone density but I appreciate that you love it. Adding skipping for even 5 mins at one end of a dumbbell workout would help there.

I do a marathon daily with 4 under 4 & work ft, you just need to prioritise.

I only get up at 5am for a flight. I used to have loads of time free pre kids but would always exercise early evening or lunchtime.

Id say in quite active but could never find the time for all that. Sounds obsessive. Yoga is boring af, I’d ditch that

It’s a test to see the volume of oxygen your body can consume and then use. The better your body does this the more likely you’ll live longer as less likely to get heart disease, diabetes type 2

it’s the test you see with a person on an exercise bike with a mask on, they cycle at certain rates and it gets harder over time ( gears go up) the oxygen is measured

its a really affected way of measuring fitness and the levels can be changed by doing particular exercises over time. High intensity exercises along with low intensity exercises and weights will all increase V02 and it’s the combination of the 3 that will increase it the most, as they work different parts of the body.

age though is also a factor, with age v02 naturally decline, so exercise can help reduce the decline

some fitness watches will have a similar test, though they’ll not be as accurate as the mask on face test

there is other “fitness” test Cooper test

What’s VO2Max?

It’s loads of exercise and yes I would expect you to be very fit.

The actual kg of the dumbbells isn’t important - the important thing is that you should really aim to be increasing it. There’s not much benefit to lifting something you find easy! As you get stronger you should be increasing the weights. I try to go up every 6 weeks. Generally that means I have to start slowly so I’ve just “gone up” which means resetting expectations that rather than 3 sets of 12 I’m going to aim for 3 sets of 6 with the heavier weight. Then each session try to add a rep until im at 3x13 then it’s time to go up again.

You’ve obviously never done a vinyasa class! Yoga can be extremely difficult exercise depending on the class, the level and the teacher.

Why on earth do you get up at 5am then….

Hi OP, it sounds like you’re balancing two kinds of things here that are both needed for long term health and that menopause transition you’re focusing on.
One is exercise and are you getting enough of it in terms of variety, load, minutes per week.
The other is relaxation and mental wellbeing and are you getting enough of that in terms of switching off, not worrying, not getting obsessive, doing things for pure pleasure irrespective of the fitness factor.
Both sides are important for longevity, health and menopause.
Right now it sounds like it might do you good to get a bit more on the relaxation side of the balance. And that might mean a little bit less on the exercise side of the balance. That kind of rebalancing might be good for your long term health.
Best of luck. I went through premature menopause and it has really reinforced for me how the second half of the balance is just as important as the first half - and needs just as much care, practice and attention.

It’s sounds fit and unemployed, how does anyone fit that into a normal life.

Awwww I thought we were going to get to vote on hot men/ women….

sounds amazing - I’m curious as to how you find the time, would you be willing to elaborate?

I think enjoyment, variety and not too much pressure/guilt might be the best things to focus on.

I think this is a really good plan.

Sounds like you're doing plenty!

I'm jealous that you have 10 hours to devote to swimming alone, nevermind everything else on top!

Depending on your age, building in recovery days are really important too. Overtraining leads to injury. With swimming and weights you are putting stress on your body 7 days a week.

Most training plans I've used include 1 recovery day per week. Stretching and gentle yoga would be ok on a recovery day.

Don't be an idiot. The poster has asked this in the exercise forum. It is a completely appropriate question.
Getting really sick of people doing the whole stealth boast comment on threads like this. It happens on the money amd investment forums as well. It is pathetic and makes the commentor sound very immature, especially when it is accompanied by the childish eye roll emoji.

OP you’re doing loads. You don’t say how old you are but are you actually giving your body recovery time? (Unimportant in 20s, crucial by 50s if you don’t suddenly want an injury)

Well you are exceeding UK govt advice so probably ok from a health perspective. If you are enjoying it …. That’s the main thing surely?

Yes, definitely fit.

I would look at progressive overload on dumbbells if you're not already, to challenge your muscles and grow stronger, and do a mix of full body/upper/lower.

You could mix in rowing, kick boxing, stair climber for different types of cardio if you fancied a change (and of course if you had access to a gym).

I don't think you need to do more, you are doing above and beyond the recommended amount. Essentially the key is that you're enjoying yourself so that you continue!