how much do you do?

Something every day bar Sundays...

Mon Swim 30 mins
Tues Pilates 1 hour
Weds Yoga 1 hour
Thurs Circuits 1 hour
Fri Swim 30 mins
Sat Power Yoga 1 hour

I blardy loves it! Gone from a 14 stone / size 16-18 lard arse (for me) to 10 stone / size 10-12 and discovered that I love love love love exercising (having spent all my life - am late 30's - avoiding it.

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bloody hell 2/3 hrs walking a day

I do bugger all actual exercise - but I do walk the dog every day for 2 - 3 hours, which keeps me generally sort of fit. I lost 5 kilos over about 6 months just doing this and not changing anything else ie what I eat (which is rather a lot - plus I love baking too). I'm about 2 kilos off what my ideal weight would be, but I can live with that!

Hate, hate, HATE sports of any kind and would rather cut off right arm than join a gym However, I think I'd enjoy doing something like yoga or pilates, but really don't know much about either...

needmorecoffee you can do tummy exercises at home

the worst two to do,and seem to be the best for tummys are

plank - lie on tummy, then step up on toes and on forearms and hold tummy in - try and hold in that posistion for 30 secs then increae to aminute

tip toe - lay on bank,lift legs up, knees bent and hold tummy in and tap toes down alturnity(sp)

it seems easy but you can really feel it work your tummy muscles

needmorecoffee you can do tummy exercises at home

the worst two to do,and seem to be the best for tummys are

plank - lie on tummy, then step up on toes and on forearms and hold tummy in - try and hold in that posistion for 30 secs then increae to aminute

tip toe - lay on bank,lift legs up, knees bent and hold tummy in and tap toes down alturnity(sp)

it seems easy but you can really feel it work your tummy muscles

can you take my body down there please? I don't have either time or money being a carer n all but if you could pop my tummy along that would be great

i try and go 3 times a week to gym

havent been for a while as popped my knee cap out so got kinda porky

therefore obv if i execise means i can eat what i like and not put on weight

i do have rest days, usually do 2 or 3 classes back to back. wish i had nmadonnas bod! still a 12 virgin has a creche that you pay 12 per month for, they get 2 hours per day, so ds 1 and 2 go in there 3 times per week. other times go at night, take turns with hubby.
feel more toned but havnt lost much weight, but body sahpe has changed.

bloody hell littlemiss. Are you Madonna?
Aren't you meant to have rest days?

Wow littlemiss...thats a lot! How do you fit it all in? I work 4 days a week and have dd on the other day, plus have a three hours commute at least 3 days a week so struggle to fit it in what I do.

probably about 12 classes a week, spin x3, cardi curciuts x2, body pump x3,body combat x2 and body attack x1, plus salsa dancing x1. feel so much better for it. joined virgin gym so get to go often. and work part time!

lack of time here apart from housework/shopping type exercise.

Approx bugger all.

My fitness plan is Wii Fit in wet weather, DD's trampoline in dry. I do neither.

However I have cycled to work for the last three days (DH taking halfterm off, wanted the car) without actually dying (extraordinarily sore bum though) so might do that more often if I can manage it whilst getting my hours in.

I hate it though - get no kick out of exercise whatsoever, if it hurts or is remotely tiring I stop. Ergo, cycling to and from work has to be the best thing - if I stop, I don't get home!

Well, I walk the dogs for an hour every day (aka enforced exercise!) and also do 3 classes a week (spin, combat, attack) Missed my classes last week for various reasons and by Sunday felt really, really depressed. Couldn't work out why until I came home from spin tonight feeling happier than I felt all last week- I think I am addicted to the endorphins!

NOT ENOUGH!!

it is becoming increasingly evident as I get older (am now 44) that I need to do more than ever to stay the same weight/condition, never mind lose weight & tone up ....

Currently it's 20 mins brisk walk back and forth (up and down hills) for school run

• power walking in park 40 mins x 5 a week which recently dropped to x 3 a week but am hoping to pick up again

sedentary part-time job

I'm noticing that I'm increasingly stiff and less supple and need to do some yoga or pilates ...

I admire those of you who have the self-discipline to exercise at home with the help of DVDs. Mine are sitting on a shelf unused ....

Fantastic to have a topic devoted specifically to exercise and sport. Thank you Mumsnet Towers!!

I am quite lucky in that there is a gym and pool where I work which I can use for 80 quid a year.

I swim or go to the gym/go running every lunchtime during the week, plus sometimes after work if I can.

At the weekends I go running and usually hiking if it's nice weather.

I also play in a netball team at work and sometimes go to circuits if I can be arsed

I also walk to work and back.

However I do very little housework indeed!

I run 2 or 3 times a week, and netball training and / or netball match once or twice a week.
Walk to school and back.
Would like to try and do some more body conditioning type stuff, but find it a bit boring.

I run 2 or 3 times a week, and netball training and / or netball match once or twice a week.
Walk to school and back.
Would like to try and do some more body conditioning type stuff, but find it a bit boring.

walking uphill

KT1983; try getting Pilates for Pregnancy DVD. I found it good during the latter stages for toning round the midsection when you can't do proper abs exercises. I ran up to 6 months and then started wlaking uphill on the treadmill and using the crosstrainer because of dire warnings about my pelvic floor!

Im on my feet constantly in work, but I also do spin/rpm class 2/3 times a week, swim once a week and try and fit in a gym session or pilates class.
It just depends on how my shifts work to how much i do

I run 3/4 times a week.

Cycle probably every other day for a few miles.

Walk lots as I don't drive.

Also do a fitness dvd a couple of times a week (Nell or Davina).

As Im a Fitness Instructor - I do more than I probably should do whislt pregnant.
Run 5days a week - Roughly 4miles. Teach 3 Spinning classes a week and 3 Aerobics and Toning classes. Also do my own weight sessions on top after my runs.
Sometimes if im too tired il do a Billy Blanks DVD inside instead of a run.

Hoping it will put me in good stead for getting my body back after the baby is born!

2 or 3 runs a week (between 4 and 8 miles) depending on weather and time.

Execise DVD 1/2 time a week (Nell McAndrew or Billy Blanks Boot Camp; only 2 that ever actually made me feel like I was exercising properly as opposed to just 'playing' at it)

Matt Roberts 'Fit for your Shape' home workout routine once a week.

Pilates DVD: 30 minutes 2x a week.

Don't belong to a gym (the one where I live cost too much money for poor facilities...I am quite happy to pay a reasonable sum for a good facility, but out in the sticks here the gyms are rubbish). Everything I do bar the running can be done at home, and the pilates and Matt Roberts stuff can be done with dd (2.3) around. She watches and sometimes does it with me. Other DVDs are a bit energetic and I run the risk of kicking her in the head She has asked for a pair of trainers so she can come running with me