Gym-goers - what are your gym routines?

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What do you do at the gym, how long is each session and how many times a week do you go?

I used to run but the weather and dodgy knees has made that difficult. I swim three times a week now and love it. The centre I go to has a fully equipped gym and classes and I fancy going. Am curious as to what you guys do...

Don't all rush everyone....

My hour at the gym consists roughly of

• five min warm up on rowing machine
• approx 25 mins of mainly free weights (I really think these are much better for you than machines), with as little rest as possible between exercises
• 20 mins interval training, either on the stairclimber or pairs of exercises... things like burpees/push ups then jumps over a box/tricep dips and jumping lunges/goblet squats
• 5 mins core strength, planks, side planks etc
• 5 mins stretch

I do that twice, sometimes 3 x per week and I also swim, run (outside, after forcing myself to start running outdoors i now hate the treadmill ) and do kickboxing classes.

I do something 4 times a week. Usually 2 classes - aerobics and dance type classes. Then I either run or gym which consists of 10min cross trainer, 10 minute bike, 6 reps on the rower and then mats and weights for squats, lunges and tummy exercises. My gym has free consultations though and they helped set up the gym routine. I recommend that, was only 15mins but gets it started!

I go for about an hour 4 times a week.

If I'm on my own then it's

20 minutes rower
20 minutes bike
20-30 minutes on a combination of TRX, muscle isolating machines eg. chest press and chin-ups, planking, push ups etc.

Once a week I have a PT and it's 60 minutes on all sorts of machines and free weights.

I also cycle everywhere around town instead of using the car and do a 30mileish cycle ride once a week.

most days otherwise start to decompensate a bit mentally, mainly revolves around weights so different areas of body worked each day while other bits recover

vary it a lot though, sometimes do lots of cardio (a few k each on bike, x trainer and or treadmill) and sometimes just 15 minutes or so on one machine to warm up for weights, with more cardio after (if in mood) and usually finish with stretches, power plate etc I need lots of variety. Sometimes am there for a couple of hours, sometimes only do a few sets and am in and out in half an hour. Better to do something than nothing at all I think?

would like to do more yoga/Pilates but these are tricky at my gym - booking and extra £ so sometimes just do body balance but it's not very challenging, relaxing though.

I go 4 times a week...around 45 mins strength training, then 20-45 mins on the treadmill, jogging or walk/run intervals.

(Stretching/yoga I do at home most days for 30-40 mins)

I've just started going back after my 2nd so it's a bit of a "micro-routine" until I can face HIIT again.

I cycle there (400m), then currently use machines (abductors, leg press, glutes, chest press, triceps, lats, abdominal, rowing, etc. ). I tend to do 3 sets of 12-20 as heavy as I can manage taking a 30 sec break between each set. Don't usually spend more than 30 mins.

Cycle the long way home with a killer hill 2.6km which eases up my quads otherwise I suffer.

I do this every other day.

Need to book a body pump class but their timing are crappy.

Thanks everyone, I'm inspired now. I might up my workouts to 4 times a week now. Perhaps two sessions of swimming and two of gym...

I do find there's a fine line between enough and too much.
If I do too much running on top of the strength training I start to feel tired and a bit ill, I try to sort of find the edge and then back off a little

3 times a week.
1st & 3rd visit is: Rowing - 500m warm up followed by 3 reps of 200m hard with 200m recovery. Treadmill - 25 minutes maximum gradient with a 20lb rucksack. Weights - 15 minutes of core strength work. Rowing - 5 x 100m flat out with 50m recovery. 20 minute swim.
2nd visit - Rowing 10,000m. Bike 20 minutes hill program. 20 minute swim.