Does anyone exercise twice a day?

[GymEnthusiast]

i exercise twice a day 7 days a week. I swim 2k or do a Pilates session in the morning. I then do a cardio session in the evening after work. I keep being told this is too much (mostly by people who never exercise) , but I spend the rest of my time sleeping or sitting behind a desk at work. I don’t have a specific goal, I only want to keep fit, healthy and slim.
Anyone else do twice a day sessions? Please share your routines with me.

Some days, Monday circuits class then Pilates class. Tuesday weightlifting and hockey. Then just normal circuits Thurs Fri and sometimes hockey at the weekend. Definitely feel it in the thighs by the weekend!

Even Olympic athletes (I have a couple in the family) have rest days. Exercising twice a day isn’t the issue so much as ensuring sufficient rest to avoid injury and burnout.

God, I'm deeply envious. You're lucky to have the time to be able to do this. Go for it if it makes you feel good!

Really can’t say. Maybe the folk commenting are disinclined to take exercise and appearance as seriously as you and are comforting themselves by believing that your approach is too much. But there again, it would be considered in excess of what’s typical. How are we to know that you aren’t concealing dysmorphia or an ED and seeking validation here? It’s too hard to say without knowing you.
I agree with PP about rest being important though.

I do sometimes. I’ll do 2 classes back to back, or I’ll do a run and a class. I do walk most days as well, but only a couple of miles with ds so I don’t really count that. I only double up so that I can still get enough miles in plus also get enough classes in to make my gym membership viable, and still get a rest day. I have suffered from overtraining and injury though over the years and I do try not to double up these days.

I have to agree that 7 days a week twice a day sounds untypical. What’s your back story @GymEnthusiast

yeah sort of but not like I have a "routine"
Most my exercise for years was active travel to get places, walking or cycling. that could be broken up into 6 journeys/day

Then just add something else, a dog walk, a run, swim, cycle ride for leisure, gardening, country leisure walk with kids, etc.

I also have an indoor sedentary job, so the exercise outdoors is sanity saving

Sometimes, but if I do then the 'second session' is very gentle, for example on Sunday I did spin in the morning and then Hatha Yoga in the evening, or I might spin & swim, it's not typical though.

No benefit in exercising twice a day. I sometimes struggle to hit the same intensity training on consecutive days.

I suppose pilates with either swimming or running on the same day might be okay. But running and swimming on the same day does not sound very beneficial. Unless you are an elite athlete who has time for several hours sleep during the day.

I sometimes do, depending on my schedule.

Sunday mornings I boxing train for an hour and then swim after, or run 3 miles then boxing train.
Weekdays are mostly boxing training in the early am with yoga at lunchtimes, or a run or walk in the evenings.

During Covid I would do a mix of yoga, 5 mile runs and weight training at home, mostly two a days for my sanity and to get away from my work!

I love two a days - if I didn't have to drive to work due to tropical weather, poor road infrastructure and the high risk of death due to the truly shit driving abilities here, I'd cycle.

It's most certainly not too much if you're sensible, getting plenty of rest and fuel and not overworking the same muscle groups each time.

Keep on it OP!

Yes, I run every morning and then do either pilates/yoga or a barre workout in the evening .

Sometimes I do, I weight train 4x a week, climb 2 x a week and cycle 3/4 x a week. I try to have a full day with nothing once a week but quite often I’ll climb on my rest day as I’m putting in minimal effort right now.

I run through my ballet exercises once a day, usually in addition to other exercise or classes, so yes. I'll even stretch in front of the TV (trying to get my old flexibility back)

I rarely have rest days, but my children say I over exercise so I'm trying to rest at least once a week. I have hurt my knees or lower back in the past so I try to keep that in mind and be sensible.

Today I haven't done anything, but I did go for a long walk.

I don't cos it doesn't fit with my goals. I strength train really hard then need to let my body recover as an essential part of the process. Training twice a day would hinder my progress even if I'd love to do it. I still walk around lots though if that counts? If it fits with your goals, then crack on. It doesn't really matter what other people do so long as it fits with their goals.

I swim, cycle or run every day along with a Pilates/stretching session every evening.

Twice a week I do cycle+run and swim+cycle. On those days I do a shorter Pilates session.

I basically do 3 sessions of each discipline; 1 is HIIT based and the other 2 are low intensity/endurance based.

Over winter, I drop the swim+cycle and cycle+run to just 1 of the disciplines, but do a weights session in the gym on those 2 days.

I train in 4 week blocks which ramp up and then I have 1 complete rest day at the end of each 4 week block.

No benefit in exercising twice a day.

Utter poppycock.

Cycle to work, cycle back from work (15km each way).

I would love to have the time to do this. If you feel well crack on

sounds obsessive too me.

I do twice a day. I love the feeling it gives me and the science behind exercise.

I split the year into two periods: Autumn/Winter: strength and Spring/Summer: endurance.
Both periods include strength and endurance, but the frequency is reversed.

Current week looks like this:

Monday: AM: 5km run PM: 30km bike
Tuesday: AM: 5x6 mins fast run + weights PM: 30km bike with 122 mins above FTP
Wednesday: AM: 5km run PM: 30km bike
Thursday: AM: 6x5 mins fast run + weights PM: 30km bike with 122 mins above FTP
Friday: AM: 5km run PM: 30km bike
Saturday: AM: 10*30s hill sprints PM: easy 30km bike
Sunday: Long run or long bike.

Aim is to hit all energy systems and keep a high easy volume.

Winter will have 5x weight session per week with power and strength work and a reduction in endurance work.

Plan/volume changes on holidays and rest days are taken ad hoc. The only way this is achievable from a recovery perspective is because I tightly control intensity on both the easy days and hard days rarely going all out. I think this is where many get it very wrong; burnout, lose enjoyment and find it a chore.

I also walk the dog.

I work and have 4 teenage kids. When they were younger the above volume wasn’t possible, but I took them out in the stroller, biked to work and used the gym at lunchtime.

A few things about the people that tell you it’s too much. Our body is designed to move a LOT. It breaks down when we don’t move. Plus, the guidelines of 150 minutes per week work on a population basis, but on an individual basis over 40%! of people are non-responders. The non-responders disappear when the volume is increased and intensity is managed.

Good to see I am not the only one.
Are others finding that people tell them they over exercise too? Sometimes I feel that people seem genuinely annoyed about my gym routine.
I am not a fitness -bore by the way. Or I probably am, but only with others equally into fitness as myself. I don’t walk around telling people how much time I spend in the gym. I am also not underweight at all, so perfectly fit and healthy.

I have always exercised a lot. I used to swim for an hour every day after school and then go running with my friends in the evenings. I didn’t grow up in the U.K. and in my home country people spend a lot more time being active so no one would bat an eye lid over my level of activity.

I do, sort of.

Run or walk with the dogs in the morning. Horse gets an hour in the afternoon. Then gym, swim, yoga or HIIT depending on the day in the afternoon. So technically 3 times although I consider the dog run and horse riding to be quite light.

Sunday is my rest day though, dogs get leisurely stroll and horse has a day off too.

I acknowledge that I'm blessed and privileged to have the time, money and facilities to do this. I think annoyance from others might come from them not having the time or energy to do the same - I know when I was overweight and didn't exercise enough I was very scathing about gym bunnies. Because I was envious!

Some days I do. I'm a road cyclist (endurance and long distance) but will often add a row or a swim and if i feel my ride was not long or hilly enough i will add a spin class.

I suspect most people who comment are insecure that they don't exercise much let alone twice a day. For me I would find it too much just as I do strength training and long distance running and I need sufficient rest days for recovery; but I am on my feet all day at work and generally like to be out and about so as well as 'structured' exercise I suppose I do it as part of my day as well. As long as you're listening to your body and have a balanced approach as it sounds you do then I don't see the issue.

I exercise twice a day, three days a week with a rest day in between each exercise day. The weekend is spent running around after my young child. But I am thinking of replacing those rest days with an early morning gentle swim and afternoon yoga.