Fitness Girls: Routines?

PugRolls

I'm back on the gym wagon, and I'm feeling better already!

I'd like to hear from you what your routines are.  Do you do cardio vs. weight training on specific days?  A little of both each time?  What are your favorite workout activities?

eyeheartmike

Usually both on the same day, unless I'm really tired, then just cardio. Right now I have a five day split on training with 30min cardio sessions those days, plus an hour long cardio session on the sixth day.

Favorite workout activity is a good book and the free motion elliptical - an hour just flies by. After that definitely shoulder routines.

beachbubbles

i used to be a real routine girl but now i just try to do what i enjoy and keep things balanced and that seems to work.  Morning is when I always get in my cardio-i either surf or jog run along the beach-if I surf it is anywhere between 1- 1 1/2 hours of surfing if I am run/walking I will do between 4 and 6 miles.  In the evening I will either do yoga or strength training at home at least 3 times per week.

Amy4773

I do strength training 2 days per week and cardio 5 days a week.  I was switching things up between power walking and the ellipitcal machine at the gym, but now that I'm training for Avon Walk #2, I'm mostly walking.  I also throw in a couple other cardio classes at the gym, but will likely switch those to yoga classes since my walking distances are getting longer and I need to be stretching more.

annasan_k

When I was training for my marathon last year, I ran 3 times a week with a long run on the weekends.  On alternate days, I tried to do the elliptical or some light weight lifting (at home).  This year, I'm not sure if another marathon is in the cards, but I would love to do a couple of halfs.  I started out the year with a weekly Turbo Kick class (a friend is teaching it), and I love it.  And I'm still running at least 2 times a week.  Basically, I alternate days with running and something else to try and prevent boredom and injury.

lola808

I used to do both whenever I'd work out, which was usually 2-3 times a week.  I'd do a good amount of stretching, then hit the cardio, then some light weights and wrap up with more stretching.  I also did spin class once a week with a girlfriend, which I loved. 

I'm OK with the gym, but what really kept me on track with my fitness goals was finding fun activities to do with DH or my mom each week -- like hiking dog-friendly trails or walking a number of miles at the beach.  I rarely skipped out on those, whereas the gym could easily get tossed to the side. 

Now that I'm pregnant, I do more of the latter and haven't been to the gym (so no weights) in months.  I hope I can get back into my routine when the baby arrives.  GL to you!

karchk

I have recently started working out with MH, so we lift 4 days a week (different body parts each day) and do cardio/walking on the other 3 days. In the past I have also done weights followed by 30-40 mins of cardio 3-4 days a week, but found that that schedule often led to overtraining (or burning out and quitting if I didn't have an end goal for working out like the wedding). 

My favorite activity was running but I haven't done that in a long time. Would like to start up again and maybe do the Nike Women's Half Marathon in October. For cardio I would also do the stepmill, it kicks your bootay big time!