How Often Do I Need To Exercise To Get Results?
Submitted by Louis Moore’s Build a Better Body Blog
A question I often get from clients is “how often do I need to exercise to get results?”
Here are the answers I tell them, assuming they are healthy and don’t have any pre-existing medical issues:
If you want to get minimal results, do the following:
- strength training 2 times per week.
- cardio and flexibility training 3 times per week
This is kind of like getting a “C” on your Report Card. Anything less you are wasting your time.
Want to get great results and achieve a B+ on your “Report Card,” do the following:
- strength training 3 times per week
- cardio and flexibility training 5 times per week
How about getting excellent results, like getting an “A” on your Report Card? Do the following:
- strength training 3 - 4 times per week
- cardio and flexibility training 6 - 7 days per week
How about an “A+?” Add some balance training, reactive training, core training, and power training to the above.
This sounds like a lot to get the A+, but it’s really not that bad. I’m only talking about 60 - 75 minutes per workout. You can even get by with less time in your workouts if they are intense. In fact, some of my workouts last only 15 - 20 minutes. No need to run a marathon or lift weights like an extremist bodybuilder and spend more than 2 hours (this is crazy and totally unecessary).
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December 14th, 2008 at 6:33 pm
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