Is anyone following any sort of “plan” or just kind of winging it? I think if I had a plan I’d be better committed to it.
gotta have a plan, but make the plan simple. as simple as workout every day, or 5 days a week, whatever.
workout 5 days a week for an hour a day. make it 30 minute cardio 30 minutes lifting. i just kinda do total body lifting all the time. i never have leg day or back day, that's for "lifters". I am not a lifter. make it 60 minutes cardio. doesn't matter. just make a plan to workout 5-6 days a week.
i work out 4 days a week right now, ironically because days i'm in the office (4 days) are the easiest days to get a work out out with an infant at home. just take a longer lunch break. i need to start doing early morning runs on the weekend though. but getting back in shape after having a baby 7 months ago just doing 4 days a week has been showing great results.
here's what i think is a good goal for folks who need to work on getting back in cardio shape: work towards climbing 1000 vertical feet on the stair climber in 20 minutes or less. then once you gain that, just keep going longer, and maybe a little faster. listen to your body though. feel you can go faster? go faster. feel like you need to slow down? slow down. or just run a lot, who cares, keep it simple.
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