How much should I exercise?

Today’s tip is one of the most popular question I see asked and I’m here to give it to you straight.

Today’s Tip:  How much should I exercise?

Start your engines

There is no right answer!  Phew that was easy.  I honestly think it depends on each individual person.  I’m considered obese and I know I should be exercising at least an hour a day if not more and that is just my personal feeling.   It is imperative that I work hard at losing weight no doubt about it.  Sometimes I feel I have to take a day or two off each week but in reality I really don’t have to.  I know for me personally, I have to be careful because sometimes I tend to overdo it.

When I first decided to change my lifestyle and get off my toosh and exercise, I took it slow.  I started working out only 2 days a week and went up from there.  And I only started with Walk Away the Pounds in-home walking.  Many of my readers mention that they are shocked at how much I workout and  feel like they aren’t doing much but that isn’t true at all. You will get there!  You just have to start somewhere and if that’s only 15 minutes a day then so be it.  BUT you must start and never stop!

Now there is the chance for burnout and you don’t want to experience that. I have experienced that before and let it hold me back so I started switching things up on a regular basis once I was able to start doing more challenging workouts.  So my motto has always been “Mix It Up”. You can read an article I wrote a few years ago called Mix It Up-Exercise Made Fun.

My goal for November is to do something active at least 6 days a week.  I would love to see myself workout at least 300 minutes every week.  That equates out to 50 minutes of activity a day.  I do have the Pile on the Miles challenge that I took on from Nov. 1-Thanksgiving so I’m sure I can do this.

What is your November daily exercise goal?

 

Pile on the Miles (POTM)

It’s time to Pile on the Miles from November 1st to Thanksgiving.  Will you join me in the challenge?  All you have to do is head over to Caitlin’s Healthy Tipping Point blog (one of my favorite food/fitness blogs) and read the instructions at the end of this post.

My personal goal is 50 miles! For me this will include in home walking (Walk Away the Pounds) and outdoor walking.  Elliptical and spin (cycling) miles do not count so I’ll be working out extra hard for November because I still plan to get to the gym for those workouts.

Sure praying that I don’t have to set up any further dental surgeries for the month of Nov. or I’ll have to withdraw from the friendly competition. But as of right now, I’m in.

Saturday, October 31st is the last day to enter so head on over to Caitlin’s blog to learn how to sign up for the POTM challenge.

Are you in?