kathryn
Cathlete
>and how many days SHOULD one work out?
Should? According to whom and for what purpose?
For health and fitness, about 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week (this doesn't just include formal workouts: doing yardwork, for example, counts). You can also get the same benefits doing longer workouts less often.
Anything beyond just basic health and fitness would increase from there, depending on one's goals.
I'd say a good plan is 2 days of total body weight training, and 3 days of cardio. That's a notch above basic fitness/health (because the workouts are longer), but not what most would need to be in 'best' shape.
What's 'too much' for one is 'just right' for another, and 'too little' for someone else. That's my Goldilocks theory of fitness.
I personally strive to do 5-6 workouts a week, either alternating strength and cardio or alternating strength/cardio and cardio or doing cardio + a weight split daily,(depending on my goals at the time) each of these with flexibility.
I use Cathe workouts quite often, but I like variety and have many other workouts as well. Sometimes I do almost exclusively Cathe for a while, and sometimes I don't do a Cathe workout for months at a time. Cathe alone doesn't have everything I need (such as functional fitness, foam roller work, more kickboxing, etc).
Should? According to whom and for what purpose?
For health and fitness, about 30 minutes a day, 5 days a week (this doesn't just include formal workouts: doing yardwork, for example, counts). You can also get the same benefits doing longer workouts less often.
Anything beyond just basic health and fitness would increase from there, depending on one's goals.
I'd say a good plan is 2 days of total body weight training, and 3 days of cardio. That's a notch above basic fitness/health (because the workouts are longer), but not what most would need to be in 'best' shape.
What's 'too much' for one is 'just right' for another, and 'too little' for someone else. That's my Goldilocks theory of fitness.
I personally strive to do 5-6 workouts a week, either alternating strength and cardio or alternating strength/cardio and cardio or doing cardio + a weight split daily,(depending on my goals at the time) each of these with flexibility.
I use Cathe workouts quite often, but I like variety and have many other workouts as well. Sometimes I do almost exclusively Cathe for a while, and sometimes I don't do a Cathe workout for months at a time. Cathe alone doesn't have everything I need (such as functional fitness, foam roller work, more kickboxing, etc).
