Going to the gym

[BicesterGal]

Is it bad for me to go to the gym five times a week?

I usually do the bike, cross trainer and treadmill.

[bellasasha]

its not bad for you!! i go 7 times a week for 2 hrs at a time and i feel fantastic!!!!

[BicesterGal]

I just heard that you need to give your body a rest so I wasn't sure if i was doing too much.

[dancealot13]

Thats fantastic! It's very healthy to get your heart rate up everyday. The heart is a muscle just like everything else, and needs to be treated and worked as muscle. It is, of course, possible to over-work yourself, so if you're incredibly sore just take a day off, or cut back on the amount your doing. Keep it up, you'll be all the healthier because of it!

[aka estie]

The best thing to do if you go so often is to switch what you do each time. For example, I do my weights for upper body and lower body on alternating gym visits. I do cardio every time.

[Lonnie]

A recent article in a newspaper said doing the housework is better than going to the Gym, and you work off more calories.

[BicesterGal]

That's interesting lonnie, but I don't believe it for a minute that I would burn more calories doing housework! I don't even break into a sweat when doing the hoovering!!

[dancealot13]

Lonnie- I've heard things like that too, but obviously it's obsurd, simply because for you to burn a large amount of calories your heart rate needs to be between certain numbers. It's actually very interesting.

[bellasasha]

thats what i do aka estie, i alternate what i do every day, otherwise you get bored!!

[Lonnie]

I read the article, but being a longtime married man, just dismissed it, your post brought it back, and I posted it 'tongue in cheek', knowing it would get a reaction. Sorry, I just couldn't help it.

[BicesterGal]

How many calories do you burn when doing housework then Lonnie?!?!?!!!!

[Jennykins]

Thats not bad for you at all.. we should all do at least 30 mins of exercise a day.. even when prego... I go 4-6 days a week running and biking and weights. I do one week hard and the next week light.... and so on.... And its great you are cross training.. that is better on your body then just sticking to one thing// GOOD JOB GAL keep it up!!!

JEN

[BicesterGal]

Thanks everyone. I might go six times - there is some very nice eye candy at my gym!!

[Lonnie]

Well last night I hoovered and washed the carpets, don't know about calories, but I worked up a sweat.