Is it okay to exercie for an hour or more 4 days of the week and then get little or no exercise the rest?
920771
yes this is fine - but it is preferable that you are spreading your exercise out and not doing 4 days straight of exercise and then 3 days of nothing. It is good to have a good workout 1 day and a rest the next and then another good workout the 3rd day and so on.
1020279
It is good to be active! Here are some pointers:\n\nweight lifting- make sure you are alternating your muscle groups. muscle fibers break down when you work out & take 48 hours to rebuild themselves to be prepared for your next workout.\n\nrunning- you should give your body a 1 or 2 day break from this schedule. running is very stressful on joints, so make sure you have good form. mixing this up with other aerobic/cardio work is also beneficial, try power walking, biking, eliptical machines\n\ncrunches- again, variety is the spice of life! try working different abdominal muscles on alternating days. there are a number of different ways to do 'crunches', find a local trainer who can demonstrate them for you.\n\nabove all else, make sure you see your doctor regularly so that they can review your fitness levels & guide you in making the best decisions both activy based & nutritionally. also, make sure you are eating enough calories to maintain your energy output, & keep it balanced correctly to accomodate your different activities. again, a trainer can be helpful (be wary of trainers that simply push you to take supplements, they are more concerned about a sale than your health!)
491678
There are so many answers to this question that I won't even try to answer it. But here's an observation:\n\nWhen you're out of shape or simple not leading an active lifestyle your body and brain become totally placent. You'd rather sit and watch t.v. than go outside at all. You have no energy, you never feel like you got enough sleep, focus is difficult, your mood gets low, and your self-esteem plummets. These things all make working out on a consistent basis extremely difficult. \n\nIf you can somehow muster the strength to create a mild workout plan and stick with it you'll have noticeable improvements in all the above areas within days. At least I do. But you've already been in the afore-mentioned state for so long it's a habit. So you drop back down. It is sad because if you could stick with it for 6 months, slowly ramping up the intensity of your workout, eventually most of your mental and physical issues will dissipate and it will no longer be hard to keep at it.
783077
It would be good cardio.  Anywhere from 45 min. to an hour is a good amount of time. The type of exercise you do depends on what type of results you are looking for.
209303
Cardio exercise, a minimum of 20 minutes a day.
473671
Yep, especially if you aren't getting any exercise. A little exercise can go a long way in preventing weight gain
438952
its healthy to have at LEAST half an hour a day. if you want to be tone or really healthy then you will want to do an hour or more.
1028893
lift weights?\n\nJjust kidding...\nif you go 5 days/week you'lkl do pretty good...if you have any fat you'll need to run mon. lift with your arms tues. run wednesday. lift with your lower body thurs. and fri. ruin...\n\nif you feel you do not have none/little fat you need to get off...then you lift with arms biceps...the whole upper body and abs, then the next day lower body, upper body...lower body...then that's 4 days...the other days of the week REST...it's very important to let your muscles rest
574458
well maybe not, try and find some time on your days off to do some relaxing stretching and toning excercise like yoga or pilates
871989
at least five times a week.it is neccessory for one to do aerobic exercise at least 45 min a day five times in a week to prevent heart attacks.\nMay I suggest you, to do it daily.it is good to have 5 to 7 km walk daily that at least one hour to one and half hour in the evening and 45 to 60 min yoga in the morning.\nAerobics include brisk walking,swiming ,jogging,running,roping,or playing badminton .yoga is not a aerobic.
767406
It's ok to take breaks at first, but make sure to take them only after you have sufficiently challenged yourself, not just because you began to feel tired.  I would try to go a little longer each workout or taking shorter breaks each time until you don't have to anymore.  Most doctors will tell you that it's good to keep your heart rate up and active for at least half an hour while working out.
645481
You're fine.\n\nHere's the thing; you're going to get nowhere trying to exercise the muscles under the problem areas. Exercise your whole body. Also, you don't burn fat until the second half hour of exercise. It would be better to exercise for 2 hours once a week rather than 1/2 hour every day. Try it, the fat will melt away.
601716
You are in shape if you can do mild exercise without getting winded or fatigued.that means walk 2 flights of stairs, or walk a half mile. or other exercises
529669
If you want to be healthy, you must exercise for an average of 20-30 minutes every day for the rest of your life.\n\nYou question would get more answers,and better ones, if you included more information.
229465
Exercising helps in the mid-afternoon. Between the hours of 12 to 4, your body is more awakened and prone to work better. Also, hormones at these hours are also more stimulating so when you exercise, you feel better and look better. Also, do not eat an hour before or after you exercise.
707861
depends on your level of fitness and if you training for a specific event; generally if you body aches all the time you are doing to much.  I train with weight, row, and do martial arts and Yoga, was ill for little over a week (still all little cough) but the accidentally imposed rest time really made a difference to my body appearance (for the better).  So rest is as important as the exercise.  Every day if you working different muscle groups, three to 'max' of four if you doing a general overall workout.  Don't work to hard as you will likely just put your self of and end up doing nothing.  Hope this helps
301355
It is ok to still workout, just watch your form. If you are still hurting, your form may suffer, and that may cause real injury that wont go away after a couple days. You will just have to really focus on your form. Good luck