Is this enough exercise?

[bubblyblonde]

Ok so I guess main question is do I do enough cardio/exercise?

I walk 10-15mins briskly, twice a day, 4-5times a week.

And I go swimming 1-2times a week doing 30 Lengths fairly briskly.

And I also go to the gym 1-2 a week doing 30-40mins hard cardio followed by 15-30mins weights and the stomach exercises.

Sometimes I also do a exercise dvd at home like Lotte Berk or David Kirsch.

My job involves a mix of desk work plus walking up and down the office and stairs as well.

At the weekends I try and do something light active either or both days like clothes shopping, housework, walking around an exhibition etc

**If I do then why am I not losing inches or weight?**

I know I am weight sensitive, meaning I can put weight on fairly easily but with doing so much (I thought) would be enough.

[wildd]

In terms of your exercise, you are doing an amazing job. If you are not losing weight, than you need to review your eating plans. If you are eating accordingly - in moderation - and still not seeing any results, than you must continue to do what you do and maintain your weight, because your weight tends to stay at one point after you HAVE lost a lot of weight. If not, than you should change your workout habits. If this is your routine, than make it more extreme or take out some of the activities, and add in new ones. For ex: if you do 30-40 mins of hard cardio, than do 40-50 mins of cardio. In doing that, don't bother with the brisk walks.

This is just one way of looking at it, of course if you are fine with your plan and don't really want to change it than I'd suggest talking to a trainer at a gym, to get their tips and advice as to why you are not losing weight. You can also consult a doctor or a nutritionist for a better look at your health and how your body works.

Goodluck.

[Ahlumba]

Despite your weight sensitivity, it seems that you do a good amount of exercise.

The question that I have to ask is are you eating habits regular. Your body needs regularity or it doesn't know what to do, keep your body in a regular pattern and combine that with your exercise and you should be solid.

But if that is not your problem I suggest that you make a chart of the course of week showing how often you exercise, and for how long. And you food in-take(even adding ketchup and sugar.it adds up). Do this over the course of the week and show the time that you did it.

Look for irregularities, or things that you should have eaten. Add up all the sugars and salts that you are taking in.etc.

When it comes to exercise it is probably best not to be as repetitive you should probably add something in every so often so that your body won't treat your exercise as a routine.

Sorry so long.hope it helps(spewing things from my head sorry if it doesn't make sense).

[gravygirl]

What you're doing is decent, but you could change a few things if you just want to burn fat. Ditch the swimming. There's nothing wrong with it as an exercise to build muscle or whatever, but the water keeps you from sweating and therefore keeps you from burning off any fat. Replace the swimming with two extra days of cardio. And when you do cardio, do it hard. None of this walk/running crap, run or bike or elliptical as hard as you can do it while still being able to keep it up for 40 minutes. If you can get to the point where you are doing that 4 times a week, I'd be really surprised if you didn't see results.

And yeah, what the others said about diet is good too. What I try to do is this, I don't allow myself to eat anything bad unless I've really hit it hard cardio-wise. That works pretty damn well for me. I started it as kind of an experiment, but now I don't even think about eating pizza or a burger unless I've killed myself on the exercise bike first.

[verbatim]

I've been working out for a couple years and this is what I learned. no matter how hard you work out, if you don't eat right and have adequate rest, you will not see results. eat 6 times a day in small portions to speed up your metabolism to burn fat. cut sugar and bad carbs out of your diet and you're good to go.

[Sweet-A]

You work out a lot. I figure it must be your diet.

In my case I noticed that what makes me put on weight is what I eat more than how much I work out. There was a time that I started eating more fast food, chocolate etc. And I put on weight but how lost it was just removing those things from my diet and eating healthy foods. I didn't even have to increase my exercise.

[luvyamuh]

yeah that's alot!