How long should a workout be on average?

[Anonymous]

It depends on a lot of things: are you working out to lose weight/gain muscle? Are you working out to maintain your weight? Are you working out for a specific sport or activity? Beyond that, it's not necessarily about the time you're putting in. There are people who spend an hour at the gym and accomplish nothing because they aren't focused or aren't putting in the correct amount of work and effort to achieve their fitness and health goals. Generally though...

If you're doing HIIT workouts, you can get in and out with a warm-up +20-30 minutes
If you're doing heavy sets with rests in between, 30-45 minutes.
If you're doing straight intense cardio, 30-45 min
If you're doing a basic easy walk, jog, swim, 30min-1 hour
If you're doing light cardio and weights, 1 hour-1hr and half

That being said, rather than just focus on the time, focus on developing a program for yourself that you can actually chart progress with because with progress, comes results. Instead of "how long can I workout," focus on, "how much longer can I run this week, then last" or "can I increase the weight I'm lifting by 5lbs this month." It really is about the actual work you're putting in while you're there, however long that may be.

[Darcia]

Low to moderate intensity 30 mins for 5 days
High intensity 60-90 mins for 3 days


I think I’m forgetting everything I learned about in Kinesiology, wow! 😏

[jshm2]

A workout should only be an hour.

But the intensity of that workout should be steadily increasing.

For example. week 1-3 you may want to fit in a couple of miles of bike, tread, and ski. Then about 3 sets of working sets of muscle.

week 4-6 you want to fit in 6 miles miles of bike, tread, and ski. Then about 4 sets of working sets of muscle. etc etc.

This is why a fitness trainer, or a fitness plan is worth its weight in gold. You work the best for your body and what you can handle and waste less time on useless/dangerous stuff.

A lot of people often drop it after a few weeks as they say it has "no effect" but when you ask them what their routine is, they'll spout off some generic shit, they read off a magazine. Fitness training is a science, not a book.

[zeitgeist057]

Depends on intensity. You can do a 20 minute workout that is more effective than 90 minutes I see some people spending at the gym.

[chubbycrow]

depends on your goal
if you're a "typical fitness guy or girl" then maybe a quick 30 minute run or something
if you're a pro bodybuilder maybe 40 minutes doing tons of workouts to grow each and every muscle group you need for an "aesthetic" physique, with short rests
if you're a pro powerlifter you may hit 3 squat sets and 3 deadlift sets but work out for an hour and a half with huge rest breaks

[Phoenix98]

Really that depends on what kind of training your doing, how conditioned you are, how much time you have to workout, among other factors.

A workout should never be less then 30 minutes in my opinion. Most of my workouts last anywhere from a 1-3 hours depending on how I feel and what I'm doing.

[ShadezMcgee]

Depends on your workout goals and fitness desires. Mine are between 45 to 90 minutes depending on the day.

[Levin]

I work out for 2 hours.

My regime would make most people cry.

[Gedaria]

I have my bike on a trainer. I can ride as long as I like. Watch TV, or videos. I can easily do 20mls not being stopped by traffic sniffing not pollution.

[SphynxUK]

A HITT workout could be 20 minutes.
Variety is the key.

[Mynameisdom7]

I usually do it for 30 minutes, but I probably should be doing it longer

[JosyJosy]

I'd say at least 30 mins but an hour would be nice, an hour and half :)

[Filip127]

It is better to have shorter workout, but harder and more intense. I recommend 0.5 hours - 1.5 hours.

[DiscomfortZone]

Why don't you ask a gym instructor, attention whore?

[lucas262]

I'm in a fitness group, leader said you could do a good work out in 30 min if its high impact, keep your heart rate up, maybe do some fasting and your all good

[GingerGuy]

30 mins - 1 hr, depending on the exercises you're doing.

[Random_Guy_Online]

I go for like an hour. It doesn't really matter how long you're in the gym for. The intensity of your workout matters a lot too.

[Davidstarboy]

I workout 1 and half hours every other day and I'm doing good so far and staying in shape.

[BigManSAB]

Do a really intense workout for 45 minutes to get full results

[Minahh]

When I'm doing workouts they are usually anywhere from 15 to 45min. Depends on the type.

[David_Bayer]

I always pump it up as much as I can and leave when I'm exhausted.

[Iron_Man]

90 minutes of intense training

[SlightlyEccentric]

60 minutes for a good solid workout

[alexsa]

1 hour per day

[anewme]

More sex I don't know

[COMMODOREII]

No more than 30 mins i read.

[cjeezel]

a good 30 minutes, some good cardio

[Anonymous]

Until you work it out.

[havingfun101]

30 minutes minimum

[Anonymous]

I do around 90 mins

[Luckycharms12]

20 minutes

[icequeen03]

It isn't the quantity, but the quality

[Anonymous]

Anywhere between 30 minutes to 2 hours.

[boxcarjoe]

1 to 2 hours