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Did a stock take of my “training” this morning, just to see where I am at, and how many hours of exercise I do a week? <br><br>I totalled an average of 18 hrs of exercise a week. All of this is CV. <br>2 Hrs a day on the bike, 5 days a week. (150 miles a week) <br>1 hour a day on the C2 6 days a week. <br>Minimum of 20 minutes of walking a day 6 days a week<br><br>That works out at 77.4 hrs a month.<br><br>I was shocked when I wrote these down. I think a lot of you will be too when you actually see what you do when it is put down in black and white. <br><br>What about the rest of you?<br><br>Sir Pirate<br>

Mr. Sir Pirate asked for input regarding training hours. This is a humble reply.<br><br>Your Pirateness, Sir,<br><br>I do, so God help me, as my judge: <br> 2 hrs/day of mountain walking with my killer standard poodle dog. (live on an island about 100 miles south of the southern coast of South Korea).<br> C2Erg: 45minX4 day/wk.(just started erging Jan04. Increasing slowly.)<br> Weight Trng.: Dumb Bells 60 minX4 day/wk.<br>That comes out to about 21 hrs./wk. Math not good enuff to calculate a whole month.<br>I am a retired U. S. Marine with plenty of time to exercise. Reckon should work out more but the missus is 30 years younger so it's wise to save energy for other pursuits.<br>My thanks to you and the other athletes who contribute to this forum and share their knowledge of rowing/erging with novices like me. <br>Respectfully.<br>kimchitom (+) his mark<br>72/LW

12-15 hours a week

My exercise log (a fallout from a new millenium resolution to get fit) has 192 "workout weeks" with 729 hours of workouts (rowing, biking, running). That is 4 hours a week or 17 hours a month. Now that my 2 kids are slowly getting out of baby phase I'm finding more time and have recently been able to get about 5 to 6 hours a week. Given the chance, (like vacation) I'll put in 10 or 12 hours a week and look forward to that kind of time in a few years. <br><br>An alum of my college where I rowed (Gavin Frase) who appears to be dedicating his life to rowing (Olympic dreams 2008) puts in 6 hours a day, 6 days a week, 50 weeks a year. (154 hours a month). That kind of dedication got him second place at the head of the Charles last year (lightweight single) but he still has a bit more work until he makes the National team/Olympic boats. Incredible.

At the moment, 1 hour + a day on the erg, 10.5 hours of badminton, 3 x 30 minute runs = 19 hours<br><br>When I go back to uni, 60 minutes + a day on the erg, 4 hours of badminton, 4 x 1 hour + outings on the water, 8 x 15minute cycle to and from the lake, 3 x 30 minute runs = 18.5 hours. Water time will probably significantly increased this year which will take the place of erg time.

40 minutes on the erg 4x / week<br><br>30 minutes on the bike commuting 5x/ week<br><br>5-6 hours surfski/ kayak time total on weekends<br><br>(30 minutes 'other" if we can ever get both girls asleep at once...)<br><br>about 11 hours/ week total i guess. sometimes more paddling time.<br><br><br><br>andrew

I usually do 75 to 90 minutes, 4 or 5 days a week. I'm probably at 7 hours a week or so.<br><br>I have a friend who's been dealing with a long-term running addiction <br><br>I just caught this recent article on BBC News (and a couple of other sites) on the addictive effects on the brain when some folks train:<br><br> <a href='http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3253258.stm' target='_blank'>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/32532 ... r><br>This second article discusses how to diagnose exercise addition in ourselves.<br><br>Potential symptoms: <br> - when most of our free time is consumed by training, <br> - when we pass up emotional connections in order to get more hours of training (this can be tough - if I hit the gym after work, and close friends call to schedule dinner after work, things might get sticky), <br> - when we suffer withdrawal if me miss a workout<br><br><a href='http://www.active.com/story.cfm?story_i ... ry=running' target='_blank'>http://www.active.com/story.cfm?story_i ... /a><br><br>

I usually do 75 to 90 minutes, 4 or 5 days a week. I'm probably at 7 hours a week or so.<br><br>I have a friend who's been dealing with a long-term running addiction. <br><br>I just caught this very recent article on BBC News (and a couple of other sites) on the addictive effects on the brain when some folks train:<br><br> <a href='http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3253258.stm' target='_blank'>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/32532 ... br>Another article below discusses how to diagnose exercise addiction in ourselves.<br>Potential symptoms of exercise addiction:<br> - when most of our free time is consumed by training, <br> - when we pass up emotional connections in order to get more hours of training (this can be tough - if I hit the gym after work, and close friends call to schedule dinner after work, things might get sticky), <br> - when we suffer withdrawal if me miss a workout<br><br><a href='http://www.active.com/story.cfm?story_i ... ry=running' target='_blank'>http://www.active.com/story.cfm?story_i ... /a><br><br>

I think " addiction" is a problem that needs expert care. A person can be addicted to many bad habits, and efforts should be made to wean such a person away from smoking, drinking, inactivity or junk food. But this term "exercise addiction" should not be promoted to scare away beginning exercisers from this healthy recreation. <br>We are aware of many with the fear of heart disease, and the harm that restricted activites has imposed upon those with asthma, diabetes or harmless chest pain. <br>The World would not have seen Jackie Joyner Kersee, Sir Steven Redgrave or many other World champions if they had listened to those outdated ideas.<br>Personally I have rowed a marathon a day for a month, trained for ultramarathon road races but now relax in Gainesville awaiting Hurricane Frances, feeling no symptoms of exercise addiction or withdrawal symptoms. It's all up to the individual to deal with it.<br>KC62

I train about 8-hours a week. I usually row 5-times or more a week for one hour or less a day, probably closer to 40 minutes, depending on the session and lift weights 4-times a week for 30 to 40 minutes depending on the session.

I workout around 7-10 hours per week. All depending on how i feel during the workout to how long i go.<br><br>My training time is made up of the following:<br>Weights, Rowing and Running.

<table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td class='genmed'><span class='genmed'><b>QUOTE</b></span> </td></tr><tr><td class='quote'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Another article below discusses how to diagnose exercise addiction in ourselves.<br>Potential symptoms of exercise addiction:<br>- when most of our free time is consumed by training<!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><br>Most of my free time is spent at work... <br><br>I really should do something about that... if I didn't go to work I'd have an extra 40 hours a week.

Work time is not free time; or disposable time.<br><br>Work does get in the way of everything huh?!!!<br><br><br>

Hi all<br><br><br><br>I will probably exercise for about 12 hours a week now up until BIRC. I certainly would not consider myself an exercise addict at all. Yet I would say I feel a lot better if I train regularly and purposefully. I work better, think more clearly(sometimes!), feel sexier and sleep better. And yes I do miss exercise when I don't do it for a while as I can feel myself get slower and see myself get fatter and some of my clothes don't fit. Gets expensive.<br><br>I like the idea my mind is always filled with something positive and constructive like looking after yourself and wanting to improve your quality of life. How much time I spend doing it, surely depends on how much time I can and want to spend doing it.<br><br>What's happened to adult choice and consent?<br><br>I suppose if I'm addicted to healthier living and a more pleasant lifestyle then please keep the cure to yourself. I must admit I find training supplements and complements the rest of my life and I'm a lot happier for it.<br><br>One day I'm going to read an article that says I need therapy for breathing dependency.<br><br>regards<br>Bernard

I can certainly say that I dont do enough. I erg 5-6 days a week = 4.5 hours.<br><br>Walk the dog every day for 30mins if that counts = 3.5 hours.<br><br>Thats 8 hours in total.