it depends what your ultimate goal is. If its for weightloss, more specifically fatloss, i myself lost 40 lbs by running 7 days a week for the whole summer. but i increased my protein intake to make sure the loss of weight was fat and not muscle. But if your goal is to become muscular, then no you shouldnt exercise that much, 3-4 days is enough, because your muscles need time to repair and grow.

Taking a break is important. Exercising builds muscle. Muscle needs rest to repair itself. Granted, weight training builds more muscle than cardio work (running, cycling, swimming, etc), and so rest is even more important. One should also keep in mind that if you aren't performing the same exercise every day, then the days you aren't performing it are days of rest. For example, if you run Monday, Wednesday and Friday and go rowing Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, then you are resting each muscle group for three days each week.

Working out seven days a week will shrink the muscles rather than make them bigger. However, if a person is on the larger side, he/she will be very cut. It is important to remember that when we work out, we are tearing our muscles, that is whey we feel swolen. When we take a day or two break, the muscles are bigger. It is then that we work out again to tear more muscles until we reach the size that we are happy with. I am speaking of weight lifting, of course. Other exercises such as swimming, aerobics, running, walking, and so forth, work the smaller muscles and are necessary. Balance between the two are mandatory for the person who is serious about how he/she wants to look.

To be healthy, you should do cardio exercise for 30 minutes, five days a week.

It is ridiculous to say a person should do exactly this, or exactly that. Normally, to lose weight, you need to have: 1) Proper diet 2) Cardio (lots of cardio) 3) Weight lifting to keep muscle mass 1) Food: You should eat well, remove refined sugars, trans-fats, etc from your diet. Eat small 5-6 meals a day instead of splurging on several big ones. Don't go for the fad diets. Eat at least some vegetables at each meal, and control your portions (count calories if you can, but not 100% necessary). In the end, to lose weight your total expended calories must be less than what you take in. But you can eat well, and create a calorie deficit by exercising. 2) Cardio: If you are very overweight, start off with 15 minutes a day. It doesn't matter what you do, as long as you get your heart rate up (aim for a heart rate of 140-165). Stay at that heart rate for 15 minutes. You can count your heart rate for 10 seconds and multiply by six for ease of use. After doing 15 mins of exercise at least six days a week (seven if you can, but try for six at least) for three weeks, increase to 20 mins of exercise. Then 25, then 30. Ideally, you want to keep increasing exercising for 45 mins (work upto it). If you feel out of breath or experience pains...slow down and take a couple extra week to increase. There is no need to push yourself beyond your limit. The results will come, even if it takes you a year to get from 15 mins to 45 mins. After you get to 45 mins/day, and you still want to imrove, or lose weight, then start increasing the intensity every 3 weeks. Remember to keep your heart rate at the target level. This is the most important thing. Normally, jogging is great. Start off by jogging slow, just slightly faster than walking. Don't be ashamed, you'll be jogging fast in a couple months. Don't push yourself. If you have to lie down for 30 mins after exercising, you did it too hard. After you exercise, eat a piece of fruit or drink a glass of milk (or exercise at a time so one of your five-six meals falls right after). Remember, cardio is THE most important thing. 3) Weight lifting: The often forgotten component of losing weight. If you lose weight with just a diet, and possibly even with diet + cardio, you could be losing muscle, not fat. You should weight lift twice a week (three times if you feel upto it), working out the major muscle groups (biceps/triceps, chest, shoulder, back, legs, abs, calves). You can find proper weight lifting exercises and how much to do on various web sites. 30 mins, twice a week is enough. After weight lifting, have some protein/carbs immediately afterwards. For example, a banana and a glass of milk is good. Anyone who tells you this is easy, is lying. You didn't gain the weight in a month, and you aren't going to lose it in a month. A safe and aggressive amount of weight loss is 2 pounds per week (8 pounds a month, 96 pounds a year). If you are losing more than that, you could be losing muscle and its just going to hurt you in the long run (less muscle = less metabolism = easier to get fat again). I hope this helps. Again, this is not easy, but it never is. "The dictionary is the only place where success comes before hard work." -Vince Lombardi You will need to work hard to achieve success. Don't fall for fad diets or fad supplements that are more dangerous than staying fat. And of course, go for regular checkups and talk to your doctor before beginning anything to make sure you can handle it. Good luck! Any questions, you can email me at mas476 at gmail dot com.

It is ridiculous to say a person should do exactly this, or exactly that. Normally, to lose weight, you need to have: 1) Proper diet 2) Cardio (lots of cardio) 3) Weight lifting to keep muscle mass 1) Food: You should eat well, remove refined sugars, trans-fats, etc from your diet. Eat small 5-6 meals a day instead of splurging on several big ones. Don't go for the fad diets. Eat at least some vegetables at each meal, and control your portions (count calories if you can, but not 100% necessary). In the end, to lose weight your total expended calories must be less than what you take in. But you can eat well, and create a calorie deficit by exercising. 2) Cardio: If you are very overweight, start off with 15 minutes a day. It doesn't matter what you do, as long as you get your heart rate up (aim for a heart rate of 140-165). Stay at that heart rate for 15 minutes. You can count your heart rate for 10 seconds and multiply by six for ease of use. After doing 15 mins of exercise at least six days a week (seven if you can, but try for six at least) for three weeks, increase to 20 mins of exercise. Then 25, then 30. Ideally, you want to keep increasing exercising for 45 mins (work upto it). If you feel out of breath or experience pains...slow down and take a couple extra week to increase. There is no need to push yourself beyond your limit. The results will come, even if it takes you a year to get from 15 mins to 45 mins. After you get to 45 mins/day, and you still want to imrove, or lose weight, then start increasing the intensity every 3 weeks. Remember to keep your heart rate at the target level. This is the most important thing. Normally, jogging is great. Start off by jogging slow, just slightly faster than walking. Don't be ashamed, you'll be jogging fast in a couple months. Don't push yourself. If you have to lie down for 30 mins after exercising, you did it too hard. After you exercise, eat a piece of fruit or drink a glass of milk (or exercise at a time so one of your five-six meals falls right after). Remember, cardio is THE most important thing. 3) Weight lifting: The often forgotten component of losing weight. If you lose weight with just a diet, and possibly even with diet + cardio, you could be losing muscle, not fat. You should weight lift twice a week (three times if you feel upto it), working out the major muscle groups (biceps/triceps, chest, shoulder, back, legs, abs, calves). You can find proper weight lifting exercises and how much to do on various web sites. 30 mins, twice a week is enough. After weight lifting, have some protein/carbs immediately afterwards. For example, a banana and a glass of milk is good. Anyone who tells you this is easy, is lying. You didn't gain the weight in a month, and you aren't going to lose it in a month. A safe and aggressive amount of weight loss is 2 pounds per week (8 pounds a month, 96 pounds a year). If you are losing more than that, you could be losing muscle and its just going to hurt you in the long run (less muscle = less metabolism = easier to get fat again). I hope this helps. Again, this is not easy, but it never is. "The dictionary is the only place where success comes before hard work." -Vince Lombardi You will need to work hard to achieve success. Don't fall for fad diets or fad supplements that are more dangerous than staying fat. And of course, go for regular checkups and talk to your doctor before beginning anything to make sure you can handle it. Good luck! Any questions, you can email me at mas476 at gmail dot com.

The answer is diff for everyone.everyone has diff goals and needs.as we all need to take in the diff amount of calories based on our weight.cutting calories doesnt do the trick you may see it helping butsplitting the meals up into portions and more than three meals a day will speed up that metabolism.dont push it to the point of feeling sick when its time to work out.work out for a better you make it just part of your day and not a diet.the world wont end if we skip a few days infact its great to rest up between.i say every other day is perfect with balanced calorie count.you may have a week where you add a extra day thats great...

to build muscle you need to work out at least 3 times a week and eat at least 6 times a day,protein supplements should be taking at least 3 times daily(incl as meals),whilst working out to build muscle you need to push to your limits every time you train.muscle must be fully broken upon each training session and pain must be felt hence the 6 times eating a day will recover your muscles faster and bigger and increase your strenght.for any change in your body visible to the eye to occur consistency must be maintained training and eating wise.4 weks of this routine and changes in your body will occur but seek the best methods of isolating your muscles you wish to work on as gym instructors and the labels on the machines in the gym dont alays give you best advice for the results you need.

YES if you want to lose BIG, work out 6 hours EVERY DAY. look at the tv show biggest loser. they get a max of 1200 calories a day, no over, no under. they have NO sugar and VERY LOW sodium. I know this because I am friends with one of the contestants. make sure to talk to your doc first tho, but buy DVD's for great cardio. lift weights EVERY day but working different areas. Do 2 hours after breakfast, 2 hours after dinner and on your days off from work, do the same only add in 2 hours after lunch. run, jog, walk atleast 10,000 steps a day *at about 4mph thats about 2 hour walk* try walking or sprinting up hill, swim arobics are great for every part of your body, do jumping jacks and jump rope - LOTS OF THEM! it sounds like a lot but it really isnt that bad, it will show results, and to make sure u are losing body fat and not muscle, make sure to eat a protien/carb/veggies at EVERY meal. for snacks eat a 100 cal snack or fruit, no surgar at night, and make sure u never eat 3 hours before bed time. you will lose BIG. If your goal is to maintain your weight, stay on a healthy diet, if you give in to a temptation, work it off asap. exersice 3-4 days a week, for 45 min-2 hours depending on your desire. also, be sure to still keep up with the weights. hope this helps, it helped me, and i learned it from a reality tv show expert, my neighbor, heba and ed from season 6