exeercising every hour ?

ok , i work from home and i was wondering is exercising every hour for like 5mins for the day good ? i mean is it worse to exercise a little bit everyhour then todo a intense hr of exercises ?. Its mainly because i need to take a break and i sometimes do a few situps and weights (free weights)

thanks

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Reply 1

Cano234

I would seriously not do this, i would just do them in a complete set at the end of the day. Muscles build when they break and repair bigger i think, so my breaking them every hour you are not giving them time to rebuild. Also if you do them as a complete set at the end of the day, dont do it every day, 4 times a week should be fine.

Hope that Helps

Reply 2

Marmotta

You really need to be doing at least 20 min sessions for it to be any good, so really 5 mins every hour isn't going to do much. It would be better to try an get your exercise into a few daily sessions.

Reply 3

Chi3f

what kind of exercise are you planning on doing for 5 minutes?

Reply 4

Anonymous #1

well , after a hr i may do some curls with weights....

Reply 5

HighlyEvolved

well if its weight training then its not really very good. you need to give your muscles time to repair after exercise. it would be better to do a more intense session in the evening.

Reply 6

Purple

Seeing as you work at home you probably dont move around too much so every morning you should take a walk, like you would if you were walking to work. At lunch time take another walk outside, then in the evening do some exercise.

Also in between all that you could have a 5 minute walk around your house to keep yourself active, or walk up and down your stairs a few times. Its not healthy not moving.

Reply 7

Bis

Anonymous

well , after a hr i may do some curls with weights....

Absolutely pointless.

Reply 8

Anonymous #1

k cool , well thanks for the help , well it seems like everyone thinks its a crap idea lol . Well can u help me , decide how long i should work for ? , i am doing weights mostly now......

Reply 9

Ili

Anonymous

k cool , well thanks for the help , well it seems like everyone thinks its a crap idea lol . Well can u help me , decide how long i should work for ? , i am doing weights mostly now......

Obviously exercising every hour is a stupid idea, but if you're breaking an hour of workout into smaller working out sessions than that's much better. And how many times per week are you working with those weight? 3/4 times per week of strength training is enough methinks.

Reply 10

Mark S

Bis

Absolutely pointless.

Oh there you are bisy babe. When i didnt see your post for at least 5 seconds i thought you were losing your touch!

Reply 11

Bis

Anonymous

k cool , well thanks for the help , well it seems like everyone thinks its a crap idea lol . Well can u help me , decide how long i should work for ? , i am doing weights mostly now......

Around 40 minutes, once per day, usually focusing on a few muscle groups.

Reply 12

Bis

Markus Angelsdaughter

Oh there you are bisy babe. When i didnt see your post for at least 5 seconds i thought you were losing your touch!

Nah. Haven't seen you around in a while though.

Reply 13

Mark S

Bis

Nah. Haven't seen you around in a while though.

Yeah kinda forgot the site existed. Good to be back though. You're like the only familiar face on here now :mad:

Reply 14

Bis

Ah, nice to see you back then. Surely sithius etc are familiar faces?

Reply 15

Mark S

Bis

Ah, nice to see you back then. Surely sithius etc are familiar faces?

he said to me he doesnt bother coming on anymore this morning. Anyway hes a friend in person so i dont count him lol

And ya, nice to see ya again to. I loved our debates

Reply 16

sumitk87

now that im on holidays i go to the gym almost daily with the exception of the odd day. (i do aerobic and weights)

is this bad? do i need to give more time for muscles to repair?

Sumit

Reply 17

Bis

Markus Angelsdaughter

he said to me he doesnt bother coming on anymore this morning. Anyway hes a friend in person so i dont count him lol

And ya, nice to see ya again to. I loved our debates

That silly weed!

Debates? You mean arguments I take it?

Reply 18

Jen2327

i guess its better than no exercise?

but if ur doing weights, then maybe 5 mins every hour is worth a go?

Reply 19

spongepantssquarebob

its better then no exercise... but 5 mins is not really intense enough to do anything... thats what i think anyway n im no expert...

but frm experience its not enough to show results... if that what your lookin for..