workout duration for adults

[Ymammad]

Dear Gents,

I am 55. Good but average workout experience at my 20s and 30s then a break for many years. Restarted 3 years ago. My BMI is 25,4. Body fat 16%, visceral fat 12.8.

Cardio exercises 3 weeks per week at a moderate level. Duration 30 minutes.

2 times per week muscle building sessions: shoulder/chest/legs and back&arms. The duration of each session is 90 min inclusive of warm up 10 min and cool off 10 min.

Is that OK for my age and experience?

I heard the most efficient duration should be no more than 60 minutes warm up and cool off inclusive.

What do you think from your experience?

Thanks and cheers

[dazitmayn]

most efficient for what?

workout duration doesn't matter as much compared to what exercises, what intensity and how much volume you are doing during that workout duration

[SuffolkPunch]

There is no time limit - what matters is how much hard work you do during the session and over the course of weeks / months.

There is a balance to be struck between doing too little and achieving poor results - and doing too much and becoming too fatigued to continue. The first is a very very common issue, the second much less so.

The novice routines we have in the sticky threads at the top of the page take a good guess at how much work you need to do. Everyone is a little different of course but one of those would be a good starting point

[Taatz]

at that age keep it around 45 min . thats more than enough to keep u fit if u eat correctly .

[CommitmentRulz]

at that age keep it around 45 min . thats more than enough to keep u fit if u eat correctly .

While 45 minutes may keep the OP "fit", there is no reason to limit his workout to an arbitrary time.

[Taatz]

at that age u get tendons paine and other problems easy so i still suggsest to keep workouts short and simple and focus to eat correctly . cant build much muscle as a natty at that age so no point to push too hard

[EarlA]

at that age u get tendons paine and other problems easy so i still suggsest to keep workouts short and simple and focus to eat correctly . cant build much muscle as a natty at that age so no point to push too hard

Age: 34

[Taatz]

Age: 34

u dont need to eat **** to know it tastes bad

[Oleg1975K]

Dear Gents,

I am 55. Good but average workout experience at my 20s and 30s then a break for many years. Restarted 3 years ago. My BMI is 25,4. Body fat 16%, visceral fat 12.8.

Cardio exercises 3 weeks per week at a moderate level. Duration 30 minutes.

2 times per week muscle building sessions: shoulder/chest/legs and back&arms. The duration of each session is 90 min inclusive of warm up 10 min and cool off 10 min.

Is that OK for my age and experience?

I heard the most efficient duration should be no more than 60 minutes warm up and cool off inclusive.

What do you think from your experience?

Thanks and cheers

If you feel good after such a training, then why not? So time is not redundant.

[WolfRose7]

at that age u get tendons paine and other problems easy so i still suggsest to keep workouts short and simple and focus to eat correctly . cant build much muscle as a natty at that age so no point to push too hard

you are either straight trolling or a very ****ing stupid dick.

[Ymammad]

Thanks for your time answering. Got some useful stuff. Basically, what I concluded is:

- no time limit unless health limit
- however, the age may add some limitations
- no records ambitions
- in general, a workout with moderate weight of duration of 45 minutes net plus some time for mandatory warm up and cool off

Is it something that can be defined as a golden rule?

Best and cheers

[SuffolkPunch]

Better to use a ready made routine as I mentioned above - it will almost certainly be better that something you put together yourself.

This question and many others you didn't yet know existed will be answered by doing that. Designing routines is not just a few simple rules, its takes experience and knowledge.

[Taatz]

you are either straight trolling or a very ****ing stupid dick.

big words for a skinny boy

[FurtadoZ9]

With moderate intensity, 45 min ish

[WolfRose7]

big words for a skinny boy

Appreciate the confirmation of my point.

[jdesey]

Thanks for your time answering. Got some useful stuff. Basically, what I concluded is:

- no time limit unless health limit
- however, the age may add some limitations
- no records ambitions
- in general, a workout with moderate weight of duration of 45 minutes net plus some time for mandatory warm up and cool off

Is it something that can be defined as a golden rule?

Best and cheers

55 is not an age to be concerned. I’m 53 and I push hard in the gym. I work till I’m thru the program. Could be an hour , or more or less. My workouts are more intense then when i was younger. Do not buy into the “I’m old” stuff.