I am 214lbs and this is my exercising for the wk?

Question

i run 1 mile and walk 2miles and use my total gym mon, wed, and friday then i ride bike 3 miles on tues and thurs am i doing enough and i try to consume about 1700-1800 calories a day

Answer 1

i would say so also try to put a little bit  of sports in there jsut for the fun of it. like sat and sun go swimming or so play some tenis.

Answer 2

how long have you been on this regime?

try mixing it up- try to jog jonger, and walk less, and try to add a half mile to your bike rides every other week or so. i've noticed that the length of time you do the cardio exercise- not the length of distance- is what gets you the results.

i was on an overweight program when i was an active duty soldier- i would go to the gym, and work out, but between each set of repetitions, i jumped rope for a minute. this kept my heart rate up. i toned up quickly, and lost the weight i needed to pass the physical fitness standards.

Answer 3

The miles aren't really the issue.  To stay in shape, you have to exercise your cardio-vascular system for at least 20 minutes per day, keeping your heart rate at 20% higher than normal for those 20 minutes.  The Total Gym isn't really a fat burner, it's more of a muscle builder, unless you make a special effort to use it for cardio;  this would mean circuit training with no rest between sets.

Your calorie intake is good, just make sure you're staying away from processed carbohydrates and transfats, which have a habit of undermining a lot of diets.