Is this to much?

I am working out 6 days a week. I enjoy it and my workout consists of a 1 mile run, a 2 mile elliptical on level 5,than I do 3 min on same machine pedaling backwards. I do the stair-stepper machine till it says 150 floors climbed,than I do weight trainig on all the machines at my gym. I take a spinning class 1 day a week and a yoga class 1 day a week.My husband is telling me that the weight trainig everyday is to much,i am not listening to it. I want to know if it is o.k. to keep doing what i am doing or is it pointless and do I have to give the muscles a break? I feel fine and I have not gotten hurt. I will always do my running and elliptical everyday.Thanks for any advice.

Well you definitely need to have rest days so it's good you only do this 6 days a week and not 7.

For weight training, you normally want to take a day off in between. Alternately, you can do legs one day and arms the next. But you need days off in order to incorporate your fitness gains. Otherwise, you are being inefficient and not getting the full benefit of each workout. Your muscles get stronger during the repair process. If they are never fully repaired, they are never getting as strong as they could be.

It's typical to get excited in the beginning and want to go, go, go, but a little moderation helps keep you going for the long haul. If you overtrain, you risk injury and burnout.

Thanks for your input.I will do the alternating back and forth with my work-out. I go with friends and they help alot with keeping me accountable. That is my motivation.Now I know why I am getting frustrated a little,because i am not letting my muscles repair themselves before I am right back at it again the next day.I wish I had asked this question a 9 months ago ! Thanks again.

I think too it is all about balance in your life.  Is too much time being committed to the gym?  You do not need to live in a gym to be fit.  You can incorporate physical movement into your daily life that counts as "exercise".  For instance, mowing the lawn can be your workout for the day.  A nice nature hike can be a workout. 

Yes, you should give your muscles a break just as the others noted.  Also, doing the same exact workout over and over will become inefficient.  Your body gets used to it and is better able to handle it.  Muscle confusion really gets results.  Sometimes use free weights instead of machines, and change up what you do for cardio.  Don't forget to throw in some yoga for core strength and balance.

To do this for life, just make sure you have a good balance in your work/home/"me" time lives.... and find exercises/activities you truly love to do.  That is the only thing that has kept me a regular (6 days a week, 1 hour max time) exercisiser  for 3 years now.

Regarding your weight training... You need to switch up your routine and do a Split workout or work a different part of your body each day. If you work out the same muscles everyday, you can actually experience muscle Atrophy and LOSE muscle mass. The way muscle is built is 1) Lifting weight which tears the muscle fibers 2) Eating proteins and good carbohydrates to help the torn muscle fibers repair 3) if nutrition, supplementation, fluid intake, and PROPER REST are achieved, the repaired muscle fiber will grow back a little bigger.

Everybody's muscle repair at different paces, but a basic rule of thumb, is that if the muscle group you worked out yesterday or the day before is still sore, DO NOT lift on the same group until it is no longer sore, or in other words, repaired. If you do not let the muscle repair, you will never see any gains, you will just be in a perpetual state of recovery and will not obtain the gains you are seeking.

Congrats on your dedication to health and fitness, I think it is awesome! Your regimen looks pretty solid! I think the key to long-term success is finding things that you enjoy doing, and the odds of you sticking with it are greatly increased. ROCK ON!!!

Thank you all very much for the posts,they are very helpful and I guess i owe my man a "you were right,honey"!It all makes sense and I will change things. The other part that i need to improve on is my protein intake;it really has never been quite high and i am sure that would make a good improvement. There are days that I am lucky to see 30 grams. I am going to have to try to like the taste of these protein mixes. So now i know why I was not ever feeling sore,my body was used to what i was doing.I am changing things up! Thanks again for all the feedback from everyone .

Hello, if you don't like the protein drinks, try "Pure ".  It's tasteless and a lot of protein to mix in with food/drinks
http://www.bariatriceating.com/

Crissie