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This is a very common question that many people ask. A general rule of thumb is 3-5 days per week depending on your goal. The routine that is best for fat loss will vary tremendously from a routine designed for someone who wants to run a marathon. If you are trying to maintain your current level of fitness 3 days is enough. To lose fat and build muscle, 4-5 days is optimal. The biggest key is consistency. If you say you are going to hit the gym 3 times per week, do it. The worst thing you can do is be inconsistent. Each time you start and stop an exercise program it will be harder to begin again from a physical and mental standpoint.

Interval training has become one of the latest training methods to gain popularity in the fitness world. If your not familiar with interval training, it is a form of cardiovascular exercise that alternates periods of high intensity with periods of lower intensity. The most common method of interval training is sprinting. After a five minute warm-up you would sprint for a minute then jog lightly for a minute and repeat that cycle 5-8 times (don’t forget a five minute cool down). The sprint would be considered the high intensity and the light jog would be the low intensity.