HOW OFTEN SHOULD YOU WORK OUT? How much you work out depends on your schedule, but I recommend three to five times a week. I work out every day, but I incorporate a tremendous amount of variety into my routines for a number of reasons. One reason is to always keep my workouts interesting. Another reason is to move the stress around the body. You don’t want to repeat the same exercise over and over again every day, because that will wear on the joints, bones, muscles, tendons, and ligaments. I generally recommend splitting up the week. For those of you who can only work out three days a week, which I consider the minimum, either rotate Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Or you can do Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. This allows one day in between for rest. This rest time gives the body an opportunity to grow and repair from the damage caused by exercise. Within those three days, you can rotate exercises, so Monday would be upper body and abs, Wednesday, lower body and abs, then Friday upper body and abs again. The following Monday, you could rotate so that Monday is lower body and abs, Wednesday is upper body and abs, and then Friday is lower body and abs again. This allows that necessary rest time between exercises for optimal muscle health. Three days a week is the basic minimum routine. On each day, the workouts should be split between cardio and resistance: 30 minutes of each is perfect. The cardio exercises should be rotated as well, so that Monday is the treadmill, Wednesday is the bike, and Friday is the elliptical. This again allows variety so that you’re not bored, and it spreads the stress around the body’s tissues so as to avoid overuse injuries that are so common. If you prefer to exercise more, then I would recommend five or even six days a week. Remember, abs are done every day to strengthen your core.