Exercise times: Splitting up a workout throughout the day is perfectly fine

Wanting maximum energy for some of the exercises, I performed the split squats, L-Sit and handstands sets broken up by minutes or hours throughout the day, especially the very intense Bulgarian split squats. I generally leave the auxiliary exercises until the end, and they can easily be done consecutively with no break. This has been recommended on some weight lifting advice channels on Youtube.

A deciding factor in whether we can break up a session is simply logistics. For example, if access to gym equipment is necessary we can only split up during operating hours, and if driving to a gym is simply too inconvenient to be done multiple times. However, a break can be done at the gym, or other exercises performed. Another example: running outside and daylight is needed seriously limits the activity. However, in general, the sport I perform, body weight training, is not limited in these ways.

As quite a few trainers state, a primary limiting factor for many people concerning workout is: can I tolerate this, or is it too boring or a chore? When asked what the best workout method is for different goals, some wise trainers will say ‘The best workout is the one you can stick to day in and day out’. So the limiting factor is seen as burnout, not lack of efficiency or effectiveness of a particular exercises to meet a specified goal.

For me, I can let the day slip by and forget to exercise until it’s too late, though. For me, it’s necessary to have reminders around my room that I need to think about my workout schedule and if it is complete. I have used a whiteboard in the past, but I’m mobile now and can’t carry around a large item like that. With simple adaptation, I could use paper and tape, and post-it notes.

Eventually, I will need to go to a gym, and when there, I will likely perform almost exclusively a small number of types of large, compound movements that cannot be done anywhere else: examples are the dead lift or the squat.

For medical health benefit, research shows that exercise can be broken up into multiple sessions. It has been shown that doing cardio work like running or walking for 150 minutes a week can have substantial health, and this benefit does not decrease when the 150 minutes is broken up, even into 15 minute increments. It is unclear how low an increment is, but I would assume there is some lower limit. This bodes well for a person who is busy or has responsibilities such as child care or a appointments throughout the day with some free periods in between

Even at some places I have worked, I have seen individuals walking the sidewalk outside the buildings. It is possible at some jobs to have 30 minutes to walk 5 times a week. This means the 150 minutes would be met exclusively at a very convenient time. It would obviously be limited by inclement whether.