How often can I do calisthenics (bodyweight training)?

[rah1008]

How often should I do calisthenics (bodyweight training)?

Everyday? Every other day?

Also, can anyone recommend any bodyweight training routines or workout programs?

Thank you in advance

[Bluequartz12]

I used to work out every day. I did not want to skip any day or workout feeling bad when I did not catch that day or even one workout. You could workout every day if that would be most desirable to your own routine plan. But if you did I would say keep it within one hour.

But the way I workout with Heavy weight is don’t recommend every day. I am focusing on every other day unless doctor’s appointments may come up. So if you want it could be 2 to three days a week. 3 to 4 days a week works pretty well. The surgeon general a while back believes everyone who is capable to perform physical activity should do exercise 3 to 4 days a week one hour a day. Anything less is not approved. Of course this has to do more with Heart and circulation for the body to be Healthy and active. But it does not mean you need to do the most rigorous routines to achieve this One hour a few times a week. Things like walking or dancing a few times a week works pretty well to keep your heart active.

I am not an expert in calisthenics. There is more explaining in calisthenics than naming some exercises we may know off hand. I do know this if you are a woman you can lay on one side keeping your side placed to the floor mat. Raise your leg ten times turn over on the other side. I know this works. The hi One more I know in this place your knees on the floor mat with your palms facing down and forward on the floor mat. Bring one leg straight back then after your leg is out then left your leg up. Return your leg the same way. Start out with ten reps do the next leg. This works the lower back and the glutes. You can also in the same floor meet mat keep your self that way. Then you can put your leg straight behind like the first one but now instead of going up kick your leg out to the side. Return your leg back to beginning start out with ten reps. As you increase you can do more reps. Like aerobics in calisthenics you can do lots of reps and not get hurt.

There are plenty of more callisthenic exercises. You will need to collect them either online or at the Gym to keep improving you routine because there is a lot of explaining in calisthenics in each exercise.

What do you mean by body weight training? I don’t know you will need to gradually collect this or look online to do these correctly with calisthenics you should include cardio of Bike, stair climbers, ellipticor, treadmill and or swimming exercises. Also add sets of sit ups in your routine.

I am sorry this is not a full exercise package. This is just a start. It is easier in person to show a person or to explain how some of these work. If others will also answer they can add some new exercises for you to try. You will know more and get better over time.
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[megas]

Good advice, definitely keep it short if you are going to be doing bodyweight training every day. 20-40 minutes is fine. If you train 3-4 times a week you'll reduce your chance of over training.

[BTSolutions]

Hey Dude,

It depends on your goals.

You can definately do calisthenics everyday if your goal is Fat Loss.

Do them like everyother day if your goal is muscle building.

Why?

Because with Fat Loss your primary concern is calorie burn.

With Muscle Building your primary concern is a combination of muscle stimulation/rest.

I blog about this stuff if you wanna check it out.

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[Tallgirll22T]

I do calesthenics about 3 days a week and I still feel sore and joints ache. You have to be careful about overtraining. I should follow own advice, haha, as knees still hurt. I work out at home, so calisthenics with plyometric cardio intervals are the easiest, most effective way for me to train. Unfortunately, I don't advise doing this, as I feel like I have arthritis and I'm only 22. If I joined a gym and had more equipment available, I would probably only do calisthenics once a week or every two weeks. Here are some of fav exercises:

Pushups, push ups off a bench (incline or decline)
Plank
Bench dips, bench dips with knee tucks or leg raises (do 5 bench dips, then sit on edge of bench, lean back and raise knee like you are trying to kiss it, keeping toes high for 5 reps each leg. Repeat as many times as you want.)
Weighted lunges, weighted squats
One-legged weighted calf raises off a step
Standing calf raises (toes pointed in, out, or straight ahead.)

Then there is fav new move which I posted on here somewhere. Basically, you get in push up position, touch your left shoulder with right hand, right shoulder with left hand, then left hip with right hand, and right hip with left hand. Lower onto your forearms in plank position and repeat. That is one rep. I do about 4 as fast as I can, then move onto another body-weight move like squats.