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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]15 minutes of cardio and 15 minutes of weightlifting. That’s sort of pointless. [/quote]

You don't want to exercise on a full stomach.

Exercise should be occasionally intense.  You can do lighter recovery workouts.  But you should not do heavy squats two days in a row.  So alternating days of cardio with weightlifting is fine.  It gives you twice as much time per activity.  Roger Bannister often ran 10 one-minute laps with 2-minutes rests.  Do you really run fast for longer than 30 minutes?

Crossfit classes are one hour long, including warm-up, skill practice, and stretching/mobility cool down.  That actual workout is less than 20 minutes.

The Tabata workout is only 4-minutes long, with one-third of it spent resting.  It is intense!

The Starting Strength workout is 3 work sets or 3 exercises of 5 reps (plus warm ups), 3 times per week.  Only one workout per week is heavy.  IIRC, middle-aged folks can do 2 works sets twice week.

It wastes time to spend as much time driving as exercising.  So I would try to do some workouts at home.  You could run or bike outside or inside.  I use my Concept 2 rower with push-ups or dumbbell presses.  Get a stationary bike, a couple kettlebells, a jump rope, or a pull up bar.[/quote]

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