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Excercise snacks
Ive been fascinated about the idea of excercise snacking ever since i read about it on the Mini Pause. My question is because of my schedule i find doing 30-45min full body workouts 3 days a week works best for me. So would excercise snacking still work if i just break up those sessions into 3 10-15min sessions 3 days a week or is 60min 3x a week the optimal amount of time i should aim for? The other days are my active recovery days so im walking like 4 miles and doing yoga so im still moving all day just not lifting.
Full body weights 3 days/week
I work out with free weights 3 mornings a week from home (thanks to your inspiration) and am always crunched for time. I like to do full body each time to target each muscle group 3 times a week. So I go through a rotation of about 6 lifts alternating upper and lower body so I don’t have to rest as long in between (maybe 20-30 seconds and a little longer between each round). I try to get three sets of 8-10 reps each day (getting close to max effort). Is this going to produce as much gains as a different plan that includes more rest between sets or focuses on more specific muscle groups each day? Thanks for your thoughts.
Cardio
Ive heard that for heart health we need to get in 150 min of cardio a week but is that zone 2 or zone 3 or does it not matter? Also to add to this how do you feel about perimenopausal women doing like 15-20 HIIT workouts say 2x a week will that help or hinder? Im concerned about the whole cortisol response issue w HIIT