WorkoutsMore time in the gym doesn't automatically mean better results. Here's a more useful way to think about workout duration.
Beyond a certain point, workout effectiveness plateaus while fatigue and injury risk continue climbing โ diminishing returns set in well before most people assume, particularly for strength-focused sessions.
45-75 minutes covers the vast majority of effective strength and combined training sessions, including a proper warm-up โ sessions regularly extending well beyond this often reflect inefficient pacing rather than genuinely more productive training.
A focused 40-minute session with minimal wasted time between sets typically produces better results than a distracted 90-minute session filled with long phone breaks and social chatting.
A quick HIIT session might be genuinely complete in 20 minutes; a longer, more traditional strength session might reasonably run 60-90 minutes โ duration should reflect the training goal, not a fixed universal number.
Two very different approaches to cardio, each with genuine strengths depending on goals, time, and preference.
