[tkellogg]

4 hours of lifting a week? That's a lot of time. I know myself well enough that I won't make goals/commitments that I know I won't keep, like this. I have some simple weights in my living space that are hard to ignore. I typically lift for <5 min/day; when I go to the gym I keep it under 20 min to lower the cognitive commitment. It works for me - I can bench press 250 lbs. You really don't need to spend hours at the gym to stay in shape.

[maibaum]

A 1-hr session 4 days a week is a pretty typical lifting regiment. Personally I consider that hour a cognitive release rather than commitment, but to each his own!