How frequently should I exercise?

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I recently backpacked from Georgia to Connecticut and during that time I hiked 20-25 miles a day with a 40 pound pack over mountains for four months. This was great for my legs but what little upper body I had just seemed to melt away and I'm trying to get myself back into shape. My routine has been

push ups 20x 3-4
crunches 15x3
curls 15lb 15x3
pull ups 5x3

I do that 3 times a week and exercise until I can no longer complete a full set but I could do it everyday. I never have any signifigant muscle sorness or fatigue the next day and at the end of the day have loads of exess energy. I feel like I should be working out everyday but is it healthy? Should I just try to increase the intensity of my work outs or what?

I'm 18 male slim build around 4% BF when I first got back and probably a bit higher now if that matters.

I also eat ALOT so I'm sure I'm getting enough calories to keep up with it. Hiking that much really messed with my body (I still loved every minute of it) and I'm trying to get back into a normal routine.

Any advice on keeping my legs in shape would be great too.
 
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At that routine and 4% BF I have a hard time believing you are not in a coma yet. I would venture to guess that you are around 10%. First off, what are your goals? It's hard to give advice to what you need when we don't know what you want first. Either way, I would suggest getting some dumbells or a membership to a gym at any rate, you're going to need a set routine bro.
 
4% could be wrong. I was tested by a doctor though so who knows. Anyway that's beside the point. Just picture a typical skinny 18 year old and that's pretty much me.

My goal is just to be in good general shape. I'm not trying to bulk up or acomplish any specific task I just want to be healthy and active.

I have a weight set. Just some dumbells a bench and a pull down thing.
 
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Light exercises should be done everyday, and heavy training regimens should be performed 2-3 times a week.

It all depends on your intensity level.
 
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