Gym newbie. What should I start with 1st??

Truegoddess22
Truegoddess22 Posts: 94 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Last week my son bought home a flyer that gives me (well my family) a free month pass to the club in our area. It has a spa, indoor/outdoor pool, kids. playground, workout equipment, massage parlor, sauna, etc.

Anyways I work until 4:30 everyday so I'm thinking about going after work since they don't close until 9. I'm a gym newbie so what should I start with 1st? They have the treadmills, stationary bikes, rower, bench press, weight rack, etc. I am 5'2 and about 174. My goal weight is 125-130. I want to start out slow and then work my way up. Thanks for the advice/tips.

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  • Truegoddess22
    Truegoddess22 Posts: 94 Member
    BUMP!!
  • Jaminjo2
    Jaminjo2 Posts: 31 Member
    I am fortunate to have a small gym where I work. Here's what worked for me in the beginning: I would pick out 3 different pieces of equipment, and I would do only 10 minutes each. Ten minutes worked for me because it would get my heart rate up and by that time I was thinking this is too hard to go any longer on that particular machine and I would move on to the next one for 10 minutes.

    I ended up with 30 minutes of cardio and it didn't seem to be so bad. In the beginning those 10 minutes were hard. Now I pick out 2 machines and workout for 30-45 minutes each. I like the variety, it keeps me from getting bored and by the time I want to quit, it's time to move to something else.

    Good luck!
  • spicegeek
    spicegeek Posts: 325 Member
    when I first started going to the gym I would walk on the treadmill, use the stationary bike and the elliptical - start out with 10 mins on each if you are very new to being active and slowly build up to 20 mins on each - then you can start increasing the intensity - by that time you `ll be in a habit of going to gym you will have an idea of the staff and it is more than likely someone will have approached you about having training sessions - if you can afford it - take them - at the very least they will get you familiar with a simple strength training routine and you can take it from there
  • loriemn
    loriemn Posts: 292 Member
    if they have a PT there,pay for an hour of their time if you have to and talk to them about your goals and the best way to get there,you can always tweek your program later on to suit you better,but it will give you a good starting point.

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