Gym Routine Advice

ejb245
ejb245 Posts: 195 Member
edited October 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
So, I've finally found a gym that I like and have been trying to figure out my routine. Right now, I'm doing a strength training circuit with machines, abs, and a little cardio on Monday and Wednesday and an hour spin class on Tuesday and Thursday. I'm not sure what to do with my Friday, Saturday or Sunday. Since I'm new to strength training, I don't want to immediately scale up to 3 days of strength. I was planning on just doing cardio on Friday and then alternating weekends on and off depending on my schedule. I still go for walks at night and on the weekend. I don't know how much is too much, but I'm guessing an hour a day isn't too much, so I could go to the gym 6 days a week.

My goal is weight loss and toning. I'd like to lose another ~20 lbs, but am more concerned about body shape and fat deposits than numbers on the scale. Any thoughts?

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  • LovesNoodles
    LovesNoodles Posts: 72
    does your gym have classes by any chance?
    My gym has great strength training and cardio classes!

    I know classes seem intimidating at first...I was so freaked out because I thought everyone would be looking at me and how poorly coordinated I am lol
    BUT, I realized everyone is just focusing on keeping up themselves LOL

    Anyway, I wear a HRM and in my strength training class I bur ~400 calories and in my cardio classes i burn 550 - 700 calories - that's in 1 hour too!!!! :) So you get great burns minus the boredom that sometimes happens with routines when you use machines all the time

    So, if your gym has classes - give them a try!!! :)
  • H_Factor
    H_Factor Posts: 1,722 Member
    just a suggestion... take friday/sunday off. do sprint intervals on saturday. sprint for 10-20 seconds. rest until your heart rate drops so that you can go all out on your next sprint. start off with 6 sprints. work up to 12 sprints. go all out on every sprint (albeit after a solid warm-up where you stretch your hamstrings, hips, calves and quads....and do some walking and knee highs to loosen everything up).

    and, if you're feeling froggy, you can add a bodyweight exercise after each sprint and then do the rest after that.
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