Gym membership.....necessary?
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I currently have a gym membership and am struggling to get to the gym. I have a treadmill at home and a new bike that I'm enjoying a lot. My dilemma is not getting in the cardio. I've lost a decent amount already and have lots more to lose. I need some muscle to help me burn even when not exercising. I assuming I need to look at doing some weight training but that hasn't happened at the gym because I'm intimidated and don't know how to use the machines. Can I get weight training in at home and if so where do I start. I don't want to keep paying for a membership that isn't being used. I'm stuck and looking for opinions.
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Have you had someone from the gym show you how to use the machines? To answer your question. You do not need to go to the gym to do weight training but I feel the machines at the gym are more effective when you use them 2 to 3 times a week.
There are many dvd's out now that people love and you build plenty of muscle I am told and muscle burns more fat.
That is my 2 cents! :flowerforyou:0 -
To answer your post topic:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/921892-no-gym-required
I'm doing traditional weight lifting with a bench set-up at home and love it, but I don't think it's the only way to go about strength training.
Google body weight exercises and no equipment strength training, and see where those programs get you.0 -
You don't *need* a gym membership - I had one but then invested in some weights / bench / squat stands etc. so I can workout at home and ditched the membership.
However, since you already have a membership how about organising a one-off (or series of) sessions with a trainer to show you how to use the weights. Once you know how to do things correctly and safely perhaps you wont feel so intimidated going in there and lifting.0 -
I belonged to a gym, but I came to realize I hated the act of GOING to the gym, so I bought weights for home and do all my running outside.0
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For many people the gym membership is necessary, but for others it is not. Many people need to have the event to ensure they work out. Going to the gym makes that happen. Also, people you meet and get to know at the gym help you to get there and workout. I know this statement often falls on deaf ears, but no reason to be intimidated with the weights at the gym. It has been my experience that all those muscle bound guys love helping. They love sharing their theories. Once they see you are serious you become a part of the gang.
For those that don't need to be encouraged to get their work out in the gym membership isn't necessary. Weight training is simply lifting weight ... that doesn't have to translate to dumbbells and barbells. I use resistance bands and my body. I saw a post the other day that someone was using can goods. Lifting weights is just exactly that lifting something that weighs something.
Gym memberships are great ... loved going ... wish I could still afford one, but I'm doing fine without it.0 -
Check out
nerdfitness.com
you are your own gym0 -
Just to emphasize: nerdfitness.com
And a good way to get in cardio while building muscle are Jillian Michaels videos. They work fast, and they're short.0 -
I think it is wonderful that you are thinking about using muscle to help burn calories between workouts! Your thinking about a great plan!. Maybe since you are struggling right now, use the option of the trainer at the gym--while you already have the membership there. Use the trainer to first teach you about the machines there and how you need to best use them for you to get the best results. After you get that down, then, use the trainer again before you end your gym membership to show you some things you can do with basic hand weights--like you could buy for yourself at home....in case you want to go that route. It just seems like using the trainer at this point would be motivational for you, and, provide you with some needed education about lifting weights. You don't have to use them forever.0
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I think it is wonderful that you are thinking about using muscle to help burn calories between workouts! Your thinking about a great plan!. Maybe since you are struggling right now, use the option of the trainer at the gym--while you already have the membership there. Use the trainer to first teach you about the machines there and how you need to best use them for you to get the best results. After you get that down, then, use the trainer again before you end your gym membership to show you some things you can do with basic hand weights--like you could buy for yourself at home....in case you want to go that route. It just seems like using the trainer at this point would be motivational for you, and, provide you with some needed education about lifting weights. You don't have to use them forever.0
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For many people the gym membership is necessary, but for others it is not. Many people need to have the event to ensure they work out. Going to the gym makes that happen. Also, people you meet and get to know at the gym help you to get there and workout. I know this statement often falls on deaf ears, but no reason to be intimidated with the weights at the gym. It has been my experience that all those muscle bound guys love helping. They love sharing their theories. Once they see you are serious you become a part of the gang.
For those that don't need to be encouraged to get their work out in the gym membership isn't necessary. Weight training is simply lifting weight ... that doesn't have to translate to dumbbells and barbells. I use resistance bands and my body. I saw a post the other day that someone was using can goods. Lifting weights is just exactly that lifting something that weighs something.
Gym memberships are great ... loved going ... wish I could still afford one, but I'm doing fine without it.0 -
For me, yes. I've done home workouts and i do alright with them. My husband and i had started doing P90X, but then we stopped doing it because our mind frame changes when we try to workout at home. My living room is for relaxing, so trying to push hard just doesn't happen as much as it does when i'm at the gym. I've also done Turbofire at home, which i liked, but i get more of a burn out of doing Zumba in a class with a bunch of other people.0
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