I need help at the gym!!

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  • kdillson70
    kdillson70 Posts: 63
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    You might want to try a group class, toning, sculpting, pump, zumba? It helps fight the boredom and gives you an all over body workout. Not to say that biking is bad, but if you can do it at home, spread your wings while at the gym. You might find something you love more than biking. ;-)

    Good Luck!
  • jyvonne27
    jyvonne27 Posts: 91 Member
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    I like to switch my cardio up so I won't get bored, alternating between elliptical, stairmaster and treadmill. Treadmill is the worst to me though. I have started watching episodes on Netflix on the elliptical and I love the distraction. On the treadmill that doesn't work so well so I put on a special playlist. My favorite forms of cardio are group classes though. Zumba is the bomb and its great exercise!
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
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    avoid the machines http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2010/02/15/how-to-build-your-own-workout-routine/

    lift weights http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2011/07/21/meet-staci-your-new-powerlifting-super-hero/

    http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2013/02/28/strength-training-101/

    http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2014/03/03/strength-training-101-how-to-squat-properly/

    http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2014/01/14/strength-training-101-where-do-i-start/

    http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2014/02/06/strength-training-101-how-much-weight-should-i-be-lifting/

    http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2013/03/05/101-equipment/

    http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2013/09/11/7-strength-training-myths-every-woman-should-know/
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
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    i also advocate to go run outside. and if you are a gamer, the app "zombies, run!" might appeal to you.
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
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    Do a progressive lifting routine instead.

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  • truebrew
    truebrew Posts: 33
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    Get a tablet with a micro card slot and start downloading your favorite movie and TV shows. Turn the gym into your own theater. Today I watched "And the Band Played On" which is an award winning movie about the AIDS crisis in the early 80s. It was compelling, it was riveting and I forgot I was running 6.5 miles and on the elliptical for another 1.5 miles (80 minutes total cardio today)

    I have everything from Columbo TV shows in the 70s to The Godfather, Casino, Rock Hudson and Doris Day in "Send me no flowers"......I have World War 2 documentaries, I have Groucho Marx comedies , their great movies, I have Everybody Loves Raymond episodes, I have Wall St with Michael Douglas and Charlie Sheen.......I think I have over 100 shows, movies, etc. And I am always adding.

    I am never bored on the machines and I look forward to going to the gym to watch what I have planned. Next week it's columbo and then Real World San Francisco , the one from the 90s with that jerk Puck. I have all 20 episodes........those were great days back then......lots of memories. Make the gym a place you want to go do instead of dreading to go to.....well, that's how I see it.......good luck. By the way, Apple Ipads don't have micro slots. So I wanted to make sure my tablet had a micro slot to hold all these movies. Amazing technology.....the card as small as your fingernail can now hold 64 gb of data....that's more than a few movies and i hear there's new micro card with 128 gbs! Good luck.
  • Skittle_BoomBoom
    Skittle_BoomBoom Posts: 72
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    I'm not really a weight lifting kinda gal, I am trying to lose lovehandles and do my abs a lot, but I like the cardio part of my workout because I like the way it makes me feel! I think the movie idea is a great idea and different series on hulu would definitely appeal to me. Thank you guys so much for the tips!
  • 12by311
    12by311 Posts: 1,719 Member
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    I'm not really a weight lifting kinda gal, I am trying to lose lovehandles and do my abs a lot, but I like the cardio part of my workout because I like the way it makes me feel! I think the movie idea is a great idea and different series on hulu would definitely appeal to me. Thank you guys so much for the tips!

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/977538-halp-heavy-lifting-made-me-supah-bulky
  • RomulanWarbird
    RomulanWarbird Posts: 230
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    I love ellipticals for some reason so no problem for me there, BUT, something that was a lot more fun to me was to incorporate lifts and cardio. Like do a circuit then do five minutes on the elliptical or ten, then another circuit. Don't do anything you get bored with.

    But you need to lift some weights and build muscle because it will help with the burning fat thing, even if you don't like lifting weights. You can do fun stuff like workouts from Jillian Michaels that have weights and cardio but are still hard (and they're free on the youtubes). Just keep testing out a variety of different workouts so you don't get bored and don't cardio yourself to death. You can get all flabby like that. :c
  • TrailNurse
    TrailNurse Posts: 359 Member
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    Do a progressive lifting routine instead.

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    Quadruple this.....if you bike you don't need more cardio. You need to lift weights.
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
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    I'm not really a weight lifting kinda gal, I am trying to lose lovehandles and do my abs a lot, but I like the cardio part of my workout because I like the way it makes me feel! I think the movie idea is a great idea and different series on hulu would definitely appeal to me. Thank you guys so much for the tips!

    Oh, you want to lose your love handles and work on your abs?
    Yeah, weight lifting won't help at all. /sarcasm
  • Froggymcconnell
    Froggymcconnell Posts: 92 Member
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    Rather than the gym have you tried classes at your local gym? I joined gym but it didn't interest me and got bored way too easy. I now do kettlercise class on a Monday, bums, tums and thighs class on Wednesday and metafit (HIIT) class on Fridays and have noticed a difference in my body as all classes focus on diff things.

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