Nerd Fitness Routine

jemhh wrote: »

lishie_rebooted wrote: »

WishesOnTheStar wrote: »

jadezia wrote: »

Hello all!

I've never done any strength exercises before, so I have absolutely no clue what I'm doing or what to look for. I don't feel comfortable going to a gym, and simply don't have the spare money or time, so I've been trying to do things at home. I have a little manual incline treadmill I've been using daily, and going on regular walks around the neighborhood, but I really feel like I should be adding some sort of strength training to retain any muscular structure I may have.

If you don't feel that the nerdfitness routine is worth anything, what might you recommend?

For a woman, it's really not that big of a deal, you don't have the conflicting goals of losing fat on a calorie deficit and trying to gain muscle on a calorie surplus. As a woman you won't be able to add noticeable amounts of strength or muscle in a short time (i.e. less than a year of regular training) anyway simply because of physiology and hormones. Don't overthink it. Keep your diet under control and keep doing your cardio a few times a week, be consistent.

Join a cheap 24 hour commercial gym for the cardio equipment. Varying cardio activity challenges your body in different ways. Bike/running/walking/rowing etc. Also these commercial machines should have calorie counters which will make it easy to log your exercise.

You bolded a section of her OP but then ignored it anyway.
And didn't answer her actual question.
Or provide any alternatives.

She's asking about an at home strength training routine yet you told her to join a gym for cardio...

Because women can't gain strength or muscle in under a year so they should just do cardio.