My Workout - is it good enough?
grahambb3
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Hi everyone, new to this and I plan on tracking what i am doing using My Fitness pal as it's a great app.
On the 4th of Feb, I weighed in at 17 stone 11lbs! i almost died of embarrassment when I saw that and I had to take immediate action.
So I joined the gym and began eating healthier! Since then, I have lost weight, initially rapidly, got down to 15 stone 8 by 21st of March but since then, i have fluctuated between 15st 9lb and 15st 11lb.
Today i was 15st 9lbs, but during that period I have introduced doing weights rather than just running.
What i want to do is steadily lose 1lb a week, with a target of around 14st by end of the year. But i dont know if my work out is sufficient as i only go at lunchtime and i am limited to 30 mins, 35 at a push..
I go between 4 and 5 times a week. in that i do the following:
10 Mins treadmill, jogging and sprinting
20 mins of weight training, 3 sets of 10 reps on several upper body machines, abs and legs too
I tend to do that 3 or 4 times, and then one day a week i will do 20 mins treadmill and 10 minutes on the weight machines.
Once a week I play 5 a side football and once a week i go swimming too.
But am i spending long enough in the gym (i am keeping my calories within the daily limit, apart from the weekends may be) ?
or does anyone have any great workouts that will blast the fat within a short period of time (i.e. 30 mins?)
Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated and good luck to everyone else out there who is working hard to lose weight! I;ve never enjoyed going to the gym as much in my life as i am now, and i used to be seriously active when i was younger!!
thanks again!
Graham
On the 4th of Feb, I weighed in at 17 stone 11lbs! i almost died of embarrassment when I saw that and I had to take immediate action.
So I joined the gym and began eating healthier! Since then, I have lost weight, initially rapidly, got down to 15 stone 8 by 21st of March but since then, i have fluctuated between 15st 9lb and 15st 11lb.
Today i was 15st 9lbs, but during that period I have introduced doing weights rather than just running.
What i want to do is steadily lose 1lb a week, with a target of around 14st by end of the year. But i dont know if my work out is sufficient as i only go at lunchtime and i am limited to 30 mins, 35 at a push..
I go between 4 and 5 times a week. in that i do the following:
10 Mins treadmill, jogging and sprinting
20 mins of weight training, 3 sets of 10 reps on several upper body machines, abs and legs too
I tend to do that 3 or 4 times, and then one day a week i will do 20 mins treadmill and 10 minutes on the weight machines.
Once a week I play 5 a side football and once a week i go swimming too.
But am i spending long enough in the gym (i am keeping my calories within the daily limit, apart from the weekends may be) ?
or does anyone have any great workouts that will blast the fat within a short period of time (i.e. 30 mins?)
Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated and good luck to everyone else out there who is working hard to lose weight! I;ve never enjoyed going to the gym as much in my life as i am now, and i used to be seriously active when i was younger!!
thanks again!
Graham
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Kettlebells. Cardio and strengthening in a 25 minute workout including warm up and cool down.0
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Hi Boomer, thanks for the tip. Not heard of those before and just goolging them, they'd be perfect to do at home. So I could do that on top of my regular exercise.
Fantastic, appreciate your help0 -
You're welcome! Jillian Micheals Shred It with Weights is good. Enjoy!0
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