Ladies successful doing weights....i need help plz

I want to lose 17 kgs

Ok thank u. Will start calorie counting.. hope it works

A lot of gyms offer a free session with a trainer when you sign up. I found that to be really helpful just to have them teach me the correct movements and position, and then I could continue on my own.

You can also see if you're gym or rec centres offer a weight training class. A couple of years ago I took a class called Women on Weights. It was once a week for 5 or 6 weeks and we were taught how to use the machines, a little on free weights, etc.

I'm now taking Learn to Weight Lift class. This one is only 3 weeks and a smaller group (there's 4 of us, one who took the class before and kinda goes off on his own and three of us newbies). The focus of the class is bench press, squats and dead lifts and then other exercises to complement those ones.

I would join a gym that your comfortable in and can afford. A lot of gyms will do a few days or a week to trial the membership. Do this at a couple of gyms in your area to find the right fit for you.

After that, I would start with some weight machines or free weights if you want. The machines seem to be less intimidating for someone new to strength training. If you have questions about how to use them you can always Google or You Tube it to look them up or ask one of the trainers or someone else that works at the gym. Also, there are a ton of online programs you can use if you are looking for a structured plan and can't afford a trainer (I hear ya!). If you go to Bodybuliding.com there are a lot of programs. Jamie Eason has a great one to use but there are plenty of others as well.

Another option if you don't want to join a gym is to purchase some free weights and resistance bands and purchase some at home work out DVD's such as Jillian Michaels or one of the many Beachbody programs available.

As far as how heavy to lift-start light and if it feels to easy you can always add more. Vice versa is true-if it's too heavy, drop the weight. Depending on the exercise you should probably aim for 8-12 reps of each exercise and add another set (or two) as your comfortable.

Check out fitnessblender.com. Literally 100s of free videos including weight training. They sell complete programs where every day is assigned a workout so you don’t have to make any decisions. Almost like having a personal trainer. The programs are abt $10 each and you can use them as many times as you want without buying the program again. Can’t recommend them enough

youtube!! or a friend that is into fitness and somewhat know what they're doing. Just start out light til you get your form down and be patient with yourself. You will get better with practice, just like anything! Good luck

There is zero connection between loose skin and sciatic pain, but weight training would obviously improve your muscle mass. I would suggest you start with yoga and pilates and look into Stronglifts 5x5, it’s a great beginner lifting program.