Help!! Where to start in the gym

Congrats on starting at the gym! You should see if your gym offers a tour and/or one free personal training assessment session. That might give you some ideas. Other than that, it's hard to offer any advice without knowing what your goals are. Cardio equipment is fairly self-explanatory, but I'd recommend easing into the free-weights or machines, until you know what you're doing.

I like the elliptical. I tried each model my gym has and found the one that was most comfortable. Recently, I've been using the rowing machine. Weights are also great, machines are okay if you're not comfortable with free weights.

Next time you go in, ask someone at the desk if a trainer can walk you through. When I joined, my walkthrough was rushed and I got nothing out of it - I found a friendly trainer who gave me a more detailed tour and showed me proper form with things I was interested in doing. She did that at no cost.

What do you enjoy and what are your goals? I really enjoyed group classes when I had a gym membership, but now I'm into free weights, running, and circuits.

the gym is a scary [lace when you firts start, defo ask a member of staff to give you a "tour/induction" this will really help.

I dont do weights at they gym (atm) as iv only just started with lifting so at the min am doing full body dumbell and kettlebell work outs at home until im more confident with what im doing so when at the gym I stick to the treadmil and rowing. also go on the bike if I have not cycled there but somedays I cycle or walk 3miles to get there so last ting I wanna do is sit on the bike there when iv got another 3miles to cycle home lol

If u like those 3 thing, do those. Find a progressive lifting routine, like stronglifts or starting strength(or another that matches your goals) for free weights.

When I first went to the gym I did the elliptical and treadmill. The way it was set up was that while on the cardio equipment I could see the lifting equipment. So for a while I just did cardio and watched the lifters and took mental notes. That helped me when I finally became brave enough to go lift for the first time. I found the following tip SUPER helpful... the first few times I went to lift, I went when I knew the gym was relatively empty. Like Saturday afternoon at 2 or something. Or during a big sports playoff game or something. It made me more comfortable knowing there weren't going to be as many people there and that I wouldn't feel rushed. I also book marked a good lifting site that showed how to do the exercises properly. Then, since gym was empty, I could watch the video and use the machine making sure of proper form. That is not something I would recommend if you are at the gym at 6 pm. Good luck.