What to do at the gym

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BabyMama021514
BabyMama021514 Posts: 2 Member
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I'm struggling a little bit with what exactly to do at the gym, should I do more cardio or weight training to lose weight? And I dont know what a good routine would be when I'm at the gym I'm kinda all over the place not knowing what I'm doing. Any advice helps. Thank you.

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  • Katmary71
    Katmary71 Posts: 6,569 Member
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    See if your gym has an introduction of showing you the machines and weights, mine did so with a trainer and I told her I wanted to lift weights and learn how to use the elliptical. It's not a perfect routine and I've since added to it, and she did give me the hard sell to hire her but I ignored it. Honestly, I'd do a combination of exercises. If your gym doesn't do that look up exercises on You Tube to learn how to use machines and watch people do other ones you may be interested in doing. Take a few classes that sound good and see what you think. I took a Body Pump class on vacation with my uncle and it was a lot of fun though I prefer listening to my own music when working out so I still lifted weights too. Most of the strength machines have information about how to use them. The cardio equipment you can learn just by trying and watching others. I braved the stair treadmill and love that thing now, I can't believe it used to intimidate me! Also, there's a thread in the exercise forum about weight lifting programs if you're interested in free weights.
  • cmira5ol
    cmira5ol Posts: 1,246 Member
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    Depends on your fitness goals. What do you want to achieve?
  • BabyMama021514
    BabyMama021514 Posts: 2 Member
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    I want to lose 40 pounds but get tone too
  • Danp
    Danp Posts: 1,561 Member
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    BabyMama021514 wrote: »
    I want to lose 40 pounds but get tone too

    The goal to lose 40lbs is done in the kitchen not in the gym. You lose weight by creating a calorie deficit and this is primarily achieved by monitoring your calorie intake.

    What exactly do you mean by 'get tone'? To be honest I've never really understood what people mean when they say this. I'm assuming they mean build muscle but so often you'll hear people saying 'I don't want muscles, I just want to get toned'. What exactly is your goal specifically? building muscle will give you a more defined physique and losing fat will show off more of those muscles.

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