good exercises?

skinnyjeansss
skinnyjeansss Posts: 17
edited October 2 in Fitness and Exercise
does anyone have any good suggestions for working out at the gym?

generally i just do a mile on the treadmill, some elliptical and bike and then some push-ups and crunches.

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  • reese66
    reese66 Posts: 2,920 Member
    Weight machines, cardiovascular classes if they have them...
  • skinnyjeansss
    skinnyjeansss Posts: 17
    thank you! i'm going to start taking zumba classes as well.
  • auntiebabs
    auntiebabs Posts: 1,754 Member
    I start with a few yoga stretches (10-min)... Do 20-min elliptical because it's low-impact... to some weights on the hip abductor machine(10-min 5 sets of 12), then I do the bicycle until I start to feel it in my back, usually about 10-min. Then some push-ups, crunches and planks.

    I need to work in some more upper body
  • engineman312
    engineman312 Posts: 3,450 Member
    my wife loves zumba, spinning, and kickboxing. she's taking a pole dancing class next week ::giggity::
  • trelm249
    trelm249 Posts: 777 Member
    what are you looking to do at the gym? more cardio or some strength also?
  • jsherrill92
    jsherrill92 Posts: 775 Member
    holding dumbbells and doing lunges and squats doesn't sound like much of an exercise but 3 sets of 15 with light weight makes my legs burn!
  • trelm249
    trelm249 Posts: 777 Member
    Stregnth training routine

    2 to 3 times a week (not on the same day as your heavy cardio routine)

    warm up with 10 to 12 minutes cardio

    2 sets of each (light the first set for 10 reps, 2nd set use a weigth that limits you to 6 to 8 reps)

    dumbbell deadlifts
    dumbbell lunges
    dumbbell flat bench press
    lat machine pulldown
    cable rows
    hammer curls
    cable pulldowns with rope attachment

    call it good, go home and have a high protein dinner

    Try it for 6 weeks and see what happens.
  • crazyburner02
    crazyburner02 Posts: 1
    when you say 10-12 min of cardio what exercise classifies as cardio?
  • skinnyjeansss
    skinnyjeansss Posts: 17
    thanks so much everyone! will keep these suggestions in mind at the gym tomorrow. (:
  • trelm249
    trelm249 Posts: 777 Member
    @crazy

    walking, jogging, biking, elliptical, jump rope, etc. A good warm up for the muscles and get the heart going, but nothing sustained at 60% MHR or more for significant length of time.
  • megandunn18
    megandunn18 Posts: 37 Member
    When you're on the treadmill, I'd try mixing up the intensities. This keeps your body guessing so it doesn't fall into the same routine, thus reducing amount of weight lost. Also, it burns more calories! Another good idea would be to strength train. I usually just stick to the free weights, because it's hard to use the barbells when you don't have a spotter...they're also kind of intimidating! lol.
  • DeepAsAPlate
    DeepAsAPlate Posts: 121 Member
    If your gym offers it, I loved Pilates. I took a class a couple years ago and definitely noticed a difference after the 10-week session was over. I just moved from Kansas to Wisconsin and my new gym doesn't offer it (bummer). I need to find a good Pilates studio that's nearby.
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