Gym workouts

I'm all about gym workouts! The gym I go to has an indoor track upstairs, and a cardio room and weight training room downstairs. I never get bored this way.

Hello everyone,

It seems like workout videos are the popular choice for a lot of members on this site. How many of you are still sticking with a gym workout these days?

I stick to it like glue and change everything up every 2 weeks.

In general I do 90 minutes of cardio with 30 minutes of resistance 6 days a week.

I rest resistance Tuesday and cardio every 10 days or so.
My resistance is lower weights but high reps, then heavy every 3rd workout.

And I split my body into 3 muscle groups:
1. Legs
2. Chest- triceps - shoulders
3. Arms - back

I do a lot of weird things for cardio like military march, boxing type training,
dancing, floor rolls, squat thrust intervals and the good ole jumping jack.
And I jog, swim, play tennis, fast walk and bike.

Lost 64lbs and nearly 20% body fat - it works for me.

Diet
It was a hard leap for me as well, but after my first initial 30 lbs, I stalled, then did what any disciplined and determined person would. I starved myself. And that worked too for a season, but I was losing lean body mass too much.

Long short? I increased calories to almost 3000 to account for my activity level, exercises and other variables, and I thought NO WAY! I was eating less than half that....

Out of the 65 lb total weight loss, half of that resulted from a higher calorie diet but slightly restricted with enough of a deficit to reflect a 1lb weekly weight loss.

It worked!

And today I have a mere 10 lbs to go, eating around 3000 daily [except on rest days], losing 1 lb each week like clockwork.
If your input is right, all will be well.

Good Luck!

I am a all about the gym workout too. I like the options the ( my) gym offers me, (i.e. treadmill, elliptical, bike, free weights and machines, plus some "free" classes if I so choose). It helps keep the boredom at bay. When the weather is more co-operative I do enjoy to get outside to run, as it frees my mind and I get to listen to the birds and other outdoor sounds instead of my Ipod! Our family membership runs about $50 a month - I can't think of anywhere else I can get this kind of return on the investment in good health!

i would love to but just can not afford it!!! lol :blushing:

I have both videos and a gym membership. I used the videos to get myself into the habit of exercising, but I found myself getting bored with them, and slacking off. Getting off my butt to get down to the gym is definitely a kick-start & motivation for me.

I love my gym workouts... Monday, Tues, Thurs and Sun Zumba, Saturday Ujam and Tues and Friday Kickboxing class. Weight training 3 times a week. I use my home workout videos and games when I can't make it to gym.

I don't own any videos. It's all gym and outdoor running for me.

That's what I'm talking about!
I also started cycling as well. I named my bike Fred and he is my new favorite workout partner!

The gym is my preference for sure! On days that I don't go I always try to do an at home workout; a hike, a DVD or an activity I enjoy. At the gym I do a lot of different classes and strength training. Thinking of getting a stationary bike to ride at home when I watch TV or a movie too.