gym help.

Cardio: 20-30 minutes per day, 4-6 days per week. Start out slow, or else you'll end up thinking it's too hard and you'll give up. Good forms of cardio include jogging and jump rope. I try to stray away from the machines, especially the elliptical. Although it reduces impact, jogging burns more calories.

Weight training: Try weight training 6 days per week with 1 day of rest. Each day is a different body part (back, chest, abs, shoulders, abs, legs). If you train these really intensly, give yourself a week's recovery time. Otherwise you can clump body parts together to do on the same day, with less rest days.

Do you know what 90% of losing weight is? DIET! Try to cut calories by 20% max. You "could" go for a diet plan like carb cutting, but you'll notice a drop in energy before you notice a drop in pounds.

Hope this helps.

A lot of gyms will set you up with a personal trainer (usually for free) for one or two sessions to teach you how to utilize the equipment properly and even give you a beginner plan to start you off. Don't hesitate to ask the front desk about this. Also consider some group fitness classes that you can learn from and motivate you. Good luck!

I started workig out at a gym 7 moths ago. I had never really been iside a gym!! I started at the treadmill. Headphones, water ad I started walking. Over several days, I learned how to use the machine. Switched it up to the elliptical which I find to be a great workout with a good calorie burn. Since I had very low muscle tone, this was easy on my joints. Now I jog, walk, bike, do some circuit training and several group classes (which are fantastic and will keep you coming back). I usually go 5 times a week. Good luck and remember that there are so many people that come in not knowing what to expect. As you progress in your workouts, you will witness many, many folks coming through the doors brand new. Makes me smile now bc I'm so proud of myself for just doing it!