...what was I thinking?

This is my first week. I've been wanting to join a gym and get back in shape for about TEN YEARS now. (Yeah, I'm the King of procrastination).

So...I don't know what I'm doing and I can't afford a Personal trainer.

Any suggestions for a beginner's workout?

Any tips?

Getting set up with a work out is simple. As long as you cover the major musle groups, you'll be off to a good start.

There's tons of info on the internet.

If I were you, I'd start out by commiting a time frame 2 or 3 days a week were I would do a full body workout. If you could set up the work out time to be just after a low impact arobics class, you could take an easy arobics class then then you wouldn't have trouble focusing on the work out.

I use to work selling memberships in gyms, and I've had a little phyical trainning expreience. Please feel free to call on me to help you out.

okay maybe i'm sharing too much but the gym didn't work for me. too.... social or something. i like billy blanks' tae bo workout videos/dvds.

Why , you don't have to mingle
Just put on some headphones

Dewrede said:

yeah but the machines are all sweaty and stuff. also, people stare at each other surreptitiously. they do.

so, i like billy and my privacy. if i fall over doing trying to do a scissor kick, at least no is watching

ok
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Dewrede said:

or maybe i never went to the right gym

Could be
I'm gonna join 1 too
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Dewrede said:

try billy! he's great. shows you lots of good moves and talks you through it. says funny stuff, like "now we're gonna move into more of a dance step. we're gonna step to the right, punch, then step to the left, punch"

billy, we don't punch our dance partners....

We have morning gymn on tv here , sounds rather similar
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PurpleJedi said:

Yeah! Make sure your outfit has no holes in the arse when you bend over.

althom said:

what the hel$ kinda suggestion is that, althom??!

XxAxX said:

Just a word of advice from experiance.

althom said:

u idiot lol

althom said:

right. sounds like you, too, could benefit from the teaching of maestro billy blanks and his home workout video series.

or, the morning gynm show

PurpleJedi said:

simple. watch someone who does have a personal trainer. then when they're done, repeat the routine on your own.

MickG said:

Cool...thanks.
I think that there's TOO much info on the internet.
The aerobics class seems daunting...I'm gonna spend a few weeks on the treadmills until I think I can keep up their pace.

althom said:

CHIC0 said:

...you're a genius!

I've decided I'm gonna renew when mine runs out. I wasted SO MUCH MONEY not going these last 3 years (I just started up again recently, now I'm off it for the 50th time) but it really does come in handy when I've missed the chance to go walking during the day - I can still do cardio @ night, can't beat that...

I've worked with a trainer twice now. It's horrible and I'm really sore.

PurpleJedi said:

go up to the fan no matter who it's blowing on, and turn it off/on

change the tv station in front of the treadmills, and turn the music off.
working out is about muscles, not about fans and music.

purplerein said:

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purplerein said:

I guess it depends...if I'm in the room with the treadmills, the average guy in there is old/overweight so I have no problem pissing them off.
But out on the main floor, where the weights are, the average guy out there could kick my ass with one hand tied behind his back, so I'll just leave their fans and music alone. Thank you.

OK...what kind of loser am I?
4 weeks later I still haven't committed to a weekly schedule.

PurpleJedi said:

You're not a loser at all, actually that's quite common.

MickG said:

...well then I'll have to give myself another 4 weeks to get those 18" arms.

PurpleJedi said:

What you truly need. You need to make a habbit. You need go there, even if you just walk around once and leave. Do that for about a week or two, and soon it will be a habbit to go there. Then you can worry about getting all big and shit.

You really need to look at your schedule and see what time you can go there regularly. Then start to go even if it just to look around. You may also be able to request a work out plan for one of the "knowledgable" staff.

MickG said: