Here are a few tips that might ease the way in the first
few weeks:
1. If you are a beginner, then you should appoint a personal trainer for at least a couple of sessions, until you're feeling more confident. Otherwise, go with a friend.. If your friend is experienced, he/she will help you out.
2. Take a notepad and pen with you for a new session. Write down the name of the machine and its position in the gym as well as a few words that will remind you what you're supposed to do on it.
3. Don't hesitate to ask a staff member for help if you can't adjust the machine for your weight and height, or if you can't remember exactly how it works. They won't mind showing you again many times..
4. Don't get yourself too hard to begin with. If you work out so hard that you can't walk properly, you'll miss a day while you recover. One day doesn't matter much, but if you continually skip days because you're too tired, you're likely to drop out altogether. After a few weeks, when your body is getting used to the extra exercise, you can increase the intensity.
5. If your knees and ankles react badly to increasing the speed on the treadmill, try increasing the grade instead. You might be pleasantly surprised to find that a slower speed, with the treadmill on an incline, burns more calories than jogging.
6. Smile and nod to the other gym users, but don't hold up their workout programs by chatting. As you become recognized as a regular, you will find that you gravitate to your own little group - probably people who have the same goals and needs as you do.
7. Wear comfortable clothing - either loose or with plenty of stretch. Avoid buying workout gear which is small in size in the hope that you'll lose weight quickly.
8. Don't worry about being overweight. In a way, it's good to start off with quite a few excess pounds to lose - your success is much more noticeable than it is on slimmer gym users, and you'll find the positive comments really motivating. Make sure you get a 'before' photo of yourself at the gym when you start out. After a few months, you'll be amazed at the difference.
9. Try to find a happy medium between challenging yourself and resting on your laurels. If you can easily manage three sets at the current weight, try increasing it for the first set. If you can do twenty minutes on the treadmill without sweating, then increase either the speed or the grade (or both!) Remember... "if nothing changes, then nothing changes!"
final tip: once you have decided on your regular gym days, resolve that nothing but an emergency will stop you going. Make your gym attendance a habit - and before too long, the exciting results will have you trying to convert all your friends to becoming ex
1. If you are a beginner, then you should appoint a personal trainer for at least a couple of sessions, until you're feeling more confident. Otherwise, go with a friend.. If your friend is experienced, he/she will help you out.
2. Take a notepad and pen with you for a new session. Write down the name of the machine and its position in the gym as well as a few words that will remind you what you're supposed to do on it.
3. Don't hesitate to ask a staff member for help if you can't adjust the machine for your weight and height, or if you can't remember exactly how it works. They won't mind showing you again many times..
4. Don't get yourself too hard to begin with. If you work out so hard that you can't walk properly, you'll miss a day while you recover. One day doesn't matter much, but if you continually skip days because you're too tired, you're likely to drop out altogether. After a few weeks, when your body is getting used to the extra exercise, you can increase the intensity.
5. If your knees and ankles react badly to increasing the speed on the treadmill, try increasing the grade instead. You might be pleasantly surprised to find that a slower speed, with the treadmill on an incline, burns more calories than jogging.
6. Smile and nod to the other gym users, but don't hold up their workout programs by chatting. As you become recognized as a regular, you will find that you gravitate to your own little group - probably people who have the same goals and needs as you do.
7. Wear comfortable clothing - either loose or with plenty of stretch. Avoid buying workout gear which is small in size in the hope that you'll lose weight quickly.
8. Don't worry about being overweight. In a way, it's good to start off with quite a few excess pounds to lose - your success is much more noticeable than it is on slimmer gym users, and you'll find the positive comments really motivating. Make sure you get a 'before' photo of yourself at the gym when you start out. After a few months, you'll be amazed at the difference.
9. Try to find a happy medium between challenging yourself and resting on your laurels. If you can easily manage three sets at the current weight, try increasing it for the first set. If you can do twenty minutes on the treadmill without sweating, then increase either the speed or the grade (or both!) Remember... "if nothing changes, then nothing changes!"
final tip: once you have decided on your regular gym days, resolve that nothing but an emergency will stop you going. Make your gym attendance a habit - and before too long, the exciting results will have you trying to convert all your friends to becoming ex
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