So I’ll respect anyone who decides to commit to joining a gym and deciding to make a difference to their health and their lifestyle and I also know who hard and challenging it can be as I’ve been there myself only 5 years ago. So with this blog it’s a bit personal as I’ve been on the other side so I get it…..But there’s nothing more that really annoy’s me more apart from people thinking they know more than I do when it comes to health & fitness ( expect for those who work in the industry and even then not all of them do ) is people going to the gym just to do cardio thinking it’s the right thing to do to help them lose weight!!….Okay firstly I know first hand from my own experience how hard it is going to the gym and not knowing what to do or what your doing but all gym’s now have staff their who have to help all new members to get started and this comes in forms of….1. Inductions ( which will show you how to use the gym equipment ) – 2. Classes, to which most are free and have plenty to choose from – 3. Some run Boot-camps which again are normally cheap enough to join – 4. Then we have 1-2-1 personal training which should be based and designed around the clients goals and needs, so the excuse of i don’t know how to use weights doesn’t wash with me because if you really want to learn and make a difference to your own health then you’ll make the effort to ask for help especially as some of it is FREE and we all like a freebie from time to time
I’ve witness first hand people going to the gym and all you see them do is use the cardio equipment but yet you see hardly any change in their body composition which generally mean their lifestyle is still shit which then defeats the whole point of going to the gym….well apart from improving your cardiovascular system but you’ll still be over weight or under weight depending on the individual. If you want to do cardio then why not try getting off your ass and out into the fresh air!! Go for a run through the woods or down by the river, if you can’t run then go for a long walk, go for a swimming all of which is free and will be far better for you than being stuck in a gym surrounded be sweaty people.
Cardio equipment is excellent if used in conjunction with a workout like sprints 200, 300, 400 or 800 meters, air bike ( which is a killer ) or even the rower ( again you can do meters or calories, even skipping is a good way of improving your cardiovascular system and again you can work it in conjunction with a workout….here’s an example…50-40-30-20-10 Air Squats, Kettlebell Swings, Sit-ups, three simple exercise you do 50 of each then 40 then 30 and so on til you get to 10 but then you can add in a 200 meter run between runs so you’d complete 50 reps of each exercise then run 200 meters and so on.
But with all this said and done all of which is completely pointless if and i mean IF, YOU DO NOT SORT OUT YOUR BLOODY NUTRITION, FACT!!
So if your going to the gym or if your new then set some goals and speak with a fitness professional and ask what’s the best thing to do based on your goal. Nutrition should always come first and foremost then it should be resistance based or strength training 3 to 4 times a week, then if you still want to improve your fitness then you can do swimming, classes, hiit training, metabolic conditioning, going out running, or just be more damn active
Weight loss you need to be in a calorie deficit meaning you burn more calories than you consume
Weight gain you need to be in a calorie surplus meaning you comsune more calories than you burn
And for maintenance….well that should be obvious. As per usual if you want help, training or coaching in any way then please feel free to reach out at any time
Healthy Regards
Rob
P. S. Don’t let me catch you on the cardio equipment
Robhamill 