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General Fitness & Exercise

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Gym help

kiedis Posts: 15 Joined: 2002/12/04	2003/04/29, 07:09 AM i want to join the gym in around 3-4 months time but i want to be able to my own routine and a friend has been going to the gym and they had a fitness instructor give them a workout routiine but, like i said i want to do my own routine and was wondering if you had to have an instructor or not, i know it wouldn't be the same everywhere but can soemone help please? Thanks

noirutla Posts: 92 Joined: 2003/01/15	2003/04/29, 08:26 AM Well , this site has routines that can be done for you , depending on what you are trying to obtain. Click on the resources at top..
rsquade Posts: 152 Joined: 2003/01/06	2003/04/29, 08:56 AM Typically, when you join a gym they'll offer a free training session - you can use it to get some advice on your form. Also, typically, its a sales pitch for training services which range from $50 to $100 per session - hmm I wonder why FT is so popular. For beginners, it important to get information on correct use of machines and equipment. If you've got the bucks, its great to work with a trainer - motivation and advice. I've never seen a gym that "requires" a trainer - and I go to gyms all around the US.
ashleyisra Posts: 5 Joined: 2003/04/02	2003/05/01, 02:39 AM I joined Bally's a month ago. I Wanted to do my own routine, and not look silly running around looking lost. So i made myself a folder with the the workout routines given on this web page, and photos of how to do the exercises. The trainers saw me using it tried to critcize of how it wasn't a good workout and how I should really get a trainer. But now a month later im still doing good on my own It just took some getting used to all the new equipment.
BIGGIN Posts: 130 Joined: 2003/04/30	2003/05/01, 03:53 AM if your routine is workin for u then u should stick to it. ive been doin the same routine for about 2 months now, changing a thing or 2 here and there, but it works so i stuck to it. i would go see the instructor and see what he has to say and maybe apply some of his stuff to your work out. it never hurts to be open to new things. best of luck!!