Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 382, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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Losing weight - gaining muscle.

cpaschal79
cpaschal79
Posts: 5
Joined: 2004/11/24
United States
2006/01/16, 01:13 PM
Hey guys. Not really new to the site, but havent spent a lot of time here. Ill be brief on my situation...and hopefully I can get some advice on this...

I am 5'11" 230 lbs. I am looking to lose some weight and eventually gain some muscle mass. My stamina isnt what it should be, and i know I need to be in better cardiovascular shape.
I own a nice treadmill and a Weider Crossbow machine (someone was throwing it out and I said...hey ill take that!!!) Ive used both in the past but cant seem to get into a routine. I dont have a gym membership (yet) and cant really afford a personal trainer.

So my question is this...what kind of routine should I be doing with the equipment I have? I have also considered buying some dumbells to go along with what I have. I want to try to run on the treadmill about 3 or 4 times a week...for about 45 minutes to an hour and workout almost everyday, at least doing something. Should I just try to follow the program freetrainers laid out for me...or should I do more...or less? I just want to do as much as I can with what I have.

Id like to drop about 30 pounds, and after losing some weight, start working out to gain muscle mass (i know at that point I will need to join a gym or buy more equipment). Any advice would be appreciated!!!

Thanks in advance!
mikencharleston
mikencharleston
Posts: 1,585
Joined: 2002/01/09
United States
2006/01/16, 09:31 PM
The biggest thing to do is to get into a routine. The FT workout programs work and they will give you some short term goals.

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Mike
in Pensacola Now.