Need Advise

alienuk

Looking for motivation / Advise from Gym goers

I used to be a moderate gym goer and fitness concious however, owing to recent changes in circumstances in family , work I was not focussing on fitness and as a result i see that my trouser size went from 28 to 34 , find it disgraceful to see myself on mirror.

I also realise that over the past 3 years , i've grown very lazy and lethargic ... often procrastinating things. Doubting that it may be a deficiency in Vit D... I did a vitamin D test and noted that it is low but not deficient.

I am seriously considering to start Gym to get back my confidence in the hopes that it will set right all things.

I would be grateful if someone can help me with the schedule for my initial days at gym to first reduce my tummy back to 28/30. Also need assistance if I should take up swimming as well. I used to love swimming during my gym days in the past!

Also appreciate the diet if any will help he cause.

tomtontom

* advice

Most gyms will give a free personal training session upon joining, they'll help you work out a plan that suits you and your aims.

onworld

As for the diet, asking occupational health officer for the right recipe is the best way, don't go on a diet without any plans and it's bad for your stomach.

Newdirections

For the quickest and healthiest results you should combine resistance with cardio. You should start off gentle to avoid injury (3 times a week for 45 mins or so). Importantly, find a machine/class you like at the gym. IMO swimming is a great low impact sport for the body, but you have to do quite a lot of it to see results in body size/fitness - so combine it with other things. The focus should be on strength and health, not just weight loss.

If you said you used to be an avid gym goer, I reckon you'd get back into it pretty quickly.

Finally, set a goal. I got pretty fit last year by challenging myself to do a 10k and then a half marathon, the race days spurred me on massively.

good luck

MattGb

Get into fitness classes! They're less like work and more like fun!

**** it, try a Zumba class!

Youtube has some great content for free, but if you want to try something more real and LIVE check out joinflex.tv . Most of the classes are for free and I now do Yoga on the regular without worrying about looking like a lemon