I have a gym membership to an amazing gym and have only been in there twice. Once was because they were having free soup. True story.
So I decided to start going to the gym, yesterday.
Funniest thing ever. I texted Claire, Morgen and Jenny saying I don't know how to gym.
I really had no idea how to do anything.
I think I even broke one machine.
I sat back and watched everyone else for a good ten minutes to figure out gym etiquette and how people work.
I chose to go yesterday cause its spring break and I figured there would be the least amount of people in case I embarrassed myself.
1) Fuel up before. I had a bowl of oatmeal before along with lots of water.
2) If you despise working out, use machines that "look" fun. I know this is bad but I used the bicycle machine because it had a tv on it and you could plug your iPhone in and it would play music videos from youtube. I worked out for a good 35 minutes doing this.
3) Don't over do it. If you're tired, take a break. Its okay. Don't try to do everything in one day.
4) Stretch before, especially if this is you're first time!
5)Cool down after. Choose a cool down exercise for the last five minutes.
6) Again, Make it fun. I played raquet ball for 30 minutes even though I had never played before. It was actually really fun!
7) Eat an after work out snack! I had a banana.
So ya those are my tips for you. But its only my first day so remember I may have no clue what I'm talking about.
But remember not to over do it! working out should be an activity, don't hold yourself to to loosing weight or burning a certain amount of calories. Don't get carried away!