Help toning up

Bunnylingus · 15th January 2008, 12:39pm

So, Im going to the gym 4 times a week, to do half an hour on the cross trainer, and half an hour on the bikes. I cant do treadmills because I have fuck all balance.

Ive decided to do sit ups and press ups at night, starting at 25 of each then building up. (Not sure to what, help on that would be great)

What I really want is tone my tummy, my arms, and my bum.

Am I doing the right things, and is there any tips anyone could offer me?

Ta!

the.definitive · 15th January 2008, 12:43pm

I'd help you but my tummy is the one part of my body I can't seem to control, even at my lightest I still looked slightly preggers.

mr sexual · 15th January 2008, 12:43pm

theres a couple fo the weight machines that are good, best advice is to speak to one of the people working their, i dont know the exact names of the machine just what you do on them haha but i know not all gyms have them

Jen-Y · 15th January 2008, 12:51pm

You probably should ask one of the trainers there, if you tell them hwat you want to achieve they tell you what machines to use. I dont know how you can goto the gym so much(well done though), i stopped going after one of the staff members used to try and talk to me when i was on the treadmill or on the cross trainer and I can't bloody talk and exercise.

Bunnylingus · 15th January 2008, 12:57pm

Problem is, Im a bit shy. And all the trainers I've seen are fairly buff. I know that sounds really sad but Im uncomfortable enough in the gym as it is, and Id rather not have to if I could avoid it, to be honest!

I like the gym, once I get it into my routine its easy.

Largest of Gregs · 15th January 2008, 1:00pm

sit ups for yer tum
squats for yer bot

mr sexual · 15th January 2008, 1:01pm

Well rach, theres a machine that you sit upright on and you put your arms under a sorted bar thing and back up and you hold onto arm things at the side of your face, does that make sense? then you sorta do tummy crunches by leaning forward and then sitting back upright.

Thats good.

theres also one you sit on a down angle with your feet against a wall and push yourself up and down(youl like that hawhaw

) and you adjust the amount of weights you want to take with you

Bunnylingus · 15th January 2008, 1:06pm

Ahh, yes.

I know them all, and Lindsay'll show me them next time she's in with me, Im just a bit rubbish at them because theyre a bit boring.

Ta!

Rowsbette · 15th January 2008, 1:08pm

Get this.

It's worth investing in a wee set of weights too. I've been pretty lax with mine, but it's a pretty good way to work out while watching Eastenders. Zest magazine usually has a fair numbers of toning exercises as well.

mr sexual · 15th January 2008, 1:09pm

you dont need to do them for long

i usually do 5mins on 4 different machines or 10mins on 2 different ones about half way through my work out, then your body has warmed up but if you do them at the end, your muscles may be to tired from crosstrainer/bike

well thats what iv found in my experiances

Bunnylingus · 15th January 2008, 1:21pm

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Originally Posted by Rowsbette

Get this.

It's worth investing in a wee set of weights too. I've been pretty lax with mine, but it's a pretty good way to work out while watching Eastenders. Zest magazine usually has a fair numbers of toning exercises as well.

Should mention - I have a loft room, so I cant really do anything energetic at home without annoying everyone else in myhouse.

Ive got weights, Im just not sure of what to do with them. Shall check that out though, ta.

Davi - Ive just got the attention span of a gnat on a hotplate, if it involves sitting still Im generally rubbish at it, which is why Id rather do things like squats (Cheers Greg) or situps.

mr sexual · 15th January 2008, 1:23pm

aye well its whatever you feel is right at the gym int it! i swear by what i do where as my mate wont touch the machines haha.

Im proper going for it myself this year, june is my target, for my birthday and holidays!

One of those cheap exercise balls are mint for toning up and you can do that in your house if you have a spare 10mins

pixiedust1984 · 15th January 2008, 1:28pm

Hey chick, one of my mates is a personal trainer and he's so sweet, I'm sure he wouldn't mind showing you different exercises and that'll at least get you started.

He's rather nice to look at as well

mr sexual · 15th January 2008, 1:29pm

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Originally Posted by pixiedust1984

Hey chick, one of my mates is a personal trainer and he's so sweet, I'm sure he wouldn't mind showing you different exercises and that'll at least get you started.

He's rather nice to look at as well

will he show me?

Rowsbette · 15th January 2008, 1:29pm

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Originally Posted by Bunnylingus

Should mention - I have a loft room, so I cant really do anything energetic at home without annoying everyone else in myhouse.

Ive got weights, Im just not sure of what to do with them. Shall check that out though, ta.

Fair enough, but that's not one of the DVDs where you jump around a lot. There's a bit of cardio in the warm-up, but most of it revolves around fairly slow but intense toning. I don't think you'd bother anyone in the room below if you did that in the loft.

You should check out one of the Muscletone classes at Glasgow Uni gym, they usually show you the basic weights exercises.