What To Consider When Joining A Gym

When you hear of a new restaurant you probably will look online for a great review or ask your friends and family what they think about the place before you consider spending your time and money in that establishment. When you go and the service and food are great, chances are you will return time and again. If your experience isn't memorable, you may forget about it and move on.

Finding a good gym for you can be exactly the same way. Finding a gym, much like a new favorite place to eat must fit your personality, tastes and make you want to go back to exercise on a regular basis. Your new gym, like favorite restaurant will motivate frequent returns. However, unlike going to a restaurant, picking out and joining a gym can be a great investment making it even more important to do your research before committing to a contract.

If finding the right gym for you seems daunting and overwhelming, just remember that many people happily attend their local gym at all levels of fitness. Don't let anyone intimidate you in your process. When consider your new gym, make an appointment to have a tour of the facilities and don't forget to bring a list of questions to bring along with you. Consider setting of your meeting around a time that you would normally exercise. Many gyms offer free day passes so that you can try out classes, machines, and other amenities that your new gym may offer.

When picking out your new gym it is important to consider the location. How far is it from your home or office and will you go to the gym consistently where it is currently located? How hard is it to get to your gym, is there good parking available for the times that you will be going? Really give this a lot of thought because many people often realize that their gym is more of a hassle than they ever imagined. And be realistic, is this a place you will go to when you have little time or are stressed?

Also consider your gym hours of operation. A lot of gyms are open 24 hours, but some may be not. Make sure that your gym is open during hours that you want to work out, make sure the schedule matches up with yours. Make sure that your gym will not be too crowded in the days and times that you are available; many gyms have peak hours making it difficult to even get a decent workout in. Ask them honestly and upfront and consider visiting during peak hours that you may work out to get an idea of how busy the gym is.

Make sure that you feel comfortable at the gym you are choosing, do the members and staff make you feel comfortable and at ease? It is normal to feel out of place at first or even a little timid, but make sure that this is a place where you can really get a great workout without worrying about what others think of you.



May 22, 2009
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Get Back on track with a Personal Fitness Trainer!

One of the most honest assessments for most of us is that we're procrastinators. We'll delay and wait for as long as possible especially if what needs done are lifestyle changes. Take for example the need for more exercise.

We're a nation of people that sign up at the local health clubs, buy all the expensive equipment then proceed to go round and round the parking lot looking for a close spot so we don't have to walk so far. Come on, you know that's true! Who hasn't seen people at all stores traveling the equivalent of several miles looking for that just right close parking spot.

One thing that seems to work however is to obtain the services of a personal fitness trainer. Fitness trainers typically will be found in almost every gym but can be located by simply calling a cardiologist. Many highly qualified and skilled lifestyle people are associated with cardiologist. Cardiology by the way is the heart doctor, which is what we'll all be needing if the snack foods aren't replaced with healthier foods. LOL

A fitness trainer will create a health and exercise plan that will then be monitored for progress. By having someone holding us accountable, the potential for success is greatly increased.
While we're on the subject of success, we should also practice what we preach and enforce the same type of healthy choice lifestyle on the rest of the family. After all, didn't someone once say that misery lover company. :o)

Seriously, here are a few ideas that can help get all of us and our families back into some shape other than "round"

1 Explain the difference between healthy and not so healthy food choices but DO NOT NAG. The idea is to make better choices most of the time not be perfect!

2 Prepare healthy meals. Quit the burger and taco runs and calling that dinner. One of the biggest problems with our diets isn't that we eat to much but that it's the wrong kind of foods. And those wrong kind of foods are in most cases sold by corporate conglomerates looking for profits not a healthy customer.

3. Never use food as a reward. If food is a big part of some outing, (popcorn at the theater) start to change that behavior by having other, more healthy snacks available. Our family would buy candy and oil laden popcorn at the movies and still do but in much smaller quantities. We lower the amount of the bad foods by bringing in bags of those small baby carrots to munch on. It's now preferred by many of the kids and are considered a movie snack!

4. When you can walk to do something, do it. Don't just get into the car to go a couple of blocks.

A personal fitness trainer can go a long way to helping with ideas like these. Interview trainers and look for one that's not interested in changing your world overnight. The best personal trainer is one who sees the progress and works to see those little successes turn into major lifestyles changes.



May 22, 2009
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