joining a gym............. newbie

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late 30s typically unfit bloke with middle age spread and a fondness for unhealthy living,

decided i'm going to sign up to my local gym. now i've never been into a gym let alone been involved in any fitness other than a lot of cycling in my teens.

any tips/advice words of encouragment to share feel free please


not even sure what my aims are other than trim the flab a bit and keep the middle age spread in check before it sets in properly

 

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Well first step taken today

my induction and first ever gym session

just a 40 minute break in to get
Me started but

I’m still alive
I think i almost might have enjoyed myself
And it actually seemed a decent place to be


Plans being focusing on core strength on doctors advice due to a pre existing back problem building up slowly over the course of a couple of month and try and drop a few kg (seems woerd using kg rather than lbs and stone though

weifhed in today at 106.5kg doctor suggests I should ideally be 20 kilo under that

first target stick to a regular routine and chase sub 100kg

overall though glad I’ve made the first step and anyone else reading in the same boat take that leap and do something

 

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managed to get at least 1/2 hour in every day since joining, nothing too strenous but its nice being able to get in before or after work was in the gym after work at 6am yesterday half hour then home and dare i say it much better kip than i normally get.

only problem i've found is sore ankles when hittng the treadmill, might have to look at different footwear but so far so good still alive

 

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well near enough 4 weeks in and still enjoying it,

general alertness i would say is up i'm sleeping better and generally feeling better about myself so a big big positive,
weights down almost a kilo and a half so far as well so a big step in the right direction too which i'm chuffed with


anyone sitting thinking about taking the plunge do it