Starting out at the gym can be something which is worrying for some and whilst there are instructors on hand to offer advice and support, most people don't want to seem like complete novices, trying to use equipment that they really aren't too sure how to use properly.
Therefore, take a look through these 4 pieces of exercise equipment, as they are all easy to use for beginners, but can have a great impact on your body.
1. Treadmill - the staple piece of equipment in any gym, whether it's Birmingham gyms or Los Angeles gyms, is the treadmill. Allowing you to walk, stroll, jog or run until your heart's content, treadmills are the perfect way to get into exercising at the gym, as they not only warm your muscles up (and help cool them down, if you do them after your workout), but they allow you to look at everyone else in the gym.
One of the problems that many people have when going to a gym for the first time is that they aren't sure if there is any set etiquette and therefore by using the treadmill, you can spend 20 minutes observing everyone else, to see what they do or don't do, whilst getting fit at the same time.
2. Rowing machine - a little difficult to get used to, as it requires a certain rhythm to use properly, rowing machines are one of the best pieces of gym equipment you can use for cardiovascular exercises.
Working your thighs, stomach and biceps, spend 20 minutes on a rowing machine and you'll feel great afterwards.
3. Exercise bike - when you're driving even just a short 5 minute journey, you'll often see at least a few cyclists. Now, thinking of cyclists - or keeping an eye out for them next time you're in the car - how often do you see someone overweight using a bike?
Alongside walking and rowing, using the exercise bike is one of the best forms of exercise that anyone can carry out. Suitable for people of all ages, weights and abilities, the exercise bike is one of the most flexible workout methods that you can choose and is also one of the most beneficial for weight loss.
4. Basic weights - before you go to a gym for the first time, it's probable that you've got a few ideas of the type of people that are going to be there and it's more than likely that one of these ideas is of a man with bulging biceps who's curling weights you could only dream of lifting.
A bit daunting, right?
Although there are people there whose aim it is to solely increase the size of their biceps, it's important that you not only aren't put off going, thinking you'll be shown up by them, but that you don't try and match what their lifting.
Instead, when you're starting weights, just start out small. Test a few out and when you find it a struggle to hold it in your hand with your arm out to the side for more than a few seconds, then this is likely to be as heavy as you should go.
If it's only small, don't worry - unless you want to have huge arms, it's more the process of working the muscles, rather than the size of the weight, that is more beneficial.
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