need help with strength training regimen

[Anonymous]

I have no idea what I'm doing. I had success YEARS ago with some personal training but that was pre-kids. Should I get DVDs? Join a gym and get a trainer? Do a boot camp? I desperately want to get into shape but I just am overwhelmed by how to get started and feel like I need a program. Also am a little concerned about cost (but could swing some cost). For boot camps, I worry that even though they start early, not early enough since I'm usually on my way to work by 730.

FWIW, I do yoga, cardio and am familiar with strength training just don't have a regimen.

Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Pick up any fitness magazine (Shape, Fitness, etc...). They all have roadmaps.

[Anonymous]

check out from the library weight training for dummies- it's a very good book - explains everything very well and great exercises..

[Anonymous]

Get an app! DH trains with his iphone. He loves it.

[Anonymous]

Check out a Body Pump class. Do this 2-3 times a week and it would be a great addition to what you already do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Check out a Body Pump class. Do this 2-3 times a week and it would be a great addition to what you already do.

Body Pump changed my life. I am not exaggerating. It is magic.

[Anonymous]

Is there a Body Pump DVD? I used to do BP about 10 years ago and it WAS magic. But it was in Baltimore, and it was a class at the gym. I'd love to have a DVD at home that I could use. Can anyone recommend one?

[Anonymous]

Ugh, body pump is very old school - you can increase your chance of injuries doing some of what they do. Look at cross fit instead.

[Anonymous]

14:09 here. It may be old school, but I looked fabulous! Of course, I was also ten years younger. Still looking for DVD recs if anyone has them...

[Anonymous]

when did body pump become old school? Nobody has told that to the hordes of people who line up to take it at my gym. For some classes you need a reservation. I have been doing it for 3 years and have never had an injury, although I agree that if you do not have correct form the opportunity to get injured is there.

[Anonymous]

I have learned alot from Total Body Conditioning at WSC.

[Anonymous]

I would start out with either a Jillian Michaels or Jackie Warner DVD, and get 5, 8, and 10 pound weights. That would probably be the lowest cost, most convenient option for you to begin with.

[Anonymous]

I belong to gold's and booked a few sessions with a trainer to learn some new moves because my old ones were getting stale. I got a package of 3 30-minute sessions, plus a free session. I'm in good shape, but he had me so sore I could barely move for a few days afterward! If you don't want to join a gym, you could probably buy a trial membership to get access to the trainer. I've also gotten really good feedback about P90X; might be worth checking out.