What would you do when you are just starting out to make it where you didnt give up after a week or two?\n\n\n(optional: assume you have noone else to train with or keep you going and have to find something yourself)
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I look at myself for a long time naked in my bathroom mirror.
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Not quite where I should be. I started strong and somehow got stuck somewhere...I'm currently looking for the path to take me to where I was initially going.
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4-5 times a week.  Anything will work but do the one that works for you.  I personally like aerobics classes. I need both the social to get me there.  Like when one of my aerobics freinds asks where I have been, cause they haven't seen me.  I also need the pumped up feeling I get from the group workout.  howver, my brother needs the solitude of running.  Finding out what works for you is the most important.  \n\nI recommend all beginners start with walking.  It is easy, cheap and quick to start.  Walk like you are being chased.  Not a stroll.  Start with 1/2 an hour a day for a week or two.  then walk for 45 minutes.  Finally try to get it to 1 hour.  If you want to start running try it then.  But go slowly for your joints to build up the cushioning they need. \n\nMorning or night?  Studies have shown that am workouts are more effective but I know I won't do them which makes them much less effective if I don't do it.  I also love running at night.  Where I live it is safe and so much cooler to run at night.  I also do my exercise classes at night.  I am usually awake until 12-1 oclock anyways.  So finishing my gym routine at 8ish is not so bad.  The most important thing is finding the right time and place for you.\n\nThe rules listed above while a good idea would set me up for failure from the get go.  I would never be so disciplined in my life.  I have way to much going on.  It works for some people but I make mistakes and just keep going.  Sometimes in a week I won't get any exercise in.. but the next week I just pick up and keep going.  That is life.  Sometimes I also will eat the whole cake but I just try not to do itthe next time. \n\nWay to go you will feel better in the long run.  Also kudos for trying to find out as much info as you can.  Read it all, everyone has good things to say.  Then use what you learned and make it work for you.  Good luck
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I would start right away, if you feel serious about it, because from personal experience, waiting, doesn't work. I promise. There will always be another reason to prolong the start of a diet.
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I am trying it out as well.  I'm still on Learn & Burn, as I still don't feel coordinated enough to go on to the next video. :)  I always sweat like a pig, and feel like I'm getting a good workout, but I don't get sore as easily as I did w/other workouts.  \nI think you should at least give TJ a chance.  I would say if you don't see SOME kind of results in a month, it's time for a change.  Best of luck to ya hun! :)
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I jouned when kicked out of colege and even though I am in decent shape, I was still in trouble with the running.  Don't like to run....So start running, little distances at first but buold up to a mile at least in 10 minuts before u go.\n     Also have some exercises to build up your upper body strenght.  But mostly and importantly...RUN..RUN..RUN !!!
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i love gymnastics...been doing it for 9 years...i just finished my 3rd year of 8 (mainly because of injuries i had to repeat it), with an exception of 1 level 9 meet...hopefully ill do a full season of 9...what level are you? i dont think i could do gymnastics forever, my body would kill me, haha. but i hope to compete all though high school and then see what happens....hopefully i can coach as a first job.
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I'm doing the same thing and i find that rewarding myself is the best starter . after a week of running i bought a ipod now my tunes help me keep going . it takes 30 days to create a habit . so push yourself through the motions and in 30 days your body will want to .
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Try the book Marthoning for Mortals by John Bingham.  It has lots of helpful advice and training plans for beginners.
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24HR fitness is a breeding ground for trainers. It's a hit or miss with the gyms. Think of it as the car salepeople of the trade.\n\nThey want you to keep coming back so they leave you with a little something.\n\nI went for the 5 session pack and didn't do anything for me.  They went over the proper use of the machines and what muscles the machines work on.\n\nSo look for someone you can relate to and hopefully they'll be better than the majority.
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Stay motivated. Switch up your routine, meal plans etc. Ok heres a way I personally keep motivated. I go on the net and look at other programs and i read a bit of info on a muscle or building muscle. For some reason this makes me want to work out and look better than those guys. This is good motivation for me but you should find whatever works best for you. Hope this helps! I have a few articles to give you if you choose mine as best answer or somthing. Send me an email and ill send you some good healthy links.
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i play basketball as well. i'm a junior in highschool and i use to play in California, but i moved to Tennessee and they were in much more shape than i was because we didn't condition that much in Cali., i ran on my own and practiced for 2 hours on the weekends, but i lost the habit and there was nothing i could do except for push myself at practice to be in the condition that i should be in. we started off running 2-3 miles everyday nonstop, running bleachers 30 min., running stairs 20 min, and sprinting 50 sprints baseline to baseline. just push yourself and you'll get there, what ever you do, don't quit. quitting is too easy. if you just push yourself, you'll be suprised as to how fast you get in shape.
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Just keep trying, eventually it will work. It took me about one year and a half to do it, and that was with going to Taekwondo four days a week. I moved and stopped trying so I can't go all the way down anymore. Just keep practicing and trying.
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went through the same thing...I tried using that to my advantage...make that your main motivation....you have not failed unless you have decided not to get back up and try again...try and think of it as..."failure is not an option" and will never be...\n  you will over come your obsticals trust me...you can and will be someone
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If he's all you have, I'd say, wait until the last moment to see if he starts. But if you have someone else, I'd start them. Mostly because, even if he starts, he probably won't be at fulll strength.
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It sounds like you have the right idea with wanting to keep the price down.  Often people want to start working out and they spend lots of money buying equipment, and then they stop working out a week later.  Don't let anybody fool you, weights are weights... it doens't matter what brand.  If I were you, I would go to garage sales or to Wal-Mart until I found the cheapest "basic" set possible.  A bench press and leg press (like you spoke about,) will do just fine at first.  Or get a membership to a gym, and try it out for a month or two before you buy any equipment (make sure you go to a gym that does NOT make you sign a contract) They do that because they know the majority of people stop working out after a week, and then you're stuck making payments to them for a year.  After you've worked out for a while then, maybe go get a weight set with all of the features on it.  I think you'll do just fine.  Keep up the motivation and remember that it takes time.
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Hello, beginner runner!\nFirst of all, forget about everyone else!  You have to start in your own level and pace.  It takes a little time to develop your body conditioning to running, like any other activity.  I am 42 and like you started running around 32-33 years old.  I was a little overweight and out of shape.  I started by just simply walking every morning for about 3 months until I started actually running.  Then I could only do no more than a mile at a time, slow.  It took then about  few months for me to run 3 miles comfortably.  Two years ago I ran a local 5K and ended up second place in my age group.  I ran an average of 5:55 minute-miles.  Not bad for an old fart!  So again, my advise to you is... first of all... you are in the right place... you are doing the right things, by exercising and taking care of yourself.  Second, really... forget about 'people' and  what they 'think'... believe me... this is more about you.. worrying about what people say.  Bottom line.. most people don't care.. or they are in the gym doing their own thing.  Third.. pace yourself... you are unique.. so you will advance at your own pace.. don't try to go too hard or long.. or fast at the beginning.  Remember, cardiovascular and muscular adaptations will take a little time... but you will be amaze if you keep it up.. where you will be next year... See ya at the races!