What would you recommend?

[MisLegend]

I recently decided that I didn't want to join a gym. After looking into it, I realized that I can do most of the same stuff at home for little cost and not have to commit to $50 a month for the next 12 months.

So I went out and bought a bunch of new fitness videos, a step for step aerobics, a balance ball, and dumbells.

What is the best way to tone up and lose weight? 3 days cardio 2 days weight training? What works best for you?

[sarahfitchic]

Hi and welcome to the forum! You asked a good question. I am an online personal trainer, and I design workouts and diets for people all the time. I'll tell you that I've never designed 2 workouts that were the same, because no 2 people are the same. I can tell you what works for me, or what worked for another person, but that doesn't mean that it's going to work for you. We all have different goals, abilities, needs, preferences, experience, etc.

Cardio vascular exercise and strength training are both very important parts of a fitness program. You mentioned losing weight. Nutrition/diet is the number one key to sucessful weight loss. Even with a killer exercise program, your success will be limited if you're not eating right.

I hope my info was at least a little hlpful. If you need any further help, please let me know!

Sarah

[Trainer Lynn]

Howdy,

So glad you brought the stability ball and free weights. Forget the gym. You are all set, my friend.

You can head over to http://strength-training-woman.com/s...exercises.html and look at loads of exercises. And guess what... they all include free weights and a ball. And you can do every single exercise at home

In additition to that... here are my 5 tips to fat loss Enjoy!

1) Eat 5-6 small meals throughout the day. Each meal should be 2-3 hours apart. Each meal should contain one protein and one carb. The first meal should be eaten within an hour after waking.


2) Drink lots of water


3) Rest properly. This means taking at least 24-48 hours between strength training the same muscles, and it also means getting at least 7-8 hours of sleep per night. Lastly, it means taking 1-2 days off from exercising per week.


4) Cardio. This should be done at different intensity levels and different session lengths. Consider doing a low intensity/long session, a high intensity/short session and a few medium intensity/medium length sessions.


5) Strength Training. Strength train each muscle 1-3 times per week. You should lift a proper weight and perform the proper amount of sets/reps for your strength training method.


All of the above things combined will result in fat loss.