Time to Get fit!

[RaceMeNSee]

RIGHT!!!!

Ive been thinking about this for a while, But i dont have all that much Dollar - and i can be pretty lazy!
Im going to be Joining a Gym in the next coming week or so, The cheaper the better to be honest! Money is still an issue, but it is a most def!
Ive been a member of cannons in the past, i cant really fault em....other than like £58 a month when i might not use it all that much....Is a bit steep i thought.....Elly recomended me to the Teckno Gym in RIVERSIDE DAMNIT! - never considered it my self, i thought it was only 2 foot long....But apparently its really good, and once you have joined its pay as you go....at £4 a go! so not to shabby!

Right heres the thing.....Everyone knows its good to have a Gym buddy......Not only to motivate you whilse your there......But to actually get you to keep going when your like tired and that...SOoooooooo would anyone else like to come to the gym with me?! or at all!? Ellys already gonna be there obviously, and i think Bonnet may be interested...Anyone else at all? :skip :skip :skip :skip
Ive had enough of being fat, time to become lean and mean again! hahahahahaha

[Doninha Princesa]

Oooh, I need motivation to get fit, Lakesides not too far, and it sounds ok with money, the only problem i might face is my shift work. But im sure i can work around that, i get my management shifts a month in advance and can pretty much pick and choose the other shifts i do so let me know if this is def happening and i'll be there!

[RaceMeNSee]

SOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooo sorry hun, i actually ment Riverside and not the all might lake side!!!! sorry! but your still more than wecmoe to come! lol

[Lateshift]

why do you need to join a gym to "get fit" getting fit starts with motivation, and you dont get that from shelling money out to use equipment you dont need to use to get fit in the first place ;)

if you want to get fit, go running first, that will kick start your metabolism into wanting to do other stuff ;)

[SDM]

I went on a 14 day diet once......................






































and lost 2 weeks..................:laugh1 :laugh1

[Doninha Princesa]

SOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooo sorry hun, i actually ment Riverside and not the all might lake side!!!! sorry! but your still more than wecmoe to come! lol

Lol, useless ................. so where's Riverside? As long as its not miles away i'll be up for it, got a bike now so no problems, as long as you meet me somewhere so i dont get lost! Oh and wait for me! lol

[Jetski]

why do you need to join a gym to "get fit" getting fit starts with motivation, and you dont get that from shelling money out to use equipment you dont need to use to get fit in the first place ;)

if you want to get fit, go running first, that will kick start your metabolism into wanting to do other stuff ;)

My sentiments exactly! get some decent trainers, and that's all you need!

You can start by gently pounding the pavement, then as you feel it get easier over time, either increase the pace or include some hills. You could also include some sprinting, like 1 minute steady pace then 1 minute sprinting at your fastest pace (if you can last that long ;) ) Stop at grassy spots and knock out some push ups or sits ups or crunches for middle/upper body strength - sorted. If you're really lucky, you'll find a tree that's at optimum height for pullups!

There is always a way to train without paying gym membership :)

[RaceMeNSee]

Lae shift you are so very true! i lost 4 stone in 2004 i think i did that in like 2 n half months, and it was all on a peddle bike, oh that and not eating much! its in Chelmsford Sarah! your more than welcome to come, i dont mind meeting up half way or what ever!?

[Shorty]

Ive been wanting to go to the gym regularly for ages, just had no one to go with and a bit short for cash. But times have changed ;) i may be interested if you'll have me that is :D

[RaceMeNSee]

My sentiments exactly! get some decent trainers, and that's all you need!

You can start by gently pounding the pavement, then as you feel it get easier over time, either increase the pace or include some hills. You could also include some sprinting, like 1 minute steady pace then 1 minute sprinting at your fastest pace (if you can last that long ;) ) Stop at grassy spots and knock out some push ups or sits ups or crunches for middle/upper body strength - sorted. If you're really lucky, you'll find a tree that's at optimum height for pullups!

There is always a way to train without paying gym membership :)


Again AGAIN...ALL true...HOWEVER i absolutly HATE running with a pasion! tis why before i got my foirst ped at 16 i cycled EVERYwhere! gonna pull the ClaudButler out of the shed tonight i think! :clap

[RaceMeNSee]

Ive been wanting to go to the gym regularly for ages, just had no one to go with and a bit short for cash. But times have changed ;) i may be interested if you'll have me that is :D


Thats why i put the post up fella, Of course your more that welcome to join us!

[Doninha Princesa]

why do you need to join a gym to "get fit" getting fit starts with motivation, and you dont get that from shelling money out to use equipment you dont need to use to get fit in the first place ;)

if you want to get fit, go running first, that will kick start your metabolism into wanting to do other stuff ;)

Yeah i agree with this but i just dont have the motivation to go running and the only person i know who runs does it at 5am and runs miles so theres no way i would do it with her, i'd die within minutes! I've been buggin my mates to do something with me but no one wants to, so if theres gonna be someone there who's as unfit as me then it will help me coz i'll be helping them and they'll be helping me. After all remember when i was getting fit for the TA, i lasted a week and was knackered so i stopped! Gotta get into it again so i can chase up my fitness test and know i will improve over time!

[Juvenilerider]

I'm keen. I started getting fatter before xmas and it aint getting better how ever I much I pretend it will ha

Im game for Riverside, nice and cheap, and its near MacDonalds :p

[Shorty]

thank you :D

[Doninha Princesa]

Lae shift you are so very true! i lost 4 stone in 2004 i think i did that in like 2 n half months, and it was all on a peddle bike, oh that and not eating much! its in Chelmsford Sarah! your more than welcome to come, i dont mind meeting up half way or what ever!?

Im in, definately. Let me know times and places to meet you and i'll be there work permitting. Obv, Tues and Sat are best for me coz im off, mind you, Tues im sposed to spend time with him indoors but he goes training at 6pm, other than that i can fit in around work. Woooo, great. Cant wait!

Gives me some time on the bike as well, there's only so many times a girl can go thru brentwood and shenfield and back thru south weald to practice corners before it gets a tad boring! lol

[Mistress Pussycat]

Wow! What have I started!! lol!! The gym rocks!! Sarah - I go on tues, thurs and sat so you are welcome to come along with me and I am addicted to it so am good for the motivation too! :D
After a month of going it is really showing but I think I myt go runnin the days I'm not there cause I LOVE IT!!!
They are really good at riverside and there's only bout 2 people in there on the weekends!!
Come on everyone lets all get sexy! :D Woooo!!!

[harriebird]

i can't do running or anything good like footy coz of my ankle injury.

so i am a fan of good old walking instead, you can keep it up loads longer than you can running (or i can anyway) and it's good for your bum and thighs. fortunately i have an inbuilt walking system in my house - it's called a greyhound that needs to go out twice a day :grin2

riding a bike is good too. i really really wouldn't waste my money on a gym, i know some people use them but most people do something like 12 minutes actual exercise for every hour in the gym or somethin?

but if you are gonna go, then pay as you go is the way forward. if by riverside you mean the one at the leisure centre, then yeah it's not bad actually, i used to go (occasionally) when i lived in chelmsford.

oh.....and always take the stairs :skip

[wazza_R6]

RIGHT!!!!


Im going to be Joining a Gym in the next coming week or so, The cheaper the better to be honest! Money is still an issue, but it is a most def!
Ive had enough of being fat, time to become lean and mean again! hahahahahaha

Right mate- i've jus joined Benton hall golf& country club in witham- as of june i'll be a full member with access to brand new 4000sq ft gym, sauner, spa, swimming pool, ti chi lessons, body combat lessons, 18 hole champion ship golf course, Par 3 and members bar... the reason im telling you this is it costs me £82 a month but i can sign in guests to do what ever whenever for free!

so if u fancy it mate...give us a call- me n rob are going down there soon.

waz

[Doninha Princesa]

Wow! What have I started!! lol!! The gym rocks!! Sarah - I go on tues, thurs and sat so you are welcome to come along with me and I am addicted to it so am good for the motivation too! :D
After a month of going it is really showing but I think I myt go runnin the days I'm not there cause I LOVE IT!!!
They are really good at riverside and there's only bout 2 people in there on the weekends!!
Come on everyone lets all get sexy! :D Woooo!!!

Cool, very very cool, esp if theres hardly anyone there to point and laugh :cool: Plus I have my new ipod nano that i got for my birthday thats full of some pretty good music, makes me a little terror on the roads (stopped listening to it on the bike, i get a little silly when the good rock songs come on!) but it'll help me keep moving!

Woohoo, gonna get fit, it'll stop 'someone' from prodding my winter warmth and making sarky comments :shooter :(


wanders off to find a map and directions...................... lol

[Mistress Pussycat]

YAAAAAAY!! Seriously I wouldn't worry bout looking silly. Everyone else is in the same boat. If people are interested in Riverside then you need to book an induction and it costs 25 quid then its just £4.80 everytime you go if you don't wanna commit to the membership.
Look at these links for info and get yaself booked it babe!! :D

http://www.chelmsford.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=9465
http://www.chelmsford.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=9480
http://www.chelmsford.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=9481

Hope this is useful.
xxx

Cool, very very cool, esp if theres hardly anyone there to point and laugh :cool: Plus I have my new ipod nano that i got for my birthday thats full of some pretty good music, makes me a little terror on the roads (stopped listening to it on the bike, i get a little silly when the good rock songs come on!) but it'll help me keep moving!

Woohoo, gonna get fit, it'll stop 'someone' from prodding my winter warmth and making sarky comments :shooter :(


wanders off to find a map and directions...................... lol

[Doninha Princesa]

YAAAAAAY!! Seriously I wouldn't worry bout looking silly. Everyone else is in the same boat. If people are interested in Riverside then you need to book an induction and it costs 25 quid then its just £4.80 everytime you go if you don't wanna commit to the membership.
Look at these links for info and get yaself booked it babe!! :D

http://www.chelmsford.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=9465
http://www.chelmsford.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=9480
http://www.chelmsford.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=9481

Hope this is useful.
xxx

Woo, wickid, those Technogym key things look pretty cool. So Jon, when you goin for the induction thing? I dont wanna go on my own :rolleyes:

[Juvenilerider]

Woo, wickid, those Technogym key things look pretty cool. So Jon, when you goin for the induction thing? I dont wanna go on my own :rolleyes:

Any chance of doing it after payday?

[Doninha Princesa]

Any chance of doing it after payday?

Whens pay day? I mean for you coz i get paid weekly on Fridays! So whenever theres a few ppl who wanna go do it and support each other!

[Juvenilerider]

the 26th! ha im so poor with money, actually I don't mind the doing induction myself to be honest. Aslong as theres people I know when I actually go down there properly.

[Doninha Princesa]

So u just got paid, lol, man that is bad, ok well i kinda wanna do it a bit sooner, but i really need someone to come with me for the induction, i think i'd find it, found some maps, have a good idea where it is, but i'd chicken out when i got there unless there was someone to call me a wuss and drag me in! lol. Im seriously bad like that!

[Mistress Pussycat]

I can always try be at the gym for your induction so ya kinda know someone even tho ya don't but do if that makes sense! lol!! It's cool trust! I'm glad more people wanna come with!

Bonnett you'll never get there dude ya been saying it foreva! lol! Save some money! If I can do it so can you. :D :P

[Doninha Princesa]

I can always try be at the gym for your induction so ya kinda know someone even tho ya don't but do if that makes sense! lol!! It's cool trust! I'm glad more people wanna come with!

Bonnett you'll never get there dude ya been saying it foreva! lol! Save some money! If I can do it so can you. :D :P

Im not even sure who u are, was you at the pub either of the two times i made it? lol Well as long as you dont mind dragging me in then im sure thats fine!

[Mistress Pussycat]

Lol! Is ok! No I wasn't and you werent there the one time I made it either?!! lol!! I don't mind at all. Just said to Jon that he should find out when you are both free and book it for both of you in one call. I'll pm you my number if you want someone to go with to hold ya hand I was exactly like that to the point where I wouldn't even go into the gym on my todd! lol! I get scared!!

Im not even sure who u are, was you at the pub either of the two times i made it? lol Well as long as you dont mind dragging me in then im sure thats fine!

[RaceMeNSee]

Sorry for the lack of replys! i was busy at work Geesh! lol
Sarah, dont worry about finding it, Just find Chelmsford -Ile find you, then show you how to get there! Bonnet, ile MAKE you go! lol
And ....eerrrm i got some stuff to take care of this week, ile get in touch about when we will be joining!

[Doninha Princesa]

Sorry for the lack of replys! i was busy at work Geesh! lol
Sarah, dont worry about finding it, Just find Chelmsford -Ile find you, then show you how to get there! Bonnet, ile MAKE you go! lol
And ....eerrrm i got some stuff to take care of this week, ile get in touch about when we will be joining!

Ok Jon, I'll wait till next week, then if you dont text me, i'll keep buggin ya ;) I def wanna do this soon. I recon i can find chelmsford, just about! lol, we'll arrange somewhere to meet up, thanks for ur number Elly, will let u know when we are gonna go or if Jon doesnt get in touch then i'll text u if u dont mind finding me and getting me there?

[Mistress Pussycat]

I don't mind finding you at all! THat's cool when everyones ready let me know and I'll make sure I'm there. Becky comes down with me too. We're each others gym buddies and I know it has helped both of us go as often as possible. See you down the gym! ;) xx

Ok Jon, I'll wait till next week, then if you dont text me, i'll keep buggin ya ;) I def wanna do this soon. I recon i can find chelmsford, just about! lol, we'll arrange somewhere to meet up, thanks for ur number Elly, will let u know when we are gonna go or if Jon doesnt get in touch then i'll text u if u dont mind finding me and getting me there?

[gixer400]

id be your gym buddie. shout at you and such. but im at cannons. if youd have been interested before you could have got a great deal, but its finished now.

i joined the pru for private medical insurance at £17 a month and they gave me 6 months free cannons, and only £25 a month after that. but now theyre giving away boots vouchers which is a bit gay.

[Tori]

I've been on the dreaded diet for 4 weeks. I've lost 7 lbs. I have gone back to playing badminton (I used to play league) and it's definately helping. My leathers are starting to fit now instead of feeling like they're sprayed on! If anyone fancies a game they're more than welcome to join me :-)

[Ride-or-die]

i wanna come jon

[Ride-or-die]

or we could re-join jays gym

[RaceMeNSee]

your more than welcome to come jason, and i keep asking you about Jays gym, but your to lazy to do anything about it - always busy with poker and stacey! grrrrr

[Ride-or-die]

actually ell contrare (spelt wrong) as daddy has now sold the BMW C1 or as good as, theres only by bycicle in the garage in the way so jay's gym will soon be re-opened, however its probably not what ur after now as u wanna burn fat not bulk up

[Lateshift]

Actually, if we are going to get technical, done properly weight training is one of the best forms of weight loss, specifically because you continue to burn calories for over an hour after finishing a session, unlike doing aerobic activity which stops the moment your heart rate recovers to its normal work rate.

A good training regime to lose weight its to make sure that your calorific intake for the day is lower than the amount of calories you burn during the day whether that be through training or normal activity.

You cannot lose weight if your calorie intake remains higher than the burn rate, this is because you need to be at a calorie deficit to drop weight, and on the opposite side of the coin you need to increase calories in line with raising the metabolism to gain weight at a steady pace (forbulking up).

If you want to lose weight, then drop your calories to 2000 a day, do 3 cardio vascular sessions a week (that means aerobic activity for a minimum of 20 minutes (any less and its not effective) and in between do endurance weight sessions rather than for pure strength. Make sure you rest properly to allow the body to burn calories properly and above all make sure that the food you are putting in, only contains stuff that the body needs.

If you want tips, you are more than welcome, i up until a few years ago was still a qualified PTI, I helped train Jetski before she went and did the Army course and she then went on to work for Fitness first so the info isnt far away, even Doodlebug spends shed loads of time at the gym and has plenty of experience when it comes to training so before you go and throw money away, get the advice for free and then decide which way you are headed.

[Mistress Pussycat]

Wow! That was great! Dude we so need to talk cause I'm not sure if my routine at the gym is gonna do what I actually want to do to my body. I will try to come up next week to chat. Coooel!!! :D

Actually, if we are going to get technical, done properly weight training is one of the best forms of weight loss, specifically because you continue to burn calories for over an hour after finishing a session, unlike doing aerobic activity which stops the moment your heart rate recovers to its normal work rate.

A good training regime to lose weight its to make sure that your calorific intake for the day is lower than the amount of calories you burn during the day whether that be through training or normal activity.

You cannot lose weight if your calorie intake remains higher than the burn rate, this is because you need to be at a calorie deficit to drop weight, and on the opposite side of the coin you need to increase calories in line with raising the metabolism to gain weight at a steady pace (forbulking up).

If you want to lose weight, then drop your calories to 2000 a day, do 3 cardio vascular sessions a week (that means aerobic activity for a minimum of 20 minutes (any less and its not effective) and in between do endurance weight sessions rather than for pure strength. Make sure you rest properly to allow the body to burn calories properly and above all make sure that the food you are putting in, only contains stuff that the body needs.

If you want tips, you are more than welcome, i up until a few years ago was still a qualified PTI, I helped train Jetski before she went and did the Army course and she then went on to work for Fitness first so the info isnt far away, even Doodlebug spends shed loads of time at the gym and has plenty of experience when it comes to training so before you go and throw money away, get the advice for free and then decide which way you are headed.

[Ride-or-die]

wow and i studied it for about 5 years of my life and i have a degree in basically fitness and training, and yes training and weight training can loose you weight as long as daily energy expenditure is greature than energy intake, however the type and duration of training is essential for maximal weight loss, obviously as fat, u need to encourage ur body to to burn fat specifically. this tye of exercise is aerobic (with oxygen) and also lipid metabolism (fat) only takes place during light intensity workloads of greater than 30 minutes duration (as fat metabolism only takes place after 20).

the type of weight training in jays gym, is maximan intenstity anaerobic (without oxygen) workloads, and is designed to build bulk muscle. to do this miminum repetitions maximum weight is best so only to a max of 8 repetitions but 6 is best and 4. this recruits type 1 muscle fibres used during strength exercises but also the low reps encourages muscle fibres to become slightly damage and when they are repaired they become larger in size hense bulking up.

as you mentioned in the opening paragraph sir shift about heart rate and the recovery process actually as aerobic exercise, long duration low intensity requires oxygen this is delivered by the blood as u know which means heart rate is masively increased, during weight training the heart cant pump the blood fast enough to supply the oxygen so although there is an increase it creates whats know as oxygen debt which needs to be re-payed during recovery which is what im assuming ur talking about, however this heart rate doesnt burn fat the increase is simply to re-pay the missing oxygen in the muscles and rmove lactic acid from the blood. during the recovery theres no form of energy expenditure as ur not doing anything, u are recovering.

you were spot on tho weight loss is simply a combination of diet and exercise, the balance between energy intake and enery expenditure must be right

dunno if spider is about but how much weight did i help you to lose in 2 months with the diet and exercise plan i made for you?

[Jetski]

Fantastic :D It's like being back in class in Aldershot! :D :D

[RaceMeNSee]

Jay Remember that 'Special' diet i went on the other year......Well thats the one im going to be taking again! and the ClaudButler is out of the shed as of today! just have to get my self mentally ready for said diet! lol And Jay i will join your gym before and after the weight is lost! Also you two stop arguing!

[Lateshift]

dunno if spider is about but how much weight did i help you to lose in 2 months with the diet and exercise plan i made for you?

Jetski watched me drop from 16stone to 11'13 in the space of 4 months, on pure calorie deficit and by burning 1100 calories a night in the gym :D

[Jetski]

Jetski watched me drop from 16stone to 11'13 in the space of 4 months, on pure calorie deficit and by burning 1100 calories a night in the gym :D

T'is true don't ya know :D from Peter Kay 'i've had all the pies' to Skeletor of Greyskull in 4 months!! ;) :D :D

[Lateshift]

hey keep laughing Jet :D

finished work yet? i thought not!!! :D :D :D

[RaceMeNSee]

Jetski watched me drop from 16stone to 11'13 in the space of 4 months, on pure calorie deficit and by burning 1100 calories a night in the gym :D


I can beat that....I went from 16 to 11 in just over 2 months.....that envolved eating Noting But Tuna and rice, and cycleing for at least 40 mins every single day, then going to Jay's Gym...I was a skinny sex god in no time ! hahahahha :clap

[harriebird]

well nothing so dramatic for me i'm afriad, i just signed up to weight watchers but it worked for me, lost a stone and have kept it off for about 18 months now. i wasn't huh-yoooooge before but wasn't happy so did something about it.....

it's still a b*tch to find clothes to fit though, although Gap kids and Ducati kids is good for tshirts...... :rolleyes: cheap though

[Spider]

jay m8 join a martial arts place they run you ragged and make you lose weight not to mention you get some great life skillz ;)

[Ride-or-die]

jay m8 join a martial arts place they run you ragged and make you lose weight not to mention you get some great life skillz ;)

i dont wanna lose weight i wanna bloody gain it!! whys has this become about me! i just offered my expertise

[gixer400]

hahaha. spideys calling you a fatty. you two should fight.
ill organise it.

[Doninha Princesa]

Ok, Im getting a little impatient, Jon, any idea when you wanna get the induction done? Elly, if he's still stalling then i'll give ya a call or text and arrange a time you could drag me in there for my induction. :skip

[Mistress Pussycat]

Hey Sarah!

I will kick him for you. Ring them and book it if you can't wait since it is a 2 week waiting list and I can make me and Becky are there for support tho you'll end up chatting with the instructor for most of it but it's fine! :D

[RaceMeNSee]

Sorry hun, i seem to have spunked a grand on nothing.......So now i have to wait a couple of weeks until i can afford it! Starting to train at home now though! if you can book now and pay in two weeks ile do it, next time you go elly can you ask em for me! Tell you what sarah, come down on wednesday, and ile show you where it is!

[Doninha Princesa]

Sorry hun, i seem to have spunked a grand on nothing.......So now i have to wait a couple of weeks until i can afford it! Starting to train at home now though! if you can book now and pay in two weeks ile do it, next time you go elly can you ask em for me! Tell you what sarah, come down on wednesday, and ile show you where it is!

how much? lol, thats a trick i dont wanna learn!

Book now pay on the day, if they do that then thats cool, if not, will have to chase you up after Jon ;)

Come down................. i presume you mean the pub? Well im hoping to be there anyway so you can show me where it is! :) :cuddle

[becky]

we had to pay on the day...so u can just book it now

[RaceMeNSee]

will do becky! yup show you on wednesday! meet us at the B.p!!

[Doninha Princesa]

will do becky! yup show you on wednesday! meet us at the B.p!!

Ermmmm, slight problem, put the new brake callipers on today and one is missing a screw so its rubbing, so cant use the bike till i get a screw that fits, Johns of Romford can get it by Fri, gonna email the guy who sold me the calliper and see if he has it, otherwise i cant use the bike till fri!

[Doninha Princesa]

Ok, Well i had the induction booked for today but Jon's bailed! So theres a spare place going for today at twelve at Riversides gym, if anyone was thinking bout it but never got round to it, come on! save me doing it all by myself, altho the Mistress is gonna meet me i think.

[Doninha Princesa]

no-one? Ok well im leaving aroung 11.15, or as soon as Elly gets back to me with directions.