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Newbie to training

  • 26-01-2011 12:11pm
    #1
    johnr1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 965 ✭✭✭


    Hi All,
    Im sure this has been posted many times before here, but looking back throught the threads I can't find one appropriate. So, please excuse a first time poster in this forum.
    Im a 36 yo guy, 5'10, about 12 to 13 stone usually, never into team sport, used to work very actively, but now in a sedentary job, never needed to do any training in my life to now, as I have very good figures on blood pressure, slow heart rate, cholestrol etc and was always quite strong and toned comparative with mates who did sport. No underlying conditions or back problems. I eat well and dont drink alchol.
    Trouble is I have noticed a drop in my cardiac fitness level, and that the muscles on my upper body seem to be far less toned than when working actively. Slight hint of a belly developing too :(
    I dont have time (long commute) or budget to join a gym, and I'm looking for some ideas on what works (excercise movement and quantities)for a mix of cardio and strength training in the home.
    I suppose I'm looking for a regieme which will be possible to establish and mantain, having never been a trainer previously.
    Thanks in advance


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  • #2
    El Horseboxo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,341 ✭✭✭El Horseboxo


    A small investment would be worth while and can be done a lot cheaper than a gym membership. Kettlebells, a decent mat and a skipping rope would be a good start.

    4-5 times a week you could combine the above with some body weight exercises to create a good 20-30 minute workout.

    There's a good list of bodyweight exercises listed in the below link. Just read the first post in the thread. Use youtube for videos of them.

    http://www.fightingarts.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=15833023&site_id=1#import


    And here's a good list of exercises with kettlebells by muscle group.

    http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/kettlebells.htm


    If you take 3-4 exercises and do them in rounds which is doing them straight after each other to complete one round. And do them for say 3 rounds upwards you will be doing a good job in cutting back on the weight, toning up and getting more healthy in general. Or you could just do one exercise for a number of sets and then move on to the next one. Whichever suits you better. Mixing them up now and then will keep your body guessing. Say 2-3 days of the above and then 1-2 days of cardio such as going for a jog, swimming, cycling, skipping, etc and you aren't going too far wrong for someone just getting into the whole fitness thing.


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