Fitness plan offered in gym

vgf1995

Hi,

Just wondering if anyone here has experience with that free Fitness Plan thing UCD gym offer? How did you find it? Is it any use?

Link for info: http://www.ucd.ie/sportandfitness/facilitiescourses/gym/fitnessplan/

Thanks.

convert

My general experience: poor.

But it really depends on who you get as the instructor. Some can be really good and spend time with you, give you a good plan and good instruction and make some amendments. Others are pure sh*t, spending a mere 5 mins on the 'check up' stage, not going through anything or checking that you're doing everything correctly.

My advice: get the initial one, see what they say, and then just change it or increase it as you feel suits you.

caviardreams

+1 to convert's advice.

Very much depends on who you get instructor-wise. There are only a few I would have genuine faith in, and have seen several overseeing really poor form and not correcting it. Are you a student or a private member? If it's the latter you might have a better chance of getting one of the better trainers.

vgf1995

I'm a student. Never got into the gym during my undergrad, and now that i'm back for my Master's i thought I'd give it a go.

Kind of expected it wouldn't be necessary great. Oh well, I'll give it a try regardless. Never properly been to a gym before so any help is good help!

caviardreams

You can pay separately for personal training if that's something of interest to you down the line as well.