[SugarJunkie]

I'm slowly getting back into this! I've got a meeting next week with a trainer at my local gym, which I'm excited about!

But it got me thinking, what is your routine at the gym?

(I'm curious what works for everyone else!)

[AbbySinthe]

I'm so excited for you! Seeing a trainer for the first time is great motivation to really bust your butt.

My routine is kind of a mess right now. I try and get 30-45 minutes of cardio daily 5 days a week and 15-20 minutes of weight training 2-3 days a week. Yesterday I did 20 mins on the bike, 30 mins on the elliptical & 10 mins resistance training. I have to get back into weights, though. It's the one thing that I know will help me burn more calories and decrease my inches.

Best of luck, a trainer is going to be a great step to get back into the swing at the gym.

[LindaT]

I hope the trainer works out for you. I've been seeing one for over a year and it's great. He motivates me, pushes me and I am stronger than I ever thought I could be. He also is a big foodie like me so he's fun to gab with.

I work out with him for 50 minutes on Tue and Thur, then after that do 55 minutes of cardio. Wed is cardio only day, so I do 60 minutes. Sat and Sunday I repeat the workouts I did with the trainer on my own for 50 minutes each day and do 55 minutes of cardio.

Happy Sweating

[randomcards]

I personally try to not have a "routine" at the gym because I subscribe to the thought process that gym time is more effective if we constantly change things up. But here is what I generally do...

10 minutes of stretching

5 minute brisk walk on treadmill sometimes a jog to warm up

20-30 minutes of weights trying to do different every day (not only different parts of the body, but sometimes machines, sometimes free weights, sometimes weighted balls, etc.)

30-60 minutes total (varies by day, intensity, how I feel) of cardio. I try to do a different machine or activity every day and I try to vary the program and intensity. One day I might do 45 minutes low-moderate intensity on the elliptical, the next day I might alternate 20 minutes of fast run with walking maybe followed by a 20 minute brisk walk. The general idea is something different every day.

[kkazz123]

I see my trainer 3 times a week. On those days i usually do 20-30 minutes on the treadmill walking. Then i will do either 30 minutes of weights or boxing with her. Then I will either do a class (Like body jam) or 30 minutes of interval training on the treadmill (walk 2 minutes run 1 minute). On the other days i will usually do 30 minutes on treadmill and then a class. On my days off from work i will fit in a 40-60 minute walk in the evening as well.

[LovebirdsFlying]

Warm up stretches.

1/2 hour or so on the bike, depending on how much I'm able to do that day. Sometimes it's only 15 or 20 minutes. I find biking the best cardio exercise for me. It's easier on my back than the treadmill. And this needs to be a standard upright bike. For some reason the recumbents are very hard on my knees, though I generally don't have issues with my knees any other time.

Another 1/2 hour or so doing weight training.

Cool down stretches.

Reward my efforts with a relaxation in the hot tub or sauna.