Posted by jujube on February 4, 2005, at 10:57:36
In reply to Exercise dilemma -- join a gym?, posted by Racer on December 15, 2004, at 23:03:02
Racer,
Why not give it a go! A lot of gyms will work with you to develop a program to meet your needs and goals. The thing is, if you get a good personalized developed for you, you may actually gain some weight (but good weight) by doing some resistence training and using weights (I'm not talking about lifting to bulk up though) to build more muscle (it has been said that muscle weighs more than fat). I was a gym rat for years and taught aerobics for a while years ago. I worked out daily with moderate amounts of weights and, although unnerving at first, I found after a period of time that I actually weighed more, although I was wearing the same size or smaller in clothes.
Who knows - might be worth a shot. Hope the above makes sense.
Tamara
> I just got the results back from a recent bone density scan. It's worse than I thought. Part of what the doctor wants me to do is join a gym.
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> My first reaction is to jump up and down and say "Yahoo!" But I know that that's because it's a way to keep my weight down. That's not what I'm supposed to be working on, though...
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> I don't know what to think, or do. I would LOVE to join a gym again, and go back to working out regularly. There are all sorts of good things involved in it, but there's also the danger. I'm not sure i trust myself. I don't know how to ensure that I stay safe from that danger.
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> Does anyone have any wisdom to impart?
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