Fitness Goals Support Group

This community is dedicated to group support around achieving fitness goals, whatever they may be, through personal training, athletic activites, or other strenuous activity. Whether you are trying to get fit to treat a health problem, boost your mood, relieve stress, or tone your body, this group is a great place to meet other like-minded people who have similar goals.

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SoaringEagle
SoaringEagle

Just joined DS yesterday. Hoping to get motivation to start exercising again. I started off the year great with an 8-week healthy fitnesses challenge through my local gym. But since it ended, I haven’t done much. I was planning on joining the gym but now I am having issues with my elbow so don’t really want to pay $$ for a gym membership. 


We do have a recumbent bike, a mini stepper, and Bowflex, plus exercise dvds. I need to figure out a routine and then stick with it. 


Have people come here and posted as accountability before? I am thinking it might help me.

Brooke911
Brooke911
Hey! Welcome to DS! I have been struggling to get back into shape and working out myself. I like walking and even running. I just havent had the energy lately to do anything. Maybe we can both keep each other accountable!
SoaringEagle
SoaringEagle
Sounds like a good idea, Brooke911
Community Leaderbobinmaine
bobinmaine
I think you should have kept your gym membership. Talk to a trainer at the gym and have him/her set you up with a program that avoids doing further damage to your elbow, and exercises the rest of your muscle groups. One visit with a trainer is usually included in the price of the membership but if not then you may have to pay extra. For me, it was worth having a trainer start me with a base plan so that I could monitor my progress and the encouragement the trainer gave me, jump started my motivation and gave me enthusiasm for going to the gym on a regular basis.

If you want to use your machines at home, try to find an exercise buddy to use them with. That way you can motivate each other.

Let us know how it goes

Good Luck
Student1
Student1
FInding a routine can be difficult. What I like to do is pick what I want to work on then create a weekly chart of what to do. You don't have to exercise for hours at a time but just getting some work in every day can be helpful. Routines can be boring so changing them a bit can keep you on your toes. Accountability is great to keep checking in and let us know how it goes.

Good Luck.
Ghostwolf04
Ghostwolf04
Usually if a joint hurts, it's because your form is bad. Sometimes you just need to find a way to move the joint without pain.
If I workout too much at home, my knees hurt, especially with plyometrics. The leg equipment at the gym works better.
I think it would be the same for your elbow. If you go to the gym, you won't have to rely on bodyweight and bench press type moves, they have machines that help your form, like the preacher curl machine, chest press machine, rowers, etc.
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