Each and every one of us has seen it or been "that guy", the person at the gym who is yakking away on their cell phone, reading a magazine on a machine or strolling leisurely while catching up with the person next to them on the treadmill. If you are guilty of any of the above offenses or countless others that I will not name you need to STEP IT UP! Just because you have arrived at the gym and checked in on face book and foursquare does not mean that you are accomplishing anything just by showing up.
This does not mean that you need to go from one extreme from the other and morph into the person at your gym who moves around at a frantic pace, sweat flying everywhere, huffing, puffing and grunting. Consider your workout a job, a job that you enjoy. You should think about it ahead of time, be serious about it and have a goal for each and every day. At the very least you should know what part of your body you want to work on each day and why. To many people this may seem like a daunting task, so many of us have been showing up and going through the motions, doing the same circuit of machines over and over again for years. This is why you are are not seeing results, going through the motions at the gym does not accomplish anything, save your money and stay home.
You may be thinking that you do not know how to plan a workout or what exercises to do or why. There are millions of cheap to free resources available to help you with this. Websites such as, muscleandstrength.com and bodybuilding.com have entire databases filled with specific workouts for different goals and different needs. For example you can go into the workout section of muscleandstrength.com and choose workouts, women, fat loss and it has a million workouts for you. Write them down in a notebook, print them out or look at them on your phone at the gym and DO IT! Fitness magazine are another great resource for workouts, if you don't want to subscribe to any go the bookstore or newsstand and copy the workouts down on paper. Oxygen magazine is a great women's fitness magazine, Reps magazine, Muscle and fitness are just a few. The fitness section is overloaded in every store in America.
Once you are armed and ready with your new workout plan, do not be afraid. Even the most experienced person in the gym started right where you are. At some point everyone walked into the gym for the first time without a clue. Most of them are so worried about their own routine they are not even paying attention to you. If you are unsure of how to do something google a video or ask a trainer for help. Trainers are more than happy to help you for free if they are not working with a client, that is what they are there for. When you start a new workout it may take a few times through each part until you feel comfortable with the exercises, don't give up. Focus on doing the exercises properly and keep trying.
Another good idea is having a notebook to take to the gym with you so that not only do you have your whole workout written down in front of you, you know how much you lifted each and every time so that you can continuously improve on that and get stronger each and every week. If you are lifting weights and they are not heavy, you are just showing up. If you are doing cardio but can still easily talk on the phone or to your friend, you are just showing up. Be present in every way during your workouts and I promise you that you will start to see results and really enjoy each and every workout.
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