What are all those machines at the gym and how can I make them work for me? [more inside]
posted on Jun 16, 2008 - 15 answers
I am an overweight 21 year old woman. I want to join a gym but have a lot of reservations. This question is a lot longer than it probably ought to be. [more inside]
posted on Jun 10, 2008 - 52 answers
How fit/strong/muscular/healthy can I get in 3 months? [more inside]
posted on Jun 1, 2008 - 19 answers
How do I add tone and definition to my upper arms? [more inside]
posted on Apr 21, 2008 - 18 answers
After heading for the gym, I only manage to get a few hours of sleep. [more inside]
posted on Feb 18, 2008 - 18 answers
I'm being a very bad transhumanist by letting my body get so unhealthy over the last few years. I'd like to fix that; having just moved to the Chicago area, I'd like to find a decent gym to start working out in. My fear, however, is that I'll run into the same issue I've encountered before: signing a year contract only to let my attendance taper off (ultimately never visiting at all in the last six months).
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posted on Jan 25, 2008 - 15 answers
Please help me determine if the YMCA is the right fit for me. [more inside]
posted on Jan 24, 2008 - 33 answers
How do I get the most out of my new gym membership? [more inside]
posted on Dec 23, 2007 - 10 answers 
I've never set foot in a gym or done any kind of non-phys-ed exercise... so how do I take advantage of my school's free gym? [more inside]
posted on Dec 16, 2007 - 15 answers
How do you make a home-based workout work for you? [more inside]
posted on Nov 15, 2007 - 20 answers
[Exercise Filter]: What's your exercise routine? Should I change mine? [more inside]
posted on Oct 16, 2007 - 11 answers
Where can I go for a good workout in the San Fernando Valley? [more inside]
posted on Sep 15, 2007 - 1 answers
So then... I'm a chunky bastard and I want to buy an exercise bike... [more inside]
posted on Jul 14, 2007 - 17 answers
My boss has challenged me to complete some sort of marathon workout at his gym. I'm not very athletic, but if I can finish, my boss will buy all his employees an expensive steak dinner. I need tips -- especially as to what/when to eat. The workout is at 8pm tonight. [more inside]
posted on Jun 19, 2007 - 23 answers
On AskMe's advice I bought a set of adjustable dumbbells and a bench. Now I need the hive mind's help to design a workout plan. [more inside]
posted on Apr 5, 2007 - 9 answers
What kind of stretches should I do before/after being on the elliptical machine for 30 minutes? [more inside]
posted on Mar 11, 2007 - 13 answers
Can anyone offer advice for going back to the gym after a back injury and six months of downtime? [more inside]
posted on Mar 11, 2007 - 15 answers
What's the best (and cheapest) workout equipment for my small place? [more inside]
posted on Feb 16, 2007 - 21 answers
Looking for a cheap gym in San Francisco's Inner Richmond (19th & Geary) [more inside]
posted on Jan 21, 2007 - 3 answers
What muscles are used to recover from a heelside snowboard fall? If one were bad at getting up from such a fall, which exercises at the gym would you recommend to improve?
posted on Dec 26, 2006 - 10 answers
Is there a worthwhile stationary (preferably recumbent) exercise bike choice available for consumer purchase under $1,000? [more inside]
posted on Sep 22, 2006 - 9 answers
I need to get off my lazy butt and join a gym. I live in north/northwest Seattle and work in the U District. Suggestions? [more inside]
posted on Aug 21, 2006 - 16 answers
Fitnessfilter: I keep putting on (muscle) weight while exercising. I want to stop this. [more inside]
posted on May 24, 2006 - 26 answers
What qualifications should I look for in a personal trainer? What do the ACE certifications actually mean? I'd like to hire a trainer for a few sessions, but I really don't want to hurt myself or hire a nut. Please help me sort through the options! [more inside]
posted on Feb 12, 2006 - 4 answers
The "new, state of the art" cardio machines at my gym always tell me my heart rate is unreasonably high (170 beats per minute) even though I'm working at a level where I can still maintain a breathy conversation. Occasionally, the machine will say my heart rate is something totally wacky, like 220. [more inside]
posted on Jan 16, 2006 - 9 answers
What is wrong with my arm? [more inside]
posted on Jan 13, 2006 - 21 answers
Help me convince my cow orker that the YMCA isn't going to send us off to the pokey and sue us into oblivion. [more inside]
posted on Dec 29, 2005 - 21 answers
So I go to the gym semi-regularly and use the Elliptical machine. It has some built-in routines. One is called "fat-burning" and one is called "Cardio Workout". The fat burning sets a target heart rate in the 120's (number made up) while the Cardio sets my target heart rate somewhat higher -- maybe the low 140's. My question is, which will actually burn more fat, the Fat Burn or the Cardio?
posted on Mar 18, 2005 - 21 answers
ExcerFilter - Do any of you lovely Mefi Girls go to Curves? Speaking as a person who has miserably failed at a vast number of exercise regimes for a few reasons (I have asthma, I hate looking at skinny people while I sweat through my fat and exercise bores me), I'm looking at Curves as a possibility for my latest exercise venture. I'd be interested in hearing about whether it works, whether exercise haters like me can get into it, and since it's probably inevitable, all the reasons why it's a stupid program and I'd be better off at a real gym.
posted on Jul 27, 2004 - 19 answers
I just moved into an apartment complex with a gym and have started working out, but I'm having a problem developing a routine. The place is basically treadmills, spinning machines, and a well-equipped weight room. Any suggestions?
posted on Jan 17, 2004 - 17 answers
