by LFC2007 » Tue Jan 08, 2008 5:32 pm
There's little point looking at your weight as a starting point, you should be looking at your weight scaled to your height, i.e. your BMI.
My view is that, as long as you eat reasonably well and vary what you eat (none of this diet malarky btw), and exercise a few times a week - even if it's just a 5 mile run, a round of golf, or a five-a-side match, soon enough you'll reach your natural body weight.
Gym's are a waste of money IMO, unless you're looking to train seriously or recover from serious injury. There's nothing in a gym worth paying the money to use IMO, other than specialist weight machines which are predominantly used for rehab.(ilitation) anyway, so basically unless you're recovering from injury or want to train seriously, feck the gym (IMHO). Treadmills, steppers, spinning bikes etc. offer limited movement. Ask any serious runner if they use a treadmill - they'll say no, because what beats getting out on the road in fresh air, using a range of movements having to adapt to ground surface, direction, incline, weather etc. The same applies to spinning bikes, and to a lesser extent rowing machines.
In conclusion, get of yer arse and move.