i used to go to curves but awhile go there was a...falling out...unfortunately so now that i am at a regular gym, does anyone have any ideas on a regime/routine? i like the bike and/or treadmill and of course stretching, but i find myself wandering around trying to decide which machines i should use. i know its different for everyone just looking for ideas

I usually do the elliptical for 30-40 minutes, then I got on the weight machines and just got to most of them for the next 30-40 minutes. I also just added in kickboxing at a different place too.

circuit style training with the free weights is much more beneficial than machines, but you'll need someone to show you ideas of what to do. Things that use a full range of functional motion like lunges with dumbell shoulder raises, and squats with shoulder press etc. Forty minutes of that and 20 minutes of interval training on a treadmill or elliptical will give you a good workout.

I tend to go in, do a half hour interval run on a treadmill and then a body pump class. I need a class for weights although I know that Body Pump is endurance training, not muscle building, but despite what I said above, they bore me to tears and a class gets me actually doing it.

Does your gym offer a complimentary hour with the physical fitness trainer? The gym I joined does and I managed to get strength training workout from her (along with a lot of embarrassing facts about body age and visceral fat). If you don't know, ask. It's worth it. At the very least they will help you figure out how to work some of the machines.

i used to go to curves but awhile go there was a...falling out...unfortunately so now that i am at a regular gym, does anyone have any ideas on a regime/routine? i like the bike and/or treadmill and of course stretching, but i find myself wandering around trying to decide which machines i should use. i know its different for everyone just looking for ideas

I do elliptical for 60 min.,bike for 20min.abdomen crunches,& arm exercises with weights. I do this 3-4X/wk.