I actually debated putting this in the Funny Thread, but I've joined a gym, and I start tomorrow!
Mate, that's fucking outstanding!!! Not funny at all, brilliant. I'm stoked for you.
Any advice you need, ask away. Are you getting personal training sessions to start with or doing things on your own? What's your goals too?
Right now, my only goal is to actually make it there.
So my youngest son has been working out for a few years, and my wife wanted to join. She's been going for a couple of weeks with a close friend, and they've been doing classes and treadmill stuff.
We decided to do a Family Plan thing so we'll get my oldest son out of the house. For him, we'll start once or twice a week for the rest of the summer and kick it up to three times a week after Labor Day.
For me, I'd like to get there 4 or 5 times a week.
I am going tomorrow to basically put my body on notice. I won't get back until Thursday because my mother is having surgery on Tuesday and I'll be spending the day with her on Wednesday. But I'm starting this week.
My legs need strengthening and my shoulders have shrunk a bit in the last 10 years.
I've been to the gym at various points in my life, though not since I got married. But since then, I have had spurts of working out at home. I have enough weights and equipment here to suffice.
As far as training, I'm good. I know enough to build a program for myself. I'm not looking at gaining or getting to something in particular. My main thing will be consistency and commitment. I'll be 55 in a couple of months, and I have felt some slippage, so I just really want to regain some of my strength back and improve my overall fitness.