Help. :happysad: im new to this "keeping in shape" mumbo jumbo...so i need help. I never worked out before because, frankly i didnt need to (except for the health factor h: ) Now that i'm out of HS and sitting on my ass because of not having a job...and i'm getting older...shits catching up to me. So before it gets out of hand, i want to do something about it.

My main issues are my legs, abs and glutes. Brett gave me a few ideas for abs...and i just tried the leg lifts and almost cried. I have a VERY bad back, and that hurt like a bitch!

All i want to do is tone. Any tips or ideas would be greatly appreciated...keeping in mind that i'm COMPLETELY out of shape and have a bad back.

 

the budget way:

pushups, crunches, leg lifts, jogging, squats, etc..

 

Go to the health club and do the stair stepper machine. I ride the stationary bike at the gym at school which just so happens to be located behind the stair stepper machines, and what I see from that angle is generally good.

 

oh yea...one more thing, im broke as a joke. h:

 

"all girls get fat in their 20's..." :chuckles:


hanging leg raises are easier on the back, but difficult to do at home unless you've got a machine for it.


Most importantly for someone who wants to just "tone" or "shape up" is cardio. It's good for your heart too.

 

:happysad: im not getting fat....things just arent looking the way they used to h:

 

Go swimming.

 

yeah well you've got 9 years to prove me right :exnbp:


you may have a good metabolism now, but trust me it'll catch up with you if you don't start doing some cardio.

 

find an aerobic class with a gay instructor... h: I had 2 sessions a week for 1 month and lost some fat weight and was getting pretty h:

 

How much did they pay you to teach? h: