1. How do I work this thing?
I think we have all asked this. The machines look complicated to work. So many different parts, but how do they work? We are always looking at the little pictures on the side of the machine for instructions on how to use it.
2. Am I using this right?
Once we get on the machine, we wonder if we’re actually using it properly. We question ourselves what bar to pull, where to sit, how to move the handles. It’s complicated.
3. How do you do that?
We are constantly looking at trainers or other people at the gym and asking, “How do you do that?” They make the hardest exercises look so easy. I once noticed a girl who was on the elliptical for about an hour and told myself, “I could do that,” and let’s just say, I could not do that.
4. What body part does this workout?
I’m always so quick to jump on a machine, but I never check to see what body part I’m working out. Thanks to the little pictures on the machines of the body part highlighted red, I now know.
5. How do I adjust this?
I can’t tell you how many times I tried getting on a machine and it was either too high up or too short. I still do not know how to adjust the dang things. “Guess I won’t be using this machine today."
6. When will I start seeing results?
I think we are all guilty of asking this question. We immediately come back from the gym and stare in the mirror, trying to find a difference. Hate to say, it is not that easy.
7. How long do I work out?
Getting on the treadmill or bike, you are always wondering this. Is there a certain amount of time we are supposed to be on the machine? Half hour it is.
8. Will people look at me weird?
I wondered this at first, but the answer to this question is no. Everybody knows what it’s like to be a beginner at the gym. You won’t be looked at weird. Plus, everyone is minding their own business anyway. No worries.
9. Can you see my sweat?
Obviously working out will make you sweat if you’re really putting in the work. Every time I go to the gym, I’m always wondering if you can see my sweat through my shirt. You may think visible sweat on your clothes is embarrassing, but it’s completely normal.
10. How do I turn this thing on?
Did you know if you just start moving on a machine it will automatically turn on? I’m always looking for a button to press to activate the machine, but it turns out, they activate by movement. You're welcome.
