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| Hayley, I think every Contours is different however I know the one I go to has a shower. Cheers Kylie
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| I would have to disagree with you Tara. As its all about how hard you work. You can spend longer on the equipment if you like It's all up to you. I have also in corporated other exercise into my gym routine like swimming, cycling and also walking/running. They recommend this to you from the start.
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| If you dont like mainstream gyms, have never been to a gym and feel uncomfortable.. Then Contours would be a good place to start... But dont finish there.. It is repetitive, most staff arent qualified, and you will plateau quickly.. Try Fernwood. They are a women's mainstream gym, so you wont feel intimidated and the classes do add variety...
 
Start weight 95.4kg 21.09.09 Goal weight - 75kg 
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| I tried Fernwood about 15 months ago for a week trial (at 103kg's) & even though it is not meant to be intimidating at all - I still found it to be - so many pretty young things there in their little gym clothes & me in my big baggies feeling like a whale - I couldn't do it. I joined Contours about 5 weeks ago (at 87kg's), and most weeks i have been going 3-4 times. I don't feel intimidated at all - the ladies there are all either the same age or older than me (37) and for the first time in my life i have felt comfortable at a gym (I've probably been a member at 5 gyms in the past (and never fully utilised any of these memberships). While it may seem repetitive you very quickly learn to adjust your workout to your own ability - for example when doing the cardio stations you do harder exercises each week - or work at a faster intensity - or incorporate hand weights - or include extra exercises such as skipping rope or fit ball - it's totally up to the individual person to push themselves - and this is the same no matter what gym you go to. the 29 minute workout is obviously their selling strategy - but no one says you have to stop there. Who knows, perhaps when i get down to my goal weight or near enough I may try fernwood again and have a totally different opinion about it - but then I won't have all the mental baggage as well as the physical baggage to drag there! Cheers Marzi xx
NYE Challenge - 15 kilo pledge - 7.7 to goMajor Goal - 20 kilos by my birthday - March 2010 - 12.1 to go After Baby # 2 - August 08 - 103.6kgs | Date | Weight | Loss | Total Loss | Comments | | 6/08/2009 | 93.6 | 0.0 | 0 | | | 13/08/2009 | 93.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | | | 20/08/2009 | 93 | 0.5 | 0.6 | | | 27/08/2009 | 89.9 | 3.1 | 3.7 | | | 3/09/2009 | 89.2 | 0.7 | 4.4 | | | 10/09/2009 | 88.2 | 1.0 | 5.4 | | | 17/09/2009 | 86.4 | 1.8 | 7.2 | | | 24/09/2009 | 87.2 | 0.8 | 6.4 | | | 19/10/2009 | 87.2 | 0.0 | 6.4 | After a break for 4 weeks I am thrilled to have remained same weight | | 27/10/2009 | 86.2 | 1.0 | 7.4 | Back in the game! | | 3/11/2009 | 85.7 | 0.5 | 7.9 | Keep at it! |
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