How to use Gym Equipments; Tips and Tricks

What does your new year resolution's plan include? Losing some inches and pounds. That' it. It might sound easy but it is not. You have to hit the gym for doing this. The most important thing in fact things are gym equipments. Gym apparel, coffee and your playlists all come later. Your long working out hours are all in vain if you don't know how to use gym equipment. Using the gym equipment in a wrong way can in fact harm you. You can either join a gym or buy your own gym equipment. Buying your own equipment will be quite expensive. Used equipment can be a good replacement. Yes, the instructor can guide you but still you should know the basic. Following are the tips that you have to keep in mind:

1. Instructions are Your Best Friend

Gym equipments mostly come with a lot of instructions. These instructions contain smallest detail about this product. These details mostly focus on the important information like the muscle for which the machine has been designed, how the machine works and the points on which machine can be adjusted according to your body type. Reading through the instructions can be very hard. You cannot do everything at once. We can suggest you to ask your instructor to explain you the text. One of the many mistakes a number of people make is that they try to immediately do the exercise after reading. Instead, spend a good amount of time on reading and after two or three weeks, start doing the exercise.

2. Descending to Ascending

Yes, we know that you want to lose the weight fast. But it does not mean that you go for the most hardcore exercises and machines. The key for any kind of workout is warming up. Don't lay your hands-on heaviest weights. Start with the lightest and gradually moves towards the heaviest. Don't aim for the heaviest as might not suit your body type. Movement in this procedure should also be very slow.

3. Type of Exercise is Important

There are two types of exercises which are compound exercises and isolation exercises. It is good to start from compound exercises. The reason is that it helps you loosen up the stiff muscles and gets your whole body get used to the new exercise routine which is important for your body. Later you can switch to isolation machines which focus on your biceps and triceps.

4. Be Comfortable

This is the most important thing while you are exercising. When you start exercising, your position should be very comfortable. You should not feel that you over doing the movement. Hyper extending your arms or straining your back while lifting weights or pressurizing any body part is the worst you can do to your body. If you feel like you might hit something or won't be able to move or any other difficulty with movement, in all conditions an adjustment has to be made in the machine.

5. Look for the Bright Lights on Gym Equipment

Adjustment points are very important. We all know that our body ratio varies from person to person. We all have different heights, weight and torso. A person who is 6 feet cannot do the same exercise a 5 feet 7 inches will do. The reason is that it might result in opposite from what you really want. Keep it in mind that you have to be comfortable and not pressurize your body while exercising. The manufacturers of the machines understand and if they start making machine for every height and weight, there will be thousands of gym equipments in one gym or everyone had their personal gym. That personal gym will need an update after every three months. This is the reason why the machines are designed with adjustments, which are often by marked by bright colors. You need to be very careful when you are adjusting your machines. Adjust them according to the demand of your body.
Another fitness trick which is important whether you are going to gym is eating healthy. Your diet will help you a lot with your energy levels and will help you get the desired results.