| im_sneaky said: While Wii Fit is a good way for people who have trouble with motivation to lose some weight, it's nothing compared to a gym membership. For one, you don't get access to all the expensive equipment to finely tune your workout to your needs. |
Let's see
Gym Pros:
Lots of fancy equipment that I don't really need to lose weight or build muscle.
Lots of big mirror's so I can see my massive biceps.
Gym Cons:
Costs $20/month
Lot's of people who may intimidate me if I'm not comfortable working out in front of other people
I have to drive to it
It is busy when I have free time (right before or after work) and I can't always get on the machine I want
Exercising at home (Wii Fit, EA Sports Active) Pros:
only costs $60-90 for the life of my "membership"
no "observers" so you can be comfortable
You can exercise whenever you want, no lines, no waiting, no other people's sweat on equipment
You can lose weight just as well as in a gym. 500 calories burned at home is just as good as 500 calories burned in a gym
You can go straight to your own private shower after exercising.
Exercising at home Cons:
no fancy equipment.........
I'd argue no trainer as a con, but then I'd have to up the cost of monthly membership.
ok, so now that we've had yet another exercise at home detractor who really doesn't know what they are talking about, let's move on to how much weight you've lost by sticking to your plan. I had free gym membership. I didn't lose a lb with it. Luckily it was free. I hated going over there as there were creepy people.
Let's talk real life. Most of the fancy exercise equipment does isolated muscle exercise. However, isolated muscle exercise is a waste of time. So I have to do tricep exercises, then pectoral exercises, but I don't use any of my stabalizer muscles. Now, if I can hit both my pectorals and triceps at the same time with a simple bench press I can exercise 2 muscles with 1 set of moves. Not only that, but I hit my stabalizer muscles at the same time. More muscles exercised in less time. Not only that, I need 0 special equipment beyond a decent bench and a chin-up bar to hit every muscle that I'm realistically going to hit by using fancy expensive equipment. Heck, Most exercises you can do with a simple set of free weights, no bench needed.
Anyways, thanks for your wonderful contribution to this thread on how to lose weight.
