Gym Workout for Beginners: This Full Body Workout Is Only 8 Moves but So Effective

A good gym workout can be the underpinning of a great day. Say you smashed a lower-body workout, meal prepped your lunch and successfully remembered your best friend’s cat’s birthday – that’s a winning day in anyone’s books, right?
But, taking a step back, knowing what to do when you’re in the gym can be a tricky feat.

What free weights should you wrestle away from the other rabid post-work sweaters?

How long is a good workout at the gym?

Is there a magic number of reps to embrace your inner workout-queen J.LO? What are the best trainers for your type of workout? (Spoiler: we answered that one here).

While the science is out on J.Lo-ification, WH has the answers for your other questions, as well as a ready made gym workout designed by Third Space PT Andy Vincent for you to try out too. You’re welcome!

A great workout is not best determined by number of minutes spent in the gym. 45 minutes half-arsing your workout, spending most of the time on your phone, is probably not a good session.

But thirty focused minutes, completing reps and sets efficiently with correct rest time, perfect form and challenging but appropriate weights – well that’s a totally different kettle of fish.

As with almost everything else in life, quality trumps quantity – always.

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What to wear for a gym workout?

While everyone and their dog seems to have a different idea about what constitutes a home-run in the trouser department, there are some key considerations when searching for gym-perfect leggings.

Should they have handy pockets for locker keys and phones; end on or above the ankle; be fitted out with zips or totally seamless? The options are endless.