What Happens at your First Programme Session?

As a new member you are entitled to a Health Appraisal and a Gym Induction in the first 6 weeks of your membership.

Let’s roll forward to this first fitness programming session because we want you to know exactly how we handle that session because it’s a very important landmark moment for new members and we pride ourselves on managing it differently to almost any other club in the area.

It’s perfectly normal for many new members to feel a bit nervous about this session and it may be that we have asked you to come at a quieter time in the week so that we have a good environment in which to teach you what we need to make your programme work for you.

We will be giving you a lot of information during the session and it’s important to say at this point that we understand that you probably will not remember everything you get told. Don’t worry; we’ve got lots of ways that we can help you to learn in your own time and in your most preferred way.

When you come to the club for that first session you will be met at reception by your trainer. Initially you will have an quick briefing session where the trainer will explain to you the plan for the session and what’s going to happen. Your health appraisal is a simple test incorporating three vital measurements: Body fat, blood pressure and aerobic ability followed by a Gym Induction to learn how to safely and effectively use the gym equipment.

They will present you with your very own Personal Progress Pack which is an optional pack you can fill in at home and where you will be able to track the changes in your body composition, size, weight, flexibility, and strength.

In addition, they will also show you how to complete your personalised programme card so that you can see the progress you are making and the trainers can also see when we need to make small adjustments to the intensity of your programme.

They will talk about the importance of heart rate, and how you can gauge precisely the intensity of your workouts using some highly effective scientific principles.

They will show you the exercises that we have selected for you, why they are right for you and set the correct personalised intensity for the programme they will be devising for you.

This whole session will take probably about 45 minutes to an hour and after that the trainer will explain a little bit about what you can expect from your membership going forward and the support, we will be giving you to help you boost your confidence and most importantly to get you to see some impressive speedy changes.

The latest research has highlighted the benefits of training with resistance equipment to burn fat, as part of a weight control programme.

Please don’t worry about getting bulky, as this won’t happen with the regime we are going to use with you. It will help tone and firm you.

Basically, this type of training speeds the metabolic rate, so calories are burned quicker – the secret of weight management. We will prescribe you a programme comprising several repetitions on a piece of equipment and at a specific speed – both of which we will show you when we go into the gym.

The crucial factor is that we will find a weight on each piece of equipment, that you can only repeat a certain of times, before you tire completely that muscle. We will work that out for you and again, we would like you to keep records of what happens at each workout.

So, don’t worry. Your programme has been personally tailored for you and based on the latest exercise science. You are in good hands with us!

Please click the link below to visit our website and we’ll help get you sorted and settled in. Alternatively, you can contact the Fitness Desk.