Recently joined a gym after nearly 10 years...

[Rosscow]

So, after a near 10 year hiatus, I've joined a local gym to get back in shape.

I'm not horrendously out of shape, but I'm 34 now and I get the feeling that if I don't address the slide into middle aged laziness soon it could be too late!

I walk the dog every morning and play golf every weekend, but other than that I don't do much exercise other than gardening, etc (we have a big garden!).

So it's a nice little independent gym, only £30 odd quid a month and it's less than a 10 minute drive. All new Sports Art equipment, etc.

This is what one of the fitness guys has me doing currently:

6 minute fast walk warm up @ 4mph
25 minute elliptical cross trainer - resistance level 3, with a stroke rate of around 65 per minute
7 minutes pinnacle trainer, with a stroke rate of around 65 per minute
4 sets of 10 ab machine @ 40kg
4 sets of 10 chest press @ 40kg
4 sets of 10 pectoral fly @ 35kg
3 sets of 9 lat pull down @ 40kg
4 sets of 6 independent shoulder press @ 30kg
4 sets of 10 leg extension @ 30kg
4 sets of 10 leg pull @ 30kg
5 minute walk warm down @ 3.5mph

And I must admit I feel pretty good just after 4 sessions (I've increased the above slightly from what I started on).

Anyone have any thoughts on the above or exercises/machines that you think I should do in addition to the above?

I'm 6'2" and around 14st 5lb.

Cheers!

[Rosscow]

I'll look into the HIT, thanks!

Still enjoying myself though, already feeling much better! And weights/time/resistance levels on all machines are going up by the week.