I'm returning to exercise following physio for a long term hip problem. I can't do high impact exercise so the gym works in that sense.
I've tried two classes recently, body pump and body balance. After body pump I couldn't use my arms for days so I haven't been back but the body balance I really felt the effects the next day but not to the point of being useless!
When I go to the gym I usually have an hour. I do a circuit of 15 minutes cross trainer, 20 minutes on the bike and then maybe 5 minutes on the rowing machine. I then move on to the weights machines and do three sets of 15 on each of the machines.
I don't feel like I work my body as much at the gym as I don't have the muscle pain / ache the next day at all.
Am I looking at this the wrong way round? The times of the classes make them almost impossible for me to get to so I need to do gym sessions. How would you get more out of the gym or quantify the benefits of the sessions?