Weights programme with PT - 30 mins x twice a week enough?

[Sssloou]

Totally new to weights. Thought I would work with a PT for a few weeks to build my confidence before going to the gym.

Would two 30 mins sessions a week work? Just weights as already run for cardio. Or should I do a whole hour?

How much time and how many sessions per week do I need to commit to to have any impact?

Following with interest as I’ve read weights are good for women of a certain age, please correct me if I’m wrong! Would love to know also as am starting soon at a gym

Initially you are probably best off with 2 x 30 min sessions with the PT. An hour of meaningful work is a lot at the beginning. But I would suggest you warm up in your own time beforehand and stretch in your own time afterwards. You might need to spend some of the first session going through the best warm ups to do for your programme (just 10 mins on the treadmill is not optimal) and going through some stretches if you're not sure about those.

Initially I would say that you should aim for at least 4 sessions a week, but take advice from the PT. So long as you are doing the weights for the full half hour initially and adding time before and after for the warm up and stretch then you should be ok with that.

Initially I would say that you should aim for at least 4 sessions a week, but take advice from the PT.

Do you mean 2 sessions with PT and 2 on my own?

@Sssloou

Initially I would say that you should aim for at least 4 sessions a week, but take advice from the PT.

Do you mean 2 sessions with PT and 2 on my own?

Yes. By all means do more if it suits you.

Also, have a programme. MegSquats is great about this (find her on YouTube - really good content): have a progression programme. There's also the 5x5 system, but I've not used that.

In your warm up, 10 mins on the treadmill is good (and yes do it before you meet your PT), but also mobility and flexibility warm up as well - swing arms, body weight squats, torso twists, swing legs, mobilise hips and spine - prone twists on your back, and also on your front.