Expert guides on professional fitness equipment

Gym house rules and the mistakes beginners make most often, seen from the operator side: induction, supervision, layout and equipment.

Training in a gym increases strength, improves endurance, reduces body fat and lifts overall physical condition. Getting there depends on knowing how to train properly from the first session. This guide sets out the practical starting points for beginners, the right session frequency and duration, and the full body format that works best at the start, together with what each of those choices means for the club that has to equip the floor.