Overview: Gold's Gym is a fitness franchise that has been around since 1965. They have 650 locations worldwide. Each gym offers state-of-the-art fitness and strength training equipment. They also provide many other amenities such as child care, rehab, massage, physical therapy, sauna, steam room, pilates, aerobics classes, yoga, free weights, and more. Each individual gym may have different amenities. They offer group fitness programs and also personal training. They provide two complimentary sessions with a certified personal trainer who will also give general guidelines about nutrition.

Goals of Members: They will help you create a fitness plan for your individual goals and lifestyle. Goals may include improving performance in a particular sport, weight loss and toning, or gaining muscle mass. Any health goal that you have will apply.

Cost: Online memberships start at 29.95 for a three month trial. This does not include access to a gym. Gym memberships can range from $35 - $45 per month for an individual membership. Discounts are given if two people from same family join. Up front fees are anywhere from $50 - $100.

What most people also may not realize, there are several, easy ways to redistribute your time and create ‘smarter’workouts. These common sense, turbo-chargers cost little or no money, will help change your body in a positive way, and all without giving up a lot of time.

Here, I’ve given you four simple strategies that can help you turbo charge your workout (and your body), too:

1.) Warm Up and Cool Down Sufficiently. In short: take 10. Strive to take 10 minutes before heavy exercise to get blood flowing with light aerobic activity (walking, or a series of slow arm and leg circles) to get large muscle groups moving and prevent injury. At end of your workout, try to opt for 10 minutes of light stretching, aiming at major muscle groups: arms, back, chest, and legs. This will help re-absorb lactic acid (metabolic waste that builds up during exercise and can lead to soreness).