I think the single most important part of starting out at the gym is to keep it as simple and friction-less as possible. The most important thing is to go consi

I think the single most important part of starting out at the gym is to keep it as simple and friction-less as possible. The most important thing is to go consistently for a couple of months. Most failures happen when a person skips one day, than decides to call the week, and snowballing from there to not going. If you've never been to the gym, a lot of the equipment may be intimidating, so skip it for now. For the first couple of weeks just get on the treadmill/elliptical/whatever for 30 minutes. As you build a routine, you'll be able to branch out from there.