<\/p>\n With that in mind, I convened with my old buddy ChatGPT<\/a> to accomplish two objectives: build a workout plan for someone who\u2019s kicking off their journey at the gym and an accompanying diet plan. Here’s how it went.<\/p>\n You may like<\/p>\n ChatGPT built a workout plan that actually felt doable<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n To get this process started, I put ChatGPT to work with the following prompt:<\/p>\n I’d like to get in the gym to get fit for the new year. Build me a workout plan for someone who’s starting their workout journey.<\/p>\n I figured being more specific about what kind of person I am in relation to what workout plan I seek would make my AI gym buddy\u2019s suggestions better catered to me.<\/p>\n Thankfully, that sentiment proved true as ChatGPT laid out an efficient gym game plan with a \u201cBig Picture\u201d concept that was broken down into five key areas:<\/p>\n Goal: Build strength, improve fitness, and create a habitFrequency: 3 days per weekWorkout length: 45\u201360 minutesFocus: Full-body workouts + basic cardioRest days: At least 1 day between workouts<\/p>\n It followed that up by displaying an example of a proper workout schedule, with Monday and Friday being set aside for \u201cWorkout A – Full Body Basics,\u201d while Wednesday is designated as the day for \u201cWorkout B – Full Body (Different Angles).”<\/p>\n My first gym day: Workout A<\/p>\n \n (Image credit: Shutterstock)<\/p>\n For my first session, I chose Workout A, which ChatGPT designed as a full-body routine. The instructions were clear: two to three sets per exercise, eight to 12 reps, and 60\u201390 seconds of rest between sets.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s what it had me do:<\/p>\n You may like<\/p>\n Goblet squat (legs and core)Machine chest press or dumbbell bench pressLat pulldownSeated dumbbell shoulder pressDumbbell Romanian deadliftPlank (20\u201340 seconds)<\/p>\n ChatGPT didn\u2019t just stop there \u2014 it also offered a breadth of additional tips on how to approach my 2026 gym goals.<\/p>\n What shocked me the most was how ChatGPT turned into a motivational speaker, as it told me uplifting statements such as \u201cconsistency beats intensity every time,\u201d \u201ceveryone starts somewhere,\u201d and \u201cshowing up > being perfect\u201d (that\u2019s my favorite one). With the addition of a section all about body recovery and eating habits, ChatGPT gave me everything I needed to seize the day and hit the gym with a confident mindset.<\/p>\n Bottom line<\/p>\n Planet Fitness, here I come! And it\u2019s all thanks to the assistance of my favorite AI chatbot turned digital gym trainer. I can only see this process improving once ChatGPT Health<\/a> becomes widely available \u2014 gym trainees will most likely use it to sync it with their preferred fitness apps and gain better insight into their planned lifestyle changes.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \n <\/a><\/p>\n Follow Tom’s Guide on Google News<\/a> and add us as a preferred source<\/a> to get our up-to-date news, analysis, and reviews in your feeds. <\/p>\n More from Tom’s Guide<\/p>\n Today’s best Apple iPhone 17 deals<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Once the ball dropped in Times Square and 2026 officially began, I was doing what I usually do:…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":365230,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[6647,102,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-365229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fitness","tag-fitness","tag-health","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=365229"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/365229\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/365230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=365229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=365229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=365229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"a](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/N8UPDKj6At5dP3fvg6mzz5.jpg\")
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