Cardio Energie

I’ve been doing 30-40 minutes, six days a week on a cross trainer for almost a year and been really pleased with the results. Legs, shoulders and arms have really toned-up and my cardio fitness is much better. I started using 1lb wrist weights and noticed an improvement pretty quickly. I have just got some 2.5lb weights and started using them, but I don’t want beefy arms, just toned arms. Will they be OK? I’m 49kg, 5′4″ and a pretty lean build.

Hi

I am joining my local university gym. It is cheap and has every piece of equipment you could ever imagine. However, it does not offer tailormade fitness plans. Can you help me create a plan?

More about me:
Sex: Female
Age: 26
Height: 5′2
Weight: 7 stones 4 pounds (105 pounds)
Health: No problems
Fitness history: I have not been to the gym in 4 years. However, I workout at home 3/4 times a week for an hour a time. I also cycle and walk a lot. I am able to do full press-ups etc.
Goals: I do not want to lose weight! I would like to tone up a little more and increase my cardio fitness. I would like to use weights, but I do not want to end up with huge muscular thighs!

Any help would be much appreciated.

I am building a GYM at my Hotel and I need the best of the best

I have started using the gym cardio equipment to train with a heart monitor. I was wondering what is the most effective heart rate to burn fat and increase fitness. Secondly what is the best cardio equipment for rugby fitness, treadmill, Bike, sitdown bike, rower, crosstrainer? I live in a place where there isn’t room to train properly outside so the gym is my only option. Thanks for your advice.
I am a 27 year old male rugby player, around 87kg (194lbs), 5′11″ tall