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Getting fit is easy, they said. All you have to do is work out, they said. But what am I supposed to do when I get to the gym? Do I pick up a barbell or do I run? I should just get on the treadmill, right? There are so many questions when it comes to getting fit and working out. Did you know that there are different workout programs for different goals? Like if you want to build muscle mass, you can't do the same program as someone whose primary goal is to lose weight. And apparently you can't just work out, you have to eat right, too. Nutrition is crucial when it comes to seeing the results of the work you're putting in. But breathe: It's going to be OK. We've spoken to fitness experts who gave us their best tips on which workout routines to do for your specific goals.

Want to lose weight? We got you. Want to build your endurance? Almost half of Americans said they've tried to lose weight in the past 12 months, according to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Losing weight can be hard to do, especially with Doughnut Thursdays at the office (I'm looking at you, USA TODAY newsroom). Austin Dotson, a certified personal trainer, says the best workout program for that is "CONSISTENCY." Yes, he emailed this in all caps. Where can I buy that exercise routine? Do they have it at Target? The trainer says keeping your mind focused on why you started working out in the first place is one of the most important things to weight loss. Don't fall off when it gets tough; that's when you need to push yourself the most. When it comes to the physical labor, Dotson loves jumping rope for exercise.

Seymour suggests hitting the weight room to shed some extra pounds because having muscle boosts your metabolism, so the more muscles you're building, the more calories you're burning. If you want to build muscle, you're going to have to pick up a barbell or 10 so get comfortable with the weight room in your gym. Osamoje Imoohi, a certified personal trainer, Titan Rise Health recommends people add weight-resistance training into their workout routines and to target each body part throughout the week. Lunges with weights, push-ups with weights and arm raises with weights would all be good weight-resistance training. That means focus on training your legs for one day, train your arms the next day and move on to back workouts the day after. He suggests doing this to build a balanced and complete physique. No one really knows what "toning" means; it's just a word that's thrown around when people want their bodies to look like Gabrielle Union or Beyoncé.

Kristen Seymour, who is co-owner of fitness website Fit Bottomed Girls and a triathlon coach. Both Imoohi and Jennipher Walters, the other co-owner of Fit Bottomed Girls, suggest doing high-intensity interval training workouts, which consist of exercises that you do at very high intensity for a short period of time with little rest recovery as opposed to jogging on the treadmill for an hour. Walters says that classes like CrossFit can include HIIT workouts, but not every CrossFit class will be entirely composed of HIIT exercises. Imoohi suggests running, swimming, boxing or cycling at least three times a week for 30 to 45 minutes at a time in addition to your HIIT workouts. Good news, according to Dotson we all already have them. OK, wonderful, so my abs are just hidden underneath a few months' worth of donuts (ahem Doughnut Thursdays