Both P90X and the gym get a lot of attention at the start of a new year. As everyone makes their "New Years Resolution" to get in shape, lose weight, and get ready for summer, the weight loss and fitness industries explode.

So if you are evaluating getting P90X or enrolling at your local gym, you may be asking yourself which will give you better results. In particular, which will help you lose more weight?

First, let's break down the basics of weight loss:

Nutrition

The biggest culprit most people face is not exercise, it is what they put in their mouths! With busy lives, convenience food has taken over. Fast food restaurants thrive while our waistlines expand.

To tackle the problem, you have to tackle your nutrition. Weight loss is really simple: Calories out must exceed calories in. To do this, you must control what you eat and how much you eat.

The question is, which gives you more information on this? If you were to go to a gym, this information would be given to you by their staff nutritionist or a personal trainer. Most times a visit with either of these may not cost you the first time but will cost you each and every time after that.

With P90X, a detailed nutrition guide is given to you, giving you exactly what you need to eat to fuel your body for the workout and lose weight the fastest. If you have questions, there is an online message board for P90X that will give you answers on your nutrition.

Fitness

With a gym, no doubt you have more equipment at your disposal. Free weights, machine weights, bikes, elliptical machines, treadmills, and tons of other contraptions that may overwhelm you at first. And if you do not know where to start, you may not get the best results without the assistance of a personal trainer.

With P90X, a proven system of what exercises to do are put together for you. The system tells you what exercises to do, how to do them properly without injuring yourself, and how to modify the exercise in case you cannot perform it fully yet. This will give you the best weight loss results.

Convenience And Cost

Gyms are everywhere. Bigger corporations have gyms on site. There are tons of low-cost gyms popping up, charging less than the traditional powerhouse gyms have. Finding a gym is never the issue, but finding time to make it to the gym may be more difficult. Most times this means leaving work early, being away from your family, or taking extra travel time just to get your routine in.

And there is a monthly or yearly cost associated.

With P90X, all the equipment you need to do the workout is provided by the company or can be obtained fairly inexpensively. The equipment can be upgraded when you need it. Once you purchase the equipment and the system, there are no additional cost beyond anything optional you choose to purchase. This could be a cheaper alternative to your weight loss goals than a gym.

So if you are trying to choose between the gym and purchasing P90X, consider these points. Find out what is important to you and what you feel comfortable doing.