The warm up on the video is my workout! EMBARRESSING!!!

newcs

Everyone starts somewhere and you might be surprised how quickly you'll catch up or progress. I'm doing the insanity videos right now and the warm up kills me but I hang in there, do what I can and it gets a tiny bit easier each time. 30 Day Shred is a good one to start with (only 20min), as are some of the other Biggest Loser ones. Try looking them up on Youtube - you can get a lot of Bob Harper and possibly Jillian Michaels on there for free.

MinnieInMaine

We all have to start somewhere!! About 3 years ago I started walking outside and was pretty pooped after a mile or so. By the end of that year I walked a 10k and now I'm training to run a 10k. And the first time I tried 30 day shred, I thought I was going to die! LOL

I love that saying about not comparing yourself to anyone but who you were yesterday!! So true!

Martucha123

what you are doing is great, if your workout is challenging enough (makes you sweat, makes you tired) then stick with it. if not, then increase the intensity. there is nothing wrong with starting with short and easy work out.
you can give 30 days shred a try and see if you like it, but if it's too hard, don't worry, you will get there

StrongAtLast

And just because an entire workout is "easy" for someone else..that don't mean it's easy for you. I've been working out for over 20 years. However, Try to get me to run, and I'm done in less than 1/2 mile..my heart is out of my chest pounding at 90mph. Don't compare yourself to anyone else.
If you like your workout and it tires you out a bit, that's great! If you can, step it up a notch...
After 2 rounds of INSANITY, I still can't do the warmup straight thru...lol! I do what I can

Kori0714

I have never done the 30 day shred work out however i love The Firm workouts. When i first started working out tho i could not complete the whole work out. I would startoff doing the warm up and the first exercise. Once i was able to complete those and not feel like in was going to die i would do the warm up and the next two exercises on the video. So on and so forth until i completed the whole videoI have moved on to even harder workouts with the firm but still use my older ones to mix it up a bit. Just dont give up as long as you keep pushing yourself you will see an improvememt on boht endurance and weight lose. Set goals for both endurance and weight lose and you will feell better about working out. Try keeping track of both as well. There were weeks that i didnt lose any LBS but i was able to complete a longer workout and that kept me motivated! I hoep this helps and Good luck to you.

2kidsandatrip

Thank you all for the suggestions on videos... There are a lot of them that I have never heard off. I can't wait to get home from work and check some of them out. I greatly appreciate it. And thank you for the encouragement, this is going to be a long journey, but I feel so much more equipped than I have ever in the past with the support and encouragement of everyone on mfp.

chrispmeeks

I agree with you 2kids, i borrowed the insanity workout set and was exhausted and covered in sweat after just the workout. I concluded that it was for someone who is not considered obese and out of shape(me). it is more for people who are in relatively good shape or just people who are normal weight for their height. that compounded with my plantar fasciatas acting up evertyime i tried it. Fortunaltley my work allows me to use their gym so I ended up using the upright bike for 30 minutes at level 3 (like 5 miles 3x a week) in November and as of last week I do 45 minutes on the bike at level 8 and complete approx 13 miles. In the beginning of April I started lifting weights for 25 minutes and doing it 4x a week. I only started losing weight recently like in the last 3 weeks. I would encourage you to keep doing what your doing. When I am on the bike I increase the resistemce level as soon as the work out feels relatively routine and i don't sweat as much. then i make it harder. There are a few places you can go for in home workouts that are high intensity and around 15 minutes. Once i can get my plantar fasciatus under control i will start with one of these.
www.crossfit.com
www.dailyfiit.com

SteelySunshine

No matter how slow you go you are lapping everyone on the couch.


It's a motivational saying for runners and walkers too I suppose. But, it still applies. It really doesn't matter how you compare to other people doing those exercises. You are doing much better than you were doing when you were keeping your couch warm. So what if you can only go 5 minutes today and maybe only 5 minutes tomorrow. Eventually you will be able to go on to 10 minutes. And you can add doing different kinds of workouts like the C25k. that's 5 k not the 25 that it looks like lol. yeah I was like wut 25k yikes. Anyway, you can add some slow walking, or fast walking, or slow jogging, or try running eventually. The only thing I see in your way is your confidence.

SlimJanette

You have lost weight so it is working for you. You could do the 30 day shred no problem.

dlegros

No advice here - just my opinion.

Why are you embarrassed?

By taking control an getting up of the couch and starting to exercise you are taking the first steps toward being healthier.

Who cares if right now you can only do the warm-up - it's an awful lot better than doing nothing!

Others have offered advice that I would only be repeating so I will say this instead: BE PROUD YOU ARE DOING SOMETHING!

:happy: :happy: :happy:

greattimes

What works for you is what you should do. I have been told that my diet and exercise routine wont work but I am within 5 lbs of that goal. Do what you are comfortable with and keep up the good work.

janessanessa

Look up Jessica Smith TV on YouTube and try some of her routines. They are all free, and she is a certified fitness trainer and Well Coach. She even has some beginners workouts on there. Her walking ones are great fun! I do her routines all the time, although I may be partial since she is my friend.

likitisplit

Remember, the only person you should compare yourself to is yourself (yesterday). If you can wake up each day and honestly say you are getting fitter/stronger/faster/lighter/more muscular (whatever your goal is really) then you're on the right track.

Your workout may be their warm up right now, but keep at it and keep pushing yourself by adding in more reps/time/weight etc. then one day you might wake up and realise that their workout is your warmup.

^^^ This. We all start out on our day zero but, by adding to what we can do each day, we can eventually achieve goals we only imagined.

Pangea250

You can do it! If the warm up is your workout, then so be it. But do it! Then soon enough, you'll progressing on to the "workout" workout.

I started running the C25K (Couch to 5K) at 234 lbs. I thought I was going to die! I remember the first time I ran 60 seconds - in a row! I was so excited. Now I'm running miles.

Keep at it. You're worth it. You are worth getting healthy, you really are.

Pangea250

No matter how slow you go you are lapping everyone on the couch.

^^This.^^

brandiuntz

I actually believe I could go longer, but for some reason my right foot always goes numb and after about 20 minutes I just can't really balance anymore.

Try wearing your shoes with the laces tied loosely. You may need to consider a half-size bigger shoe for exercising. It's common for your feet to swell when running (or doing similar cardio). Keeping your shoes tied looser (or even changing up the lacing style) can alleviate that. Some people wear half-size bigger shoes to give their feet more room in the toe box for the swelling.

2kidsandatrip

Brandiuntz, thank you, that is very helpful. I will def. try that. Oh the possibilities of the things I could do if my food didn't go numb all the time.