Best exercise for obese?

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  • eyleene
    eyleene Posts: 264 Member
    I think you might be able to do upper body work a bit with / without light handweights , sitting in a good solid dining room type chair with feet flat on the floor , depending on how you back feels . even abs can be done this way just by holding you gut in and releasing for several repetitions but dont hold your breath . Swimming definitely best and you dont have to be able to swim properly either , so lon as you have flotation devices to hold you up . any sort of movement is better than nothing as you can still be working on muscle strength even if you cant get aerobic .
  • peter236uk
    peter236uk Posts: 140 Member
    best exercise if your very fat is to start walking or swimming
  • MinimalistShoeAddict
    MinimalistShoeAddict Posts: 1,946 Member
    Swimming is great because you can start off easy and choose your pace, plus it's easy on the joints :)

    I agree this is a good idea and easy on your joints.

    That being said the "best exercise" is almost always the exercise you enjoy the most.

    Calorie burn is less important than consistency in the long run. It is easier to be consistent with an exercise you actually enjoy!
  • mammamaurer
    mammamaurer Posts: 418 Member
    swimming, walking, anything combinding the two... statonary bike.... some weight lifting....
  • eyleene
    eyleene Posts: 264 Member
    Why should you be embarrassed ?? did you hurt your knee or back on purpose so that you could make excuses ( like me ) not to exercixe
    I dont think so .
    For every problem there is always an answer somewhere
    DONT WORRY , YOU WILL SUCCEED !!!
    you go girl
  • Mr_Starr
    Mr_Starr Posts: 139 Member
    In addition to all the above try Bicycling!


    I had sciatica and could not walk a full block because of pain. But i could bike. At first i did not go so far... but I gradually worked my way up to do more and more.

    Also... I can't say enough for water aerobics and swimming. I started water aerobics at my local recreation center. It was a bit funny as I was the only man, and I think the only one under 70 in the class I was taking. But i soon worked my way up to more difficult classes (with younger folk) and then started swimming on my own.

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