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What kind of exercise should I do?

nikki13088
nikki13088 Posts: 13
edited February 16 in Fitness and Exercise
I haven't worked any kind of exercise routine into my weight loss journey yet and I know I need to the only problem I'm having is I'm very big like over 400 and I lost 14lbs in 3 weeks without any exercise and I can only imagine that those numbers could go up if I started working out but some stuff is harder for me to do. What's the best workout I can do for myself? Another thing is I really don't want to have like all this crazy loose skin hanging around like my stomach and *kitten* and arms, what workouts should I incorporate into my routine to make sure while I'm losing the weight my skin is also tightening up?

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  • Dawnog
    Dawnog Posts: 39 Member
    How about swimming, it really is an all round toner, or start off by going for long walks, good luck.
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    swimming would be great, as is walking. go at your own pace and use those workouts to develop a baseline of fitness. after a few months, maybe look into a joining a gym where you can do things like leg press, chest press,lat pulldown and shoulder press.
  • Joreanasaurous
    Joreanasaurous Posts: 1,384 Member
    Walk, swim, dance, hoola hoop. My biggest suggestion is find something you will enjoy.

    I am a firm believer in the importance of strength training for health and aesthetics, but first find something you can enjoy adding to your lifestyle.
  • Meushichan
    Meushichan Posts: 82 Member
    My largest weight was 245, and I definitely wasn't about to start jumping around or doing burpees or push-ups, so all the feelz. I started by walking, then looked into fitness programs that didn't involve jumping. Zumba was a good start for me, and i am now able to do most of the things in power 90, and most yoga moves.
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