exercise help please

kellyj5201
kellyj5201 Posts: 57 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
i know you probably see this question alot on here but im gonna ask again.
i have 100+lbs to lose along with having sever asthma. can anyone recomend a exercise schedual tha i would be able to handle as a beginner. please keep in mind before i started MFP in January i have never went to the gym before. i havent been to the gym in almost a week because i didnt feel going there and just walking on the treadmill and lifting a few light dumb bells was doing anything for me that i couldnt do at home. I was going to our local ymca but the trainers there dont seem interested in helping a "fatty". any help would be greatly appreciated

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  • moustache_flavored_lube
    moustache_flavored_lube Posts: 849 Member
    You can get a very effective workout at home, especially in the beginning.

    Walking outside is 100% better than walking on the treadmill

    Find some fun activities you enjoy that don't feel like forcing yourself to workout (biking, tennis, hiking, zumba ....)


    Start by doing something to get moving every day for 30-60 minutes. Try to slowly improve by building intensity, and duration of your workouts.

    At home concentrate on large whole body movements over dumbell work. Pushups, pullups, squats, and lunges
  • farsteve
    farsteve Posts: 157 Member
    The best exercise program is the one that you will do and keep doing. moustache_fla has good ideas. Start by walking. You don't want to go out and try to run and get sore/shin splits and not be able to move for the next week. Likewise overdoing it in the gym, lifting like a mad person, and not be able to move for the next week.

    You want to do something that you enjoy, something that is fun/relaxing. So walking is a wonderful way to get started. Take your mp3 player, can you watch tv while on the treadmill. You can then start adding in other exercises to see how you and your body respond.

    Even if you're doing light weights they can benefit you, just concentrate on compound type movements. Compound movements = Squats, bench presses, rows/pull ups/pull downs, military (shoulder) presses. I have seen New Rules of Lifting for Women listed here on MFP and that is a very good beginners book.

    You want to build on successes so that each level you advance rewards you and does not become a bad/negative experience.

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