Total Sucko/Weakling Where do I start?

kekagel
kekagel Posts: 94 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I weighed myself today at 264.2 lbs. I need to exercise (among other things).

I don't belong to a gym, nor do I have the money to join. I can't afford a personal trainer.

I've done some research and most of it points to strength training, but honestly what can I reasonably expect to do? I couldn't do a push up to save my life.

I need some guidance on what to do. Obviously I want to push myself, not to the point of breaking or injuring myself, but to see improvement.

Realistically, for a beginner that gets overwhelmed easily, what exercising should I start off with to begin a good fitness routine? Cardio? Strength training? Both? Should I be focusing on major muscle groups or just worry about burning calories?

I appreciate any and all help. Thank you.

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  • Querian
    Querian Posts: 419 Member
    There are a lot of at home body-weight strength training routines on the internet. Find something at give it a try for a month or so. If you can't do pushups then do knee pushups (that's what I do) and you will still get stronger. Go for walks for your cardio for now and as you increase your fitness you can add more things.

    So I would do both:

    Walking for cardio

    Simple at home strength training

    Start small and set yourself up for success. Track your progress. If you can only walk 15 minutes today maybe you can do 20 minutes tomorow. Don't overdo it at the get go. Set small goals that you can achieve and you will begin to feel powerful and like you can take on more each new week. :flowerforyou:
  • Lt_Starbuck
    Lt_Starbuck Posts: 576 Member
    http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2009/12/09/beginner-body-weight-workout-burn-fat-build-muscle/

    you're welcome.
  • Mokey41
    Mokey41 Posts: 5,769 Member
    There's about a million DVD's you can use at home from cardio and lifting. You many not be able to do them all the way through perfectly at first but that's the joy of doing it at home. You can take a breather or modify the exercise until you can do it. You'll only get better by trying.
  • thrld
    thrld Posts: 610 Member
    Consistency will get you results. Regardless of what you choose as your activity, the most important thing is that you commit and do it.

    For about $7 you can get a copy of the Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred. For free, the 1st level is on Youtube. You only need a mat (or towel) and handweights (or waterbottles)
    Then you can join a 30DS group here on MFP -- because what will give you the best results is an activity that you commit to, and do 3-4 times a week. You'll see a lot of people like the 30DS for this reason. It's 24 minutes, so easy to do every morning before you go to work. It is easy to modify the program to your needs -- it offers a modified versions of every move (Anita), and as you get stronger, you can either increase your handweights or do the harder route (Natalie).

    Couch to 5K is a free program that starts off easy, then ramps up. It's designed for non-runners to become runners. People who thought they could never run a mile find themselves proudly running the 3.1 at the end of the program.

    Whatever you choose just remember -- your start weight is somebody else's goal weight. And everyone started at the beginnng - no shame in it. Start small -- do 5 pushups (knee pushups okay, wall pushups okay) every day. Then after a week, make it 10. Then move onto 5 full floor pushups. Then do 10. If you start now, you'll be able to do 10 in a month.

    Good luck!
  • Lt_Starbuck
    Lt_Starbuck Posts: 576 Member
    wait!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MY BAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2013/03/05/101-equipment/

    OK NOW YOURE WELCOME :tongue:

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