Any Starting Exercise Recommendations for 300lb User?

i do a 6-mile walk as many days a week as time and weather permit. it makes a difference. because of your weight at over 300 lbs, you can burn a decent amount of calories if you can go out for long walks like that.

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Hi, I have bad knees and feet. I started with a stationary bike. My workouts began to get easier and before I knew it I was able to start walking longer distances without too much pain. When the pounds begin to come off you will notice that your joints are not as painful or the pain may just disappear!

Welcome and good luck.

Like they say, start small. Go for a walk. Park further away from the doors at stores. Stairs instead of escalators / elevators. Once walking a mile or so is comfortable walk faster. Then walk farther. Ease into jogging intervals. But most of all losing weight will alleviate those knee and ankle problems. I thought I had 'bad knees' at 300 lbs. Now I can run 10 miles. Just remember to take it slow. Baby steps.

(going uphills is lower impact on your knees also)

I say do yoga. It has worked for me and my mother. She is almost 300 lbs and she loves to do yoga. It relaxes you; you build strength; it tones muscles; and you do lose weight. I know this because I have only done yoga as an exercise and have already lost three pounds. I just started doing it but trust me it works!!

I think all the above advice is great. It is pretty much a matter of being able to do some other sort of additional physical activity. Walking is really good, as is stairs if the joints can take it. I am well over 300 lbs. now, and when I work out I usually walk with my wife, and I throw in some jogs (they feel like sprints) near the end. Also, I enjoy weight training, but I think for me bodyweight exercises are the best because they are more challenging. You have to engage a different suite of muscles than just doing shoulder presses and the like.

Another tip is to be sure to log your exercise. It is really encouraging to see what you can and have done previously, and gives you a benchmark on your progress. Lastly, I work at an office so I try twice an hour to have an excuse to walk around (getting water, picking up prints). It is not really exercise per se, but sitting for eight hours a day is a recipe for death.

Best of luck

Play some music and dance. It's worked for some people.

Yes dancing is fun!! try just dance for the wii..

Have you tried chair aerobics? I get videos off of Spark People and Fitness Blender whenever my knees are bothering me or I have blisters on my feet.

A lot of these involve seated marching, which can be hard with a belly, but the seated leg lifts will help build the muscles around your knees and you can always swing your arms around, adding light weights as you get stronger.