Advise of exercise for someone 100lbs overweight

Yes, lift weights. I personally recommend Chalean Extreme for a starter program or get the book New Rules of Lifting for Women. Bodybuilding.com has some great info too, I've heard good things about Jamie Eason's program.

Do you workout at a gym? If so, ask them to show you the weight machines and start there. If just at home, simple dumbbell routine or a kettle bell would be a great start. You tube or google for routines. Weight training is as important as cardio.

Hi,

I think you would benefit from adding in some swimming or pool running [you wear a vest that keeps you up and allows you to run without the negative impact of the weight on your joints---great exercise and a good transition to running on land].

Good luck, you can do it!

Swimming, cycling, yoga and light walking. Don't do high impact exercises such as jogging as you can hurt your joints. Really try cycling, it can be a lot of fun, especially outdoors and with a friend and pretty scenery

Yes, lift weights. I personally recommend Chalean Extreme for a starter program or get the book New Rules of Lifting for Women. Bodybuilding.com has some great info too, I've heard good things about Jamie Eason's program.

I second the suggestion for Chalean Extreme! I love her. I am about to start the program again since I took some time off lifting to train for a half marathon. She is great and super motivating. Good luck!

I'm 100pounds over weight , and I did it backwards compared to what you did, first I started with yoga to stretch and become a bit mor flexible , then I moved to my pilates power gym ...which is an awesome resistance training ( low impact) nice steady motions giving me control and breathing techniques l then I added swimming laps , treading water for ten to fifteen minutes at a time !! Which has lead me to INSANITY !! This was all for prep to get to insanity ...I don't believe I would have been able to do ONE thing in those videos if I hadn't taken the steps I took to prepare. I'm not in a hurry to lift weights but I haven't discarded it yet !! Certain,y keep protein high during it to help nourish those muscles and you may want to research caloric intake for muscle training as I THINK calorie needs become higher with weight training . GOOD LUCK ON YOUR JOURNEY !! Feel free to add me

It is harder when you've got little ones ...certainly don't have the freedom as some do to get out to gyms and so fourth I stay home with three ages 4,3,2 so I consider that a workout all in its own bahaha , I usually have to wait until nap time to get my workouts in ..luckily we own a pool so I stick them in their floaty boats and swim around with them too !!

I started out more than 100lbs over weight, so I know where you are coming from.
You definitely want to be doing strength training, it will increase your capacity to exercise more than anything.
The thing about being overweight is you don't necessarily have to do weight training, think about it, you are already carrying extra weight,
Here is a link to what I started out with, body weight training, you can do it at home, no equipment necessary.
http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2009/12/09/beginner-body-weight-workout-burn-fat-build-muscle/
You are supposed to do it as a circuit, I couldn't do that when I started out, so it is perfectly ok to do all the exercises seperately, (I would do some, and when I was too tired watch some tv. Then do more!)
But it seriously increased my fitness!!!
So awesome!
Feel free to add me!

I love the Biggest Looser work out DVD's . Bob is terrific and they keep you encouraged. Wal mart carries them and they are inexpensive. They do cario and strength training on alternate days. check them out.

I joined a gym and started strength training, but you could find a ton of youtube videos to start out with strength exercises just using your own body weight (pushups, planks, squats, etc).

Weights and/or body weight resistance exercises.

If you can join a weights gym, they should provide you with a beginners program.

If not, there is a book called "You are your own gym". http://youareyourowngym.com/
This has lots of great body weight exercise/resistance style suggestions and will help put together a program to follow.

Keep up the good work!

I have also ordered the 30DS dvd which should arrive in a few days.. i was feeling pretty confident about it, but now while im waiting for it to arrive i seem to be almost talking myself out being able to do it..

I've done 30DS and it's a fantastic, challenging, time-efficient full body workout. You'll love it. I did level one for longer than it said to get back in shape a bit before progressing.

I weighed 347 when I started. Didn't exercise till I got below 300 because I had a knee injury. When that was rehabbed, I started exactly where you were. Wii Fit step aerobics was my favorite. What I did was start out simple, and then every time my program got too easy, I made it harder. When the Wii Fit step got too easy, I added wrist and ankle weights. When that got too easy I bought a riser for the step off Amazon. Later on I added kettlebells. I like the Beginning Kettlebell Routine by user "fitnessblender" on YouTube. Kelly has great form and she's easy to follow. After I got below 270 I started jogging. I used the Zombies, Run! 5K training app because it was really fun and interesting. I finished my first 5K last month, the Color Me Rad. Oh! I also did the 200 situps program, but since stopped because it was hurting my back. I do planks and side planks and leg lifts for ab work. I am currently in the middle of the 100 Pushups program, but I keep failing the final exhaustion test and getting sent back to week 4. I'll get there some day. There's TONS of free stuff out there. But yeah, you need strength training. It's awesome. I'm still fat, but honestly? I have effin' RIPPED forearms. Add me if you like.

Do you workout at a gym? If so, ask them to show you the weight machines and start there. If just at home, simple dumbbell routine or a kettle bell would be a great start. You tube or google for routines. Weight training is as important as cardio.

Kettlebells FTW!