New Phase of Life for this 30yr old!

AshFos83
AshFos83 Posts: 7
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Hello Everyone!!

I have just joined MFP....this is my day 2! So I am a fresh newbie. :)

I am looking forward to utilizing this fabulous new tool to make some long term incremental changes in life. What I hope to learn is to be able to find out how to strengthen my muscles, build up stamina, in order to be able to exercise more than 15 minutes at a time, and to develop a strong easily maintainable menu.

Any help or suggestions on low impact exercises would be appreciated!

Wishing you well on all your journeys to better health and lives! Bless you all!

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  • tracy_getsfit
    tracy_getsfit Posts: 106 Member
    If you have access to a pool or a gym with a pool...you should really try water excercise. I think that you would really like it. It is very low impact. I started with that...and have worked my way up to land classes in the gym. I go back to the pool workouts two times a week to help recover some.

    Feel free to add me. I try to keep a lot of stuff posted about what I am doing.

    Good luck!
  • tails1315
    tails1315 Posts: 50 Member
    Good Luck! I have lost over 70 pounds since joining. I never thought I could. The support here is amazing. It really helps to know there are so many people going through the same thing. Feel free to add me if you like. I would love to provide support, motivation, and tips anytime!
  • AshFos83
    AshFos83 Posts: 7
    Thank you ladies for the warm welcome! I have sent you both a friend invite, and I would love to provide support in your journeys as well. Trabey81 thank you for the information on the water exercise. I checked with my university and they have a plethora of classes I can take for free this whole next academic year. (i.e. Aqua Fit, Aqua Zumba, and Hydrosculpt), so I think those will work out perfect! Although, I think i am going to ease into it since I have pretty much never exercised.

    P.S. Tails congrats on the 70 lbs loss that is absolutely amazing....keep up the fabulous work!
  • Ennaelangels
    Ennaelangels Posts: 73 Member
    Good luck with you journey! This really is a great tool and a great community, so I hope we can help you! In addition to the water exercise (sounds great, I'll have to try that myself!) I can recommend yoga. There are different levels of difficulty in yoga, so I would recommend something like Hatha or Yin Yoga to start with. Some schools also offer adapted classes for curvy ladies like us.
  • 2essie
    2essie Posts: 2,847 Member
    Youtube has lots of free exercises you can do both low or high impact. I worked up on the Leslie Sansone walking vids. She does the 1 mile right through to 5 miles or anywhere in between. I am now on the 4 mile fast walks.

    Good luck, you sound determined so you will do it.
  • AshFos83
    AshFos83 Posts: 7
    Thank you for those suggestions! I will definitely check out both of those!

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