Excercises you did when you were Morbidly obese

Walking, walking and more walking is how I started.
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I don't ever think it is too early to start with weightlifting either - all depends on if you have access to the weights. At my heaviest I couldn't really do squats or deadlifts, so I stuck with other basic lifts until I had lost enough weight and gained enough mobility to work a full routine.

All of this. Seriously, even if you're just doing those wall pushups or heavily modified bodyweight stuff, it's hugely beneficial, because you're maintaining muscle (which really, you have quite a bit of -- it takes a lot to move that kind of weight around!), which keeps your metabolism up, and helps keep you from getting injured.

I do boxing now, and I've seen a few people who probably qualify as "morbidly obese" there. They have to modify a lot of the calisthenic movements (jumping jacks, planks, etc), but they're doing great with it, so the usual recommendations of walking, swimming, etc., while great suggestions, are by no means the only ones, so don't be afraid to look into classes that can become higher intensity.

Watch the YouTube instructionals and learn to do the "Thriller" dance.

Okay, now I want to do that just to say I can do the "Thriller" dance.

The biggest thing is getting your heart rate up and keeping it up for at least an hour a day to burn fat. Starting at a higher weight reasonably you can do less to achieve this. Such as walking 3mph - 4mph, cycling at a steady speed, swimming, etc. Don't push yourself, aim to improve your time over time and keep at it

I agree with this. When I started out, I walked around my neighborhood. I too felt like it wasn't enough, so I began to swim laps in my pool. The one thing to keep in mind is you can always challenge yourself to go a little further or faster. I was afraid of doing anything overly strenuous at first because I had not exercised in so long that I was afraid I would hurt myself. Once I lost about 60 lbs., I began trying different things like mountain biking, hiking, jog/walking (which in my neck of the woods we like to call wogging!) I would use a treadmill primarily and jog for 1 minute at 4.5 mph, then walk 4 minutes at 3.5 mph. I also started increasing the incline when using the treadmill. I tried the elliptical, but that really hurt my toes for some weird reason... probably user error!

Now that I have lost more weight, I now hike several days a week, go to the gym for SPIN classes, weight lifting and treadmill, ride my mountain bike either on street or in the desert hills around my house and I play on a co-ed softball team.

Go at the pace you feel most comfortable... don't be in a rush, the weight is going to come off no matter what because you have changed your habits. Just keep going...

I started out just walking for the first 4 months or so, then I joined the gym. At the gym I would use the ellipse machine, exercise bike and walk on the track. Mostly low/non-impact stuff. I also started weight lifting when I joined the gym. Swimming is good option as well, as it's non-impact.

I started out walking on the treadmill and doing water aerobics. The hardest part was just being in a swimsuit in public :noway:
Increased my walking over time and after I lost about 50 pounds, I joined a gym and hired a trainer.

All of this. Seriously, even if you're just doing those wall pushups or heavily modified bodyweight stuff, it's hugely beneficial, because you're maintaining muscle (which really, you have quite a bit of -- it takes a lot to move that kind of weight around!), which keeps your metabolism up, and helps keep you from getting injured.

I do boxing now, and I've seen a few people who probably qualify as "morbidly obese" there. They have to modify a lot of the calisthenic movements (jumping jacks, planks, etc), but they're doing great with it, so the usual recommendations of walking, swimming, etc., while great suggestions, are by no means the only ones, so don't be afraid to look into classes that can become higher intensity.

Watch the YouTube instructionals and learn to do the "Thriller" dance.

Okay, now I want to do that just to say I can do the "Thriller" dance.

+1 on the boxing. I lost 40 lbs walking and following a 5K training app before I started boxing back in early September 2013. I had to modify a LOT. I'm finally at a point that I don't need to modify nearly as many calisthenic exercises. I'm hoping to be free of modifying anything at all within a few weeks and I've lost another 40 lbs since. I also bought a bike and will be training for a cross-state tour next summer when the weather starts cooperating.

If you can walk, you can SKATE (but wear knee pads and wrist guards). Skating does WONDERS and is less impact than walking, but more aerobic. When I started, I couldn't even skate non-stop the length of one 3-minute song. NOW I can casually skate for three hours straight non-stop (except for sips of water). My endurance is THRU THE ROOF.

This is a great idea. Skating, especially if you don't know how to now, is great for your core. Just trying to balance yourself on skates will provide a great workout. Ditto for roller skating.

at 250 and 5'5" I am considered morbidly obese.

But I do fluidity or barre workouts since they are body weight, low impact and ballet based ( I was a dancer in HS and college). I find that they get my heart rate up, work out my whole body and at about 20 minutes a workout make me feel accomplished.

I also lift weights and love it. Even if you start with soup cans and work up it's more than nothing. I started with 2 pound weights and now, after roughly 4 months I'm up to 10 ponders. I use workouts I find on youtube on a subscription (XHIT). I love them. They are short and there are so many that I can choose from so I never get bored.

I also walk but I hate the bike and I'm not a fan of running. Also, I love the water and once the pool by my house and at my mom's is opened I will be in them!!

But, I'm not the "average" Morbidly obese person either according to my doctor ... I've always been very active playing sports and dancing which is part of why my internals are in awesome shape. I'm just trying to get the outside to match the inside lol.

Good luck to you!!
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Water based activities like swimming and aqua aerobics are a great way to start because you can get your heart rate up without putting unnecessary stress on your joints. I started that way and moved on to more land based stuff as I got lighter and stronger.

Do what you can, and don't be afraid to modify movements. The key is to keep at it - you will get stronger and fitter!

Walking. I live in a major city with tons of people, and since I was never comfortable being fat and exercising in public, I actually began walking late at night. It sparked off a deep love for night walking that I still have.

I loved walking so damn much that, to this day, it's my preferred workout. I speed walk though, at a pace that out performs many joggers and slower runners. I typically do 8-10 miles when I do walk, it gets my heartrate up pretty high, drenches me in sweat, and it burns a ridiculous amount of calories. My wife became a novice runner doing the C25K and she was floored that she couldn't keep up with me on a walk even while running. She was exhausted in the first 5 minutes.

I really wish more obese and morbidly obese people would stop lamenting about joining a gym, or starting with high impact aerobics that they can't do well, and realize that we're made to walk, and it's a GREAT way to get into the swing of things.