Need exercise tips {very out of shape}

My mother just started cardio rehab, and I went with her and found it super fun. That aside, a lot of the participants were around your size, so I think the exercises there would be really suitable. They were invented to be low impact and low stress, but to get the heart-rate up so that they can get fit and lose weight.

They had an exercise bike there, so I'd definitely recommend that.
I'd also recommend giving these a go.
- Steps; Use a normal step, or a sturdy box, and step up and down (alternating legs) as quickly as you can. You want to get your heart-rate up and be breathing quickly.

- Trampette; If you're in the UK, try FreeCycle - you might be lucky to find one. I'm not sure what equivalent American websites there are. Jog/walk quickly on the spot on the trampette. Because it's springy, it doesn't generate the same impact as running would. It's actually pretty tiring, but also really fun - like a bouncy castle for adults!

- Wall pushups; Youtube should have some really good tutorials on how to do these with the right form.

- Light weight lifting; Using 0.5 to 1.5kg dumbells - or a bag of flour/sugar/something of equivalent weight. Again, I'd find a decent online tutorial to make sure you keep the correct form.

Swimming is good, but you need to pair it with something with more impact like walking or (as I've been told by my doctor) it can lead to lower bone density a greater risk of osteoporosis/brittle bones.
Good luck!

Search youtube for LiveExercise. They have videos of seated exercise for those who are obese or have limited mobility. I'm using them and honestly I am really surprised by how much they actually work and I am working myself up to regular exercise. We are about the same size and when I tried to do regular exercises it hurt, I would get exhausted in no time, but with these I can make it through at least twice a day! Good luck and I hope this helps!

I am a big fan of the Leslie Sansone "Walk at Home"/"Walk Away the Pounds" series. Actually, I've been walking at home with her for more than a decade. She's my backup, when the weather is too awful to go outside.

Start with someone that you are going to like and do it. We all started somewhere. YOu can do this. Walking is a great way to start.

hey i just added you. i am 245lbs and i struggle to exercise but the more you try the better itll get so i shall carry on wobbling and joggling while i squat and star jump and run (well i wouldnt call it running lol)

i also love my bike!

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Add me i shall send you some youtube links on what i do!

I've just sent you a friend request. I started out at 315 and have just reached 288.8 in 90-odd days.

I started out with just walking. That's all, just getting off my bum and getting out there. Even 5 minutes at a time is enough. Then I looked at strength training, and thought bodyweight training would make sense for me - maintain what little muscle I have while losing weight (and muscle burns more cals than fat). I'm now doing the 250 squat challenge, and I could barely do 5 in a row less than 10 weeks ago - I can do 77 now! I do about 10 minutes of bodyweight strength stuff 3-4 times a week and it's amazing how quickly I'm getting stronger, and I'm not trying that hard. Sworkit is a good app that can give you ideas of exercises.

5 minutes at a time, baby steps and you'll be fine. But as other posters have said, it's the calories in and logging right that will make the biggest difference, exercise will come once you feel as if you are losing.

Best of luck

Okay, I am female, 327 pounds, and around 5'4 - 5'6 in height. I am very out of shape. I can't do sit ups, push ups, and I tire very easily... Is my only option for now a bike, swimming, or walking? Or are there other things I can do? It has to be free because I don't have a job right now and am living with my grandparents who are already buying a bike for me.

I suggest you start out slow and walk. focus on your form while walking and don't overdo it too fast at first. Aim for a set amount of minutes or a designation when you first start out and when it starts to get easier for you go for a longer distance and/or time. Make your everyday activites into exercise too. Like cleaning: get your sweat on with some headphones and tackle the floors or fridge or window or some outside work. Like when you go to reach the counter to wipe it, make it into a stretch and put some muscle into it. or when go to vacuum or mop do a lunge as you bring the vacumm forward or the mop and so on. Change the bedding, that is a workout. Get up every so often and just clean something or go out for a short walk. The bike will do you good but its is major workout for your thighs and legs so the walking right now will help strengthen you up for that. I started out doing these things because I had been so inactive and sedentary for so long. That is how I gained the weight from not working and being more lazy than usual. I still love walking and do it everyday now. I like the feeling when I it starts to get easier for me and harder for me to get a sweat on so I challenge myself here and there to step it up more. You will get there too. Swimming is an excellent all body workout. You get cardio and use all your muscles at the saem time. plus its so much easier on your joints and bones. if you are anything now like I was when I started out, my feet ached just from normal everyday standing so the swimming has helped me immensely especially at first. HEy don't knock cleaning as an exercise you can really get a workout if you put your mind to it. Plus your house will never be cleaner. Good luck sweety and welcome to MFP:flowerforyou:

Echoing other suggestions of biking, walking and swimming/aqua jogging. Start with what you can manage and build it up from there at a slow and steady pace.