exercise and toning up for beginners

crazyferretperson
crazyferretperson Posts: 30
edited March 1 in Fitness and Exercise
hi everyone im zoe the crazy ferret person :drinker: i just started to loss weight im now 11 stone and 13lbs but really need help with exercise i dont now what type would be best for a beginner at the moment im getting really lazy :sick: i really want to get more active to improve my health and i would like to gain my strength with some strength training and press ups but i only got some plastic weights that i fill up with water and i cant do press ups :embarassed: and with my strenght training and exercise i need to now how many time a day i should exercise and for how long :noway:
thank you for reading and hope you can give me some advise :drinker:

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  • Morgaath
    Morgaath Posts: 679 Member
    Try this: http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2009/12/09/beginner-body-weight-workout-burn-fat-build-muscle/
    Try doing some interval running -- Run for 30 seconds, walk for 2 minutes, run for 30, walk for 2... as you get better at it add time on to the running, and reduce the walking the same amount.
    Check out http://neilarey.com/

    Download and look at this poster (http://www.startbodyweight.com/2014/01/basic-routine-infographic-poster.html -- the down load link is under it where it says "click here") to get an idea of bodyweight progressions.
    Look at this to see a basic workout using the info on the poster: http://www.startbodyweight.com/p/start-bodyweight-basic-routine.html

    Plus there are tons of free youtube videos.
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    The best exercise is something you enjoy doing. That way you will continue to do it even when you aren't trying to lose weight. Exercise will help you keep the weight from creeping back up.

    Beginners......walking can be great for cardio. Learn to increase speed and distance over time. If you can't walk outdoors look for indoor "walking." This is basically low impact aerobics without choreography. Great for newbies because you can increase or decrease intensity easily. Leslie Sansone & Jessica Smith have lots of walking videos.

    http://www.totallyfreeworkouts.com/search/label/Walking

    Beginners......body weight exercises are a good place to start. Push ups, planks, squats, dips....

    http://weighttraining.about.com/od/weighttrainingbasics/a/bodyweight.htm

    The number of strength training exercises.....you want to fatigue (or challenge) the muscle. When it starts to feel easy then you need weights or some way to make it more of a challenge. Example: there are a variety of squats.....some versions are easier than others (pistol squats....ouch).
  • Morgaath
    Morgaath Posts: 679 Member
    Also checkout stuff like "BODY BY YOU: THE YOU ARE YOUR OWN GYM GUIDE TO TOTAL WOMEN'S FITNESS by Mark Lauren" from the library, and they often have DVDs for things like BeachBody and the like.
    Remember, you don't have to be able to do everything in the videos perfectly, or as fast and often as they do. Just push yourself, and try and beat what you did the time before.
  • crazyferretperson
    crazyferretperson Posts: 30
    thanks for all ur advise :drinker: im going to try walking more, running at a slow pace and i also have a trampolin so that will be a fun way of exercise :laugh: and i will take a look at those sites :bigsmile:
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