Excersise Tips MFP

Start out walking and then to running in place.
I actually started running in place, and that helped.
Then once you can do that, try real running.

I started Jillian Michael's 30 day shred, it killed me but I could do it I mean I had to take a break, but I know that's what will get me results...I feel like I could do it today, but bc of shark week I'm just not up for working out that hard tonight, but a little walk is better than nothing!!

zumba I love it and great calorie burn and fun

Comes down to calories in verses calories out. Burn more than you eat and any form of exercise is good. I started with walking and eventually did more variety as I could handle it. Don't think that you have to run or do super intense workouts, doing any activity consistently will help you burn so walk, dance, bowl, gardening, spring cleaning... whatever gets you moving. Couple that with a healthy diet (always get at least 1200 net calories in) and you will lose. I ended up skipping bypass surgery and just doing diet and exercise. When I started I could barely walk to the end of my driveway.

Good luck, be strong!!!!!

walking/running cyling and a gym ball, my daughter just walked when she lost her weight and lost about 3 stone and just cut out all crisps and chocolate, so try increasing ur walking 2 an hr a day

Scrap the shake weight, or just use it as a weight, its a gimmick. Since you are fresh and starting out I recommend interval training, do not get this confused with running, you can do this walking and to your benefit you can make your excess weight work to your advantage here. Get a heart rate monitor, it will give you accurate cal burns. Now here is the routine.
1) stretch and warm up at home or while walking at a medium pace for 4-6 mins.
2) you start by going at a pace that takes you out of your comfort zone for as long as you can (usually 30 seconds) you should be finding the heart rate up there at this time I go as high as 170 bpm but you may be lower.
3) slow it down until you are at a comfortable breathing pace again, usually for a beginner thats 1 to 2 mins.
4) repeat for 30 mins.

Above all make the exercise fun, if you do not enjoy it then you probably will not stick to it, and 80% of weight loss is diet, not exercise making the body work for you and not against you.

Hey, you don't live very far from me!

Like they said, calories in vs. calories out. Just do whatever you enjoy that keeps you active and builds some muscle. It's P90x and couchto5k for me!

Im having the p90x burned for me so thats something im going to start on... I dont have a problem running or walking outside I can walk my weight dont hold me back.. I just feel funny when i run like everything is plopping me in the face ya know? I do have a hip hop workout dvd.

P90x is probably a little too difficult at this stage of the game. I'd start with something like Zumba first not that Zumba isn't difficult as well but I feel like doing modified versions are much easier then say doing a P90x plyometrics workout.

I just ordered P90X myself, but I'm doing 30 day shred first!!

I think you are already on the right track, no matter what you do!! Good Luck

that 30 mins walk/pace will turn into running after a few months, intervals for a beginner are hands down the fastest way to get into shape, once you are not finding that as much of a challenge look into metabolic resistance training.