What is the best excercize for a woman 33 that is over 300lb

000angie000
000angie000 Posts: 152 Member
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I am new to this whole eating healty and excercizing thing. I need to excersize and I want to just take off running but I know I cant. What can I do to burn calories but not tear up my joints?
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  • spammyanna
    spammyanna Posts: 871 Member
    Walk!
  • pretentiouskate
    pretentiouskate Posts: 186
    Walk!
  • sarah44254
    sarah44254 Posts: 3,078 Member
    walking is a perfect starter exercise.

    walk a short distance, then a little longer each day :)
  • vanfox23
    vanfox23 Posts: 110
    you could start out just by walking. Leslie Sansone has a whole mess of stuff designed around walking. Good for you for wanting to take charge of your health. Good luck on your journey!
  • 000angie000
    000angie000 Posts: 152 Member
    Thanks!!
  • jhardenbergh
    jhardenbergh Posts: 1,035 Member
    The eliptical machine is pretty good, a great workout and does less damage to your knees than a treadmill.
  • michelegrayson
    michelegrayson Posts: 157
    Welcome to MFP! You will find lots of support here and people trying to do the same thing...lose weight and make healthy lifestyle choices.

    I would think walking would be a really good place to start. Maybe just start out 10 minutes out, 10 minutes back everyday. And if you can do more without hurting great, but if not just stay there until you can do that without pain and then up it a little bit. Say 15 minutes out, 15 minutes back. Little by little you will go further. I say this as someone who had to recover from a car accident and was in a wheelchair for a while. I was shocked how little i could do at the beginning but by being consistent, I slowly but surely was able to incease the distance. And then one day, I could run again. Just for 30 seconds at a time, and then I would walk, then another 30 seconds, etc. The point is, start at slowly so you don't get hurt!

    Also, if you have access to a gym, a stationery bike would also be a good option. Its nonimpact as well and you can work at your old speed.

    Best of luck to you and I look forward to seeing you on MFP!
  • janemartin02
    janemartin02 Posts: 2,653 Member
    walk or swim
  • andreahanlon
    andreahanlon Posts: 263 Member
    Swimming is a great idea if you have access to a pool. The boyancy takes weight off of joints. Maybe look into water aerobics or something?
  • lil_missfit
    lil_missfit Posts: 565 Member
    yep, start out walking, then add to that once you get into the habit of exercising:)) Good luck:))
  • brendansmom1
    brendansmom1 Posts: 526 Member
    I agree with the Leslie Sansone videos...she has some great walks. The three mile one is a great workout!!

    I also would recommend swimming. It is a great way to get started....you can get a pretty good burn going on.

    Way to get started!! Don't limit yourself...try things and see how your body reacts...trust your body and talk to your doc.
  • karo224
    karo224 Posts: 292
    take it from someone who is older but in the same boat weight wise.....walking will build your indurance and strenth to do other things. i have now moved to low impact aerobics.....but walked first. good luck with your journey!
  • LJCannon
    LJCannon Posts: 3,636 Member
    I am 53 and when I joined this site I weighed over 300 pounds. Making small changes, being consistent about exercise--even if you can only do 10 minutes at a time at first--and logging on here every day for encouragement and support will help you win the battle against the scale.
    :flowerforyou: Welcome to the BEST Part of your Life!!

    Jeannie
  • kimboannie
    kimboannie Posts: 4 Member
    Get the book Galloway's Book On Running. You wil be amazed at what you can do!!! ;)
  • 000angie000
    000angie000 Posts: 152 Member
    Thank yall soo much! I am seriously trying not to cry!! I have never found such a supportive place to lose weight! In the past I would get discouraged and that lead to eating. Then more discouragement and more eating... But I think this is it.... The Best Part of my Life. Love it!!!
  • Christine1110
    Christine1110 Posts: 1,786 Member
    Start walking...then try and ad a little jog in. I do walk a block...jog a block. It will get you in shape slowly...but it works ; )

    Good luck.



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  • IsMollyReallyHungry
    IsMollyReallyHungry Posts: 15,385 Member
    Do you have any mobility issues? It is best to start off slow and easy and gradual whatever you do. But it is best to start off with walking.
  • IsMollyReallyHungry
    IsMollyReallyHungry Posts: 15,385 Member
    Start walking...then try and ad a little jog in. I do walk a block...jog a block. It will get you in shape slowly...but it works ; )

    Good luck.



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    You are a long way from jogging. Trust me we are not on the biggest loser and those people have many injuries that I feel are not shown. If 3 to 4 months in and you have lost some weight and you want to try jogging do so but walking is what you would want to start with.
  • IsMollyReallyHungry
    IsMollyReallyHungry Posts: 15,385 Member
    Get the book Galloway's Book On Running. You wil be amazed at what you can do!!! ;)

    Again running?
  • 000angie000
    000angie000 Posts: 152 Member
    Thankfully I do not have any issues!! So blessed with that but in my enthusiasm in this journey I do not want to create any!
  • 000angie000
    000angie000 Posts: 152 Member
    Thankfully I do not have any issues!! So blessed with that but in my enthusiasm in this journey I do not want to create any!
  • IsMollyReallyHungry
    IsMollyReallyHungry Posts: 15,385 Member
    I am 53 and when I joined this site I weighed over 300 pounds. Making small changes, being consistent about exercise--even if you can only do 10 minutes at a time at first--and logging on here every day for encouragement and support will help you win the battle against the scale.
    :flowerforyou: Welcome to the BEST Part of your Life!!

    Jeannie

    Congrats Jeannie!!! Awesome job!!! You rock my dear and very good advice!
  • jennro7781
    jennro7781 Posts: 208
    I LOVE my Water Aerobics classes!! The water gives you great resistance but also creates a low impact workout. I find myself sweating like crazy even in the water!! Good luck to you!
  • Lauriek70
    Lauriek70 Posts: 2,087 Member
    Swimming or just walking in the water is a great way to start. If not, then walking. Just remember to increase gradually and to take it slowly. This is a marathon not a sprint. Good luck and welcome to the site.:bigsmile:
  • cupajoe
    cupajoe Posts: 155
    Find something that you can enjoy so you don't feel like it is such a chore. I like walking (outside) because it gives me time to get out of our busy house and clear my head. I also like to play Just Dance with my kids-trying to beat my daughter is TOUGH! The Leslie Sansone videos are great and she has one for every level. When you start being able to do more and more-you will want to push yourself.

    You will find all kinds of support and great advice on MFP. You took the first step already...heres to a whole lot more:)
  • girlofsun26
    girlofsun26 Posts: 140 Member
    When I first started here I was 307lbs at 31. I have bad knees so I thought everything was impossible! But I got on my treadmill one day and was huffing and puffing at 1.8mph..but I did it just for 10 minutes a day. Then my husband got me resistant bands and I would use those..maybe 5 mins a day. Slowly I started to increase my time and speed..Now I've gotten to the point of where I'm actually challenging and pushing myself harder then I thought I ever could. I've joined a gym and I warm up with 3mph and then start running on a treadmill..I now work out using free weights and the circuit they offer at the gym. But I know that the best thing I did was started slow and worked my way up. Since January of this year I have lost 41lbs. And it was all from eating right..drinking tons of water..and moving slowly and working my way up to where I am today.
    So go slow ..find out what works for your body. Good Luck Girly!! You can totally do this!!
  • babygurl48
    babygurl48 Posts: 1,237 Member
    walk!!! it's good for u and u will lose weight!!
  • babygurl48
    babygurl48 Posts: 1,237 Member
    Thank yall soo much! I am seriously trying not to cry!! I have never found such a supportive place to lose weight! In the past I would get discouraged and that lead to eating. Then more discouragement and more eating... But I think this is it.... The Best Part of my Life. Love it!!!

    that's great!!! we are all here for the same reason! I love it and i think you will too!! good luck on your journey! believe and u shall achieve!!!
  • mfpchris
    mfpchris Posts: 279 Member
    I'm a man, and didn't quite top three. But I just wanted to congratulate you on starting.
    I'm sure you'll get it, the exercise that is pretty universal, is the mental
    flexibility and strength to be positive. As, in all day today I didn't get my planned
    fitness in, my food choices slipped, other things are off kilter, etc, etc. but
    I am going to sleep and in the morning I'm going to start on tomorrows fitness
    plan and tomorrow good food choices.

    Another way of putting it is, make your very next choice after you read my post a good
    choice. After a slip-up, make your very next choice a good one. After an unexpected
    detour make your very next choice a good one. Exercise this skill in making good
    choices gives me, perhaps everybody, the ability to make good choices most of the
    time. And that "making good choices most of the time," is what we all will be doing
    when we are fit and healthy. It is the secret. It is the skill to exercise over and
    over until it is easy and second nature.

    Getting support here is a good choice. :)
  • dhutt2011
    dhutt2011 Posts: 77 Member
    I am in the same position as you and was worried about injuring myself. I started walking on the treadmill, but had to stop because I discovered I have plantar faciitis. So, I moved to the ellipitcal and love it! It is low impact to your feet, ankles and knees and its a really great workout. I started at 20 minutes and worked my way up to 60 minutes over a 2 month period.
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