Best Workouts for Larger People?

I started by just walking every day.

You can do any of the activities the "skinny people" do. Just do them modified. Slow down to about 1/2 the pace. Swim, walk, resistance bands, bike, exercise videos, weight lift. Stop for a minute if you have to in order to catch your breath- but get back into it.

You can do it! I sent you a friend request if you want some accountability/encouragement.

Above all - don't quit!

I started with walking and free weights. If you like dancing Zumba is awesome. Tae Bo or Turbo Jam is great is you like more kick boxing stuff. And yoga is good. Just listen to your body. If it hurts change positions, but don't be afraid to push it. I still have to do a lot of stuff from my knees like push-ups and planks cause I can't lift my big ol butt up but I still feel the burn and I still push myself more and more every day.

Swimming. You are exercising but not stressing your joints.

I second walking. I lost a lot of weight just walking daily and eating better. You'll eventually need more to improve your fitness level but by then you'll be in much better shape to handle higher impact activities.

Personally, I wouldn't even worry about the exercise to start with. Willpower is going to be a critical issue. You may find it too hard to sustain the effort of dieting and exercising. And you will get far more bang for your buck from dieting than you will from exercising. You can peddle your buns off on the exercise bike for a half an hour and maybe burn 120 calories. Far far easier to cut out 120 calories. At least it was for me.

Exercise is important for health. But for weight loss, it's mostly in the diet.

I started at 266lbs and I am down 23.5lbs in just over 2 months. I am doing T25, it's a beachbody workout. I do it completely modified and I love that it is only 25 minutes. I think if my workout were an hour everyday I would lose motivation and give up. It's worked for me so far, maybe check it out

Water aerobics. Low impact and if you have a good teacher then they'll be hitting all of the body areas. Swim, tread water, stationary bike (the kind where you sit back and peddle with legs forward as its more forgiving) and walk. 60 minutes of work out for at least 3 days a week.

Anything that you enjoy and will get you moving!

I started at 325 pounds, just with diet, then walking, then I added in swimming and an indoor recumbent bike. (Recumbent is the kind with a full seat and the pedals placed in a very low impact way) Walking was really easy, I didn't need much for supplies and I could just go. Swimming played a huge part in overall body workouts and helped me get "healthy" enough to do other things like running.

In the past I also did lower impact workouts like zumba or other workouts like that, you can find many for free on youtube. I know quiet a few people who do Leslie Sansone's walk away the pounds, I've never been able to get into it myself, but many have had a lot of success with it.

Once your body gets used to moving, you can try and add in other things as you feel like it. I rode 12+ miles on my road bike yesterday, something I never could have done 75 pounds ago. It is exhilarating!

And like maillemaker said above, movement is good right now, but the main focus should be on getting your diet under control first. You cannot out walk/run/bike/swim a bad diet! Also loosing weight with diet first will make working out easier.

Good luck!

I would do anything you think you can stick with except possibly running. I am large myself and running will ruin my knees at the moment. Weight lifting would be great if you like it, but anything that gets you moving more. I swim and cycle a ton.

One year ago I started at 304 lbs. I bought an Electric bike and rode it everyday. Pretty soon I could ride 25 km a day and didn´t need the e-help. When the weather got Cold and wet I began working out at home in the livingroom. you-tube is filled up with low-impact workout. Pick your poison ;-) Now a year later I´ve lost 88 lbs, I bike, walk, step-aerobic and dance... anything to get some steps on the vivosmart... ;-) Good luck.. you can do it. PS I have even started the c25k-program,- I didn´t even dream of that one year ago.