T25 - I'm obese

I recommend when you start do a zero week first. Meaning you do the first week but you do it very slowly. Familiarize yourself with the workouts, get a feel for the movements and transitions, try out the modified vs. unmodified versions. Just do the vids at like 50%. This will also lesson some of the DOMS you are bound to feel in the first week. Then after the zero week restart the program and follow it for real. The modified moves in T25 are designed to challenge you enough to transition you to the unmodified version. The Alpha phase is HEAVY on the legs (calves in particular) so I recommend working on stretching your calves, glutes, hamstrings etc now so you don't pull something.

I started with T25 2 years ago... it's a great program to start with. You WILL get results if you follow it correctly and your diet is in check. You may have to do the Alpha phase a few times before you can follow along with Shaun without modifying. That's ok, it's not a race.

I started T25 with a BMI of 35 and weight of 287lbs. It's hard work but do-able. After much yo-yo-ing, I'm now at 277lbs but with less fat and more muscle after about eighteen months (less time than that in reality; I've had time out due to broken limbs and a bereavement).

Ditto the Shakeology. No need for that. Count your calories and expect your weight to go up a bit at first if you haven't been active for a while.

I've never done T25, but I would encourage you to go for it. I started out at 299 lbs doing 30DS and Zumba. It was really, really hard for a while, but I'm in better shape now than I've been since high school and I'm still 229 lbs! Just get started with SOMETHING and take it at your own pace. Also, as previous posters have said, diet is of ultimate importance! Good luck!

eeede wrote: »

Thanks everyone for your support and advice.
I want to wait a little so I'm a little less heavy, and also be in a better shape because T25 seems very intense.
I've been exercising for 2 months+ : walk, bike, swimming.
So I'd not stay two months in my sofa, just trying to get a little bit better so I can do OK with T25.

I'd do some of the free youtube Tony Horton Ten Minute Trainer workouts. If you can two or three in a row (20 - 30 minutes) after two months, start T25. You'll almost be ready!

gunrock1970 wrote: »

eeede wrote: »

Thanks everyone for your support and advice.
I want to wait a little so I'm a little less heavy, and also be in a better shape because T25 seems very intense.
I've been exercising for 2 months+ : walk, bike, swimming.
So I'd not stay two months in my sofa, just trying to get a little bit better so I can do OK with T25.

I'd do some of the free youtube Tony Horton Ten Minute Trainer workouts. If you can two or three in a row (20 - 30 minutes) after two months, start T25. You'll almost be ready!

That is, if you can stand Tony Horton. Shaun T (the T25 leader) is a lot of fun...I could never get past my extreme dislike of Tony's personality. YMMV.

With Tony it's a Rhode Island thing. Being a fellow Rhode Islander I pick up on alot of his inside jokes. But after you've done the same DVD 5+ times it does start to get old.

T25 is very intense. I did it after doing Insanity and nearly found it more challenging because there were no breaks. If you are looking for things to ease you in, perhaps, try some shorter HIIT exercises on FitnessBlender...this will give you a feel for the higher intensity levels but in an accessible way. https://www.fitnessblender.com/videos You can even choose your 'level' and request low impact if that's an issue of concern. I do believe you can do T25, but as many of the other posters said, you most likely will need to do a good deal of modifications. For that reason, I'd say start out with the free Fitness Blender videos and work your way up. Good luck x

You'll be fine, I was at around 220 lbs, 5'7" when I did it for my first time and didn't need to modify nearly as much as I thought I would. Even did beta with close to no modification.

Just go at your own pace and modify if you feel you may hurt yourself during certain moves.

eeede wrote: »

I plan to do (more or less)

M T25 + bike
T rest
W T25
T T25
F T25
S Swimming
S T25 + bike

Does that sounds ok?

I would take the Thursday T25 off and do something restorative like yoga, walking or Pilates -even swimming.

You can always incorporate it later on.

...again...just do it!!!! Buy the DVD's and push play.

I agree with some of the others that there's no time like the present. I started T25 and I hadn't worked out or done any exercising for the previous 4 months. I was overweight but not obese. It was really hard and I modified practically every step for the first 3 weeks. I got a lot stronger and more agile. I lost a few pounds, then started alpha over again. Now I'm finishing gamma, which has cardio but tons of resistance work (weights). It's been 17 weeks. Don't plan a workout schedule till you see how it goes. I've never done a T25 double day either. I do it Saturday.

Just do it. Putting it off until you lose whatever is just another excuse to give yourself. It's going to be hard at the beginning regardless of your weight.

I did Insanity starting at about 210lbs. I did have some knee issues at the end but I went straight into T25 using the modifier and my knees are fine now, I even run regularly! I still do the odd workout from both programmes and I will say T25 is very bouncy when not modifying, aside from the injury aspect I don't love the bounciness so switch to the modifier purely for that reason.

Fitness Blender on YouTube also has some great beginner workouts.