Good starting out Exercises ? ?

start walking.

a lot of people have lost weight with walking.

If you find that hard on your joints, then swimming.

Once you get fitter, and you will get fitter you will be able to do more.

also consider strength training. As Muscles does burn more fat. the more muscle you have the more fat you burn.

good on you

I agree with walking, wearing comfortable pants. Also one of my 'pals' does 'water callisthenics' and burns amazing amounts.

This might sound silly, but I had 3 operations in my groin in the space of 2 years, and I actually started out with Jillian Michael's 30 day shred. The reason I tentatively suggest this is that the exercises in this dvd are beginner level strength training. However, I would very strongly stress using your own sense while doing this as a complete beginner. For example, there were many exercises that I could not do completely after an operation, but a very slight squat, or a very slight lunge, or a couple of very careful jumping jacks really helped to increase my strength. i stopped when i was puffed and did not 'push it out' like she says because that would not have been suitable or appropriate. The amount of jumping, for example, will probably not be appropriate as it can injure your knees.

http://www.fitwatch.com/weight-loss/10-ways-to-exercise-while-watching-tv-579.html

little exercises to start you on your, way but also walking is great, i started out with it walking a little faster each time or for a longer distance, i have just started couch to 5k, which something you can do when you feel comfortable !

good luck:happy:

am in same situation

Turbo Jam!

Or if that is even too much Leslie Sansone's Walk Away The Pounds. It's more than just walking, trust me!

When I started I did a lot of walking at the weekends when I had time, but I also bought a cheap exercise bike, and used that most days, gradually increasing the resistance and the time I spent on it. After a year I had practically killed the poor bike (I really was too heavy for it) but it got me to the point where I now go to a spin class, swim once a week, and have started C25K.

Good luck to you :flowerforyou:

There is lots of advice about this and i don't think anyone is wrong. I'll just say what i did.

First off though, cardio is great for burning calories, but if you want to burn fat, lifting weights is the most important thing to do. Once you build some lean muscle, it speeds up your metabolism and you keep burning fat for hours after you finish your workout. With cardio, you burn the calories during your exercise, but as soon as you stop and your heart slows back down, you stop getting anything out of it.

After i got out of the military i put on lots of weight and didn't do any exercise. After about 3 years, i noticed i was having to stop and catch my breath after climbing the stairs at work. So i got motivated and changed a few things. Diet of course is a huge thing but as far as exercise, i did quite a bit of research.

So i started off with the Body For Life program. pretty much you are doing weights 3 times a week and cardio the 3 days in between with a break day at the end of the week. The trick is starting out slowly and gradually working up. I ended up losing 15lbs the first 2 weeks and kept going until i lost 40. Then i hit a plateu and added extra cardio to the week.

Each time i reached my goal, i would make a new one and keep going. After 2 years, i was happy with where i was. Now, that i feel i have slacked off for the past year, i am trying P90X and i am really enjoying it. Of course, i think i would probably be dying if i was trying to do it without having at least a moderate amount of fitness.