Wii games are really good if you don't want to go out. There is a Biggest Loser one that is really fun, and other fit and sport ones.

Unsure re DVDs sorry - there are so many out there.

You don't need to be ashamed going to a gym, I'm over 300 pounds and I go to the gym, even do classes, sometimes I can't keep up and just do the lower impact options. No one cares, everyone is there for the same reason - they want to be fit and healthy. And if they did think anything - who ares, you are there for YOU not them.

Keep up the awesome work

Try water aerobics at your local Y, gym, or aquatic center. I have lost almost 80 lbs (I was almost 350 lbs) by doing mostly water aerobics.

I understand the frustration. I'm 6'5" and started at over 442lbs (my scales only go up that high so I had to do a few days before they would even weigh me!), so I know it can be really hard to exercise when you're very big, and like you I'm to embarrassed to go the gym or the pool.

Personally, I quite like using Dance Central on the xbox/kinect as it seems like more of a game than a workout. I also use the Biggest Loser Boot Camp DVD. It is fairly intense, at the moment I only manage about 20 mins at a time, but the people working out do so at different levels, so you can follow the people doing the more basic moves. Also simple walking is quite beneficial when you are big - just carrying all the weight around makes it quite effective at burning calories (a 20 minute walk at a reasonable pace burns over 200 calories for me).

One thing to bear in mind is that it doesn't really matter too much what you do or which DVD you get - as long as you raise your heartbeat and get a sweat on you're doing really well! Just start out simple, pick up any aerobics type DVD and just do what you can at the level you can manage. If your heart rate is elevated you will be burning calories. Take it from there and build up, try to go a bit further into the routine each day.

One final bit of advice, if you're like me and can't manage a full hour workout, remember to cool down gradually, don't just stop dead and sit down as you can end up with sore muscles.

Edit: I would also say that there's probably no reason to wait till you hit 300 to start exercising, even if it's just light. If I can do it anyone can!

Try water aerobics at your local Y, gym, or aquatic center. I have lost almost 80 lbs (I was almost 350 lbs) by doing mostly water aerobics.

I agree with this - swimming is such good low impact high calorie burning exercise. Aqua jogging is good too.

This may sound silly but I found some videos on youtube that are chair aerobics. I am 425 lbs and my back goes out really fast. Tonight was the first night I tried it and it was tough! I only did it for 10 minutes but it's better than my 0 minutes of exercise. I felt a little corny doing it but I have to move my body somehow. I liked this option best because it's FREE

Before I started going to the gym I really enjoyed the Walk Away the Pounds DVD's. They have walks ranging from 1-5 miles, you can start slow and just do what you can, before you know it you ill be rockin that 5 miles!

I agree! The Leslie Sansone Walk at home or Walk away the Pounds DVDs are great! I started doing them - started with the 1 mile one, and then when I was feeling amazing, I did the 2 mile one and now the 3 mile one is totally achievable!

This might sound strange, but I LOVEEEEE! richard simmons videos. I own nine of them and have started doing 1 or 2 a day depending on the length of the video. My first weight loss goal is to lose 110 pounds to be 220, after that I aspire to go as low as I can go without looking like i'm sick!

Feel free to add me!

I go to the gym. I like going when it isn't crowded. Everyone is friendly and helpful. (Sometimes too helpful when you want to do your own thing and everyone wants to give you some advice.) I've learned that doing something is better than nothing. You will feel better and your body will love you for it. Don't wait until you are a certain size. BTW I'm 430. The only thing I would change is the locker room. The adults are okay but the children stare and make comments like "Mommy look at that ladies butt or Mommy look at that fat lady." Leaving their parents embarrassed and apologetic. (rolling my eyes) There are a few changing rooms attached to the shower stall but they are so small and cramped I never have enough room and my clothes get wet so I change out in the open. In the summer I will wear my suit and change when I get home.

Anyway......I almost got lost on a tangent. Go to the gym! Do any workout video that you like and invest in a XBOX Kinect!

Good Luck.:flowerforyou:

I love my pilates for strengthening up and feeling better about exercise! However I go to a class at my gym, and I suspect it's much harder trying to learn how it should be done from a dvd or book. I've also been going to the gym since I was 406 lbs... and to my pilates class too. Look for more "community" gyms, not the ones that go out to attract the body builders. I go to a gym that does "exercise referrals" from doctors. That means I rub shoulders with the cardiac rehab people, the diabetics who need careful monitoring at first, stroke rehab... but also random people from the local community, black/white, old/young, you name it.

I will reiterate what people have said. Any movement is good movement. Find a mall in the early morning when it's empty, and walk. Those places usually have plenty of sit down spots. Or any of the console dance/exercise games. Or a walking dvd. Whatever you can manage. Even if you start at 5 minutes at a time.

Just start now. You can wait until your 300 lbs and still feel weak, or you can start now, get stronger as you go. The time will pass anyway, you may as well use it to your advantage!

One of the DVD's I have used at home to help build up my tolerance to working out is Leslie Sansone's Walk at home. She has several DVD's and they range from begginer to what I like to call "crack Leslie". Below is a link to her begginer video's

http://www.lesliesansonevideos.com/#beginners ls