A couple of days ago, I posted info on how to determine your BMI. My current BMI is 43.4. To meet my goal weight of 155, I need to lose another 114 pounds on top of the 17 pounds I have lost already. I know the only way to do that is with a combination of healthy eating and exercise. The past couple of weeks, I have really been focusing on moving more. I had literally gone days in the past moving only enough to get from my bed to the recliner where I do most of my work (hence the extra 130 pounds I've been carrying around).
When I started working out recently, I realized that I really have no muscle tone whatsoever. Each and every work-out so far has been a reminder of how sedentary my lifestyle has been. But I feel myself getting stronger every day. It feels great.
Here's my problem: I don't really know how to work out. I have been walking and riding my exercise bike. I also just started the first DVD of the Power 90 program (which I am loving, by the way), but I do have to modify some of the moves. I would love to mix up my work-outs, but I have not been able to find much information on good workouts for extra-large exercisers like myself. There really needs to be more info out there about that!
I need something that's low impact but helps to build muscle and endurance. Does anyone have any tips?
Have you ever looked at collagevideo.com? It sells a billion exercise DVDs, but it also reviews them - by the people who work there, and also by people who purchase the DVDs. You can search for DVDs based on type of exercise - aerobic, strength training, etc - and also by level of intensity. There's a video clip of each DVD, too, so you have a little bit of an idea about what it's really like. Anyway, I use the site all the time & have found some of my favorite DVDs that way. Hope this helps! And good luck! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip! I will check it out.
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