Exercise is a life-long "hobby", so it better be enjoyable! Find something fun. For me, it was always rowing. Hubby and I used to be competitive rowers, and a HUGE part of training was the "ERG" (rowing machine). While we don't row any more, we still train every day on the ERG. Hubby pulls 10,000 meters to my measly 4,000. That's okay, though, 'cause my workouts are more intense.
When the weather permits, we kayak, and in the summer that's every day.
See, it's fun stuff, stuff we don't consider as exercise.
Do you like to walk? That's fantastic exercise. I used to be a runner, but can't any more because of my knee surgery. Still, I want to be able to walk, so my goal is to lose my weight, and as a reward, at the end of my 8 months, if I've reached goal, then I'm investing in a treadmill. It'll be hard to not run on it, but I'll have to resist the temptation. (I have no cartilege in my knee anymore.)
Find something you ENJOY. I used to love to do aerobics (before my knee surgery), and I had every aerobics tape on the market. Richard Simmons was my fave because he kept me laughing, and his music was more fun than other tapes. Do you like aerobics?
Pilates is another alternative suggestion, and I tried it once. It requires a lot of room to move around, so if you have the space, goferit.
With Weight Watchers, I can add points to my daily limit, depending on the type and duration of my exercise. It's an added incentive for me.
Check out the Fitness Board and see what others are doing. But, whatever you choose, just know that it's a PERMANENT life style change, not something you do for a week or two and then give up. The older you are, the more important exercise is. At my age, it's CRUCIAL. I'm lucky that I enjoy rowing and kayaking.
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