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Very overweight and unfit exercise advice please

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magicalmollie · 10/08/2019 22:16

Hi
I am about 5 stone overweight, had an eating disorder and am doing therapy to help. However I want to start doing some kind of exercise as I hate how unfit and uncomfortable I am. Can anyone give me some advice? Is there something on YouTube I could follow maybe? I want to start of slowly so I do not give up as it is too much. I do not want to go to the gym as I am too embarrassed same with walking as I do not want people to comment. Sorry all sounds a bit pathetic doesn’t it.

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Aquamarine1029 · 11/08/2019 16:02

There are loads of "walking" exercise videos on YouTube where you essentially march in place. I do them when it's raining and they're lots of fun.

Beechview · 11/08/2019 16:00

Walking is great exercise. Don’t worry about what people say - most people will say and think nothing, anyone who does is an idiot and not worth thinking about.
Is there a park you can go to? Walking somewhere with lots of nature is really good for you.

If you want to exercise at home, I’d recommend Davina McCalls dvds.

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magicalmollie · 11/08/2019 15:50

Peoniesarepink thank you, I will get a Fitbit or something like that and start great idea. Did you lose the weight just by walking or other things? 😊

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PeoniesarePink · 10/08/2019 22:22

Get a fitbit and set yourself a small target for walking. You can go out early morning/late evening if you're worried about people watching you and costs nothing. I went from 5k a day that was a challenge to start, now I'm on around 12k most days and 15k at weekends without even thinking about it.

I'm nearly 4 stone down with the same to go. I hate gyms and forced exercise - you need to find something you enjoy doing to stick at it. I've got manic spaniels that help me enormously Grin

Online, try finding Chris Powell on Youtube... he does the US show extreme weight loss that is good to watch online too. His beginner workouts are really good and easy to do in the privacy of your own home.

You've made a huge step in deciding to make a change. Good luck.