Will exercise ever feel easy?

For me it has, but that means I push myself more because I’m capable of doing more.

I started out with a PT (and still have the sessions) as a complete beginner with no fitness. We did very basic things like body weight squats, lunges, incline walk on treadmill and very low step ups. We did this for 1-2 months to get balance and used to the movements, my knees were very painful and the treadmill was barely possible.

Seven months later and I’m doing deadlifts, hip thrusts, running, bench press with weights I’m proud of.

So, yes, it does get easier and it’s hard to start with. But it’s worth it for the increased fitness and strength to push yourself to always challenge what you can do.

It gets easier, certainly. But you need to be patient and perverse at it.

Yes my lovely, this is how it begins I too get red faced, sweaty, gasping for breath to start with! Assuming you don't feel like you're going to keel over, and are otherwise reasonably healthy, this is just what it feels like to start off. The great news is it improves really quickly and in a few weeks you will be averagely fit and can feel superior to those just starting off! Or help them which is a nice thing to do x

I run regularly - is but haven't been for a while. I'm always on /off with exercise but do really try every fortnight or so. When I went running yesterday some nice seeming builders shouted "You go girl" and laughed. An old lady earnestly told me at least I was trying. So what, people like other people that try. It does get easier and even if you're still not perfect you are doing such a good thing for your body x

It should never feel easy! If it does, we’ll it’ll be nice but it won’t necessarily get you where you want to get to.

Your extreme reaction means you’re probably going too fast, or you’re dehydrated, or you’re not working with your breath in a helpful way.

You will get to the point where you won’t feel nauseous but you should feel like it’s hard work and not easy!!!

You can also track progress by your speed of recovery. I did some Ski Erg intervals at the gym today - just 10 calories each time interspersed with short runs and lunges. Each burst I felt I was about to fall over but after about a minute rest gap I was fine.

Try doing an “Every minute on the minute” (EMOM) for 40 seconds each time. Or something like that.

Costco is this good for a beginner then? I need to get started with doing exercise but totally overthinking it, and not sure where to start!

Yes, it really does get easier with time - and fitness builds quite quickly.

I used to be so unfit I'd get hot and sweaty walking up steep hills; and when I started c25k I even threw up after the first session. Now I run marathons for fun and would describe a 10k as a "short run"... even though it's not really that long since I couldn't run 1k, let alone 10!

And maybe the comments they do also say it wasnt easy! And I have to say I have been exercising for awhile now and improved my fitness and I would find it tough

Oh I have just looked at what you tried to do 3 months PP, with no warm up and an hour after lunch!

It says intense and it was - that was full on and not for a beginner.

I disagree on that one, I found it got much much easier over time. I've lost weight and built muscles and things that were hard a few months ago are now simple. I can keep moving in a hard cardio workout for about an hour now, that would have been unthinkable back in the "gasping after one minute" days!

Nope! It never gets easier!! You just go quicker, longer, further, faster or lift more. Embrace the pain and suffering and get used to it. 😬😬😬

Even 3 months after the birth I still felt like my body was put together wrong. It was like all my muscles were in the wrong place 😂 My posture was all messed up for ages and my pelvic floor was shot to pieces, but it has all gradually come back together.

Ideally you would be doing four workouts a week, but not all of them should be intense. You could for example go for

• a slightly more challenging walk, like a few hills maybe, for an hour once a week,
• one home workout that feels uncomfortable (mix of body weight and cardio, resulting in tomato face)
• one easier weights workout with low weights and high reps or thera bands,
• one balance and stretching type session (yoga, Pilates)

Most youtube workouts will have warming up as a part of them. You're not usually advised to exercise within about two hours of eating.

Yeah, do it before lunch! It's double-effective then, makes you not want to eat so much I find (other appetites may differ, weight may go up as well as down etc etc)

Also you're only three months after birth right? Don't overdo things, particularly if you were csection.

Sounds like acid reflux? Maybe try on an emptier stomach and eat something protein heavy within half an hour of finishing.

And look for something you enjoy - I'm loving the boxing game on the switch for example!

Popsugar fitness has some good beginner workouts.

Did you warm up before it as well with gentle stretches and how close to eating were you?

I subscribe to Yoqi and started doing her videos. You can check out the beginners here:

You can subscribe to her website and her videos are all free for a month. I do a different workout every day so I'm using all my muscles and no overworking anything.

I was unfit and started doing 10 mins a day but it was Qigong, not cardio. I built up to 20 minutes but usually do about 30-40 mins a day. The exercise involves things like squats and stretches and I often sweat so it's a good all rounder.

I can now stand with my legs bent for 40 minutes. Try it, it's hard! I have firm thighs now and my stance is good. It's improved my posture. I have good definition on my arms and my stomach is flattish. I also have good stomach muscles because as you improve you are holding all your muscles firmly.

I do it every day and have been doing it for six months.