Series of exercise for beginners. Recommendations please?

[TheCosyRain]

I’m 40 and unfit. Throughout my lift I have had periods of being in better shape and exercising but I now have an 18 month old and following workouts on YouTube or similar will currently suit me best.

Does anyone have recommendations for beginners programmes for me to follow? In the past I have tried HIIT for beginners and Pilates too but my issue is that after finding a beginners video I want to progress slowly and work my way up to harder ones. But I don’t want to do anything beyond my capabilities. When I’ve done this before it makes me give up as I can’t move for days after!

So for example I’ve done Joe wicks beginners HIIT but I want a series of beginners videos. Opening to signing up to anything that isn’t too pricey! Also open to different forms of exercise. Looking to lose some weight but also tone all over especially tummy.

Something like this? 10 minutes to start with. She has a whole series of videos. I hate cardio but I’m ok with dumbbells and resistance bands.

When I’ve done this before it makes me give up as I can’t move for days after!
It will. You're using muscles that don't get used normally. It doesn't take long before your muscles get used to it.

I'd try couch to 10K.

Forgot to add that running will flatten your tummy quite a lot.

The nhs website has a good range of beginner exercises of different types. I did a lot of them in lockdown and now enjoy going to the classes in person. I think the key is not to go mad to start with, then get injured or it’s too hard and you get disillusioned.

I'd recommend Team Body Project. Just search 'team body project beginner' on YouTube. There's loads on there and you can try a few to see if you like them. They do have a website where you can follow complete programmes but you do have to pay for this. I've been doing their videos (on YouTube only) for a few years now and am much fitter than when I started and I was extremely unfit.