How to start lifting weights safely at home in my fifties

[cheezncrackers]

I really want to get into lifting weights, but I don't really know where to start or what I should be doing. I've seen Caroline Girvan recommended many times and we have a home gym with weights already in it (thanks DH and DSs!), so I'm ready to go, but I just feel like I don't know what exercises to do, how I figure out what weight I should start with, and I guess just how to get started and how to avoid injury.

I'm 52, I run, size 10-12, I have a healthy BMI (22.7), but I'm soft and podgy and not very strong and I would like to tone everything up, get stronger and improve my posture and core strength.

Can anyone give me any advice?

Go on chat gpt and ask it to design a program for you. You can then say for example I have a bad back so concentrate on that.
if not sure of any of the exercises just google it.

Yet another recommendation This Woman Lifts. She has an Instagram account if you want to check her out. Her approach is very much about preparing your body for aging, although there is no age limit to when you can start. She does some training programmes for which there is a one off payment.

https://thiswomanlifts.com/#939852f8-7e7e-4b56-bb87-25c151042797

I've been seeing a PT for years, plus do bootcamp classes, and I still sometimes get my form wrong. If you've never done any weights before, I'd really recommend seeing someone who's qualified, even if just once a month to keep you steady for a few months. That doesn't need to be in a big corporate gym - many will come to your house, or they have a small dedicated space.