I started on Wegovy 11 weeks ago (have stayed on 0.25 to minimise side-effects and because I didn’t want to get ill on holiday).
About 9 weeks ago I started some gentle exercise. I’m late 50s, very overweight, with a history of and ongoing shoulder issues which has led to really bad back pain so I struggled to walk/stand for more than a few minutes. I’ve also osteopenia, a family history of osteoporosis and my balance sucks. We were scheduled to go to Cambodia and I wanted to see Angkor Wat.
I started making myself walk round the block (1200 steps), which was all I could do without my back hurting. As it got easier/less painful I’d add on a street so that my circuits got bigger and bigger. A few weeks in I started going to my “old lady exercise class”, a physio-led stretch and balance circuit class. I had a couple of reformer Pilates sessions.
Today I walked 15,000 steps around Angkor Wat and two other big temple complexes in 34-degree heat and humidity. I am chuffed to bits.
(But this is just the beginning, I am enthused and inspired to carry on/increase fitness when I get home.)
So anyone who’s thinking “I can’t do this”, yes you can. Start small and keep going.