You are on the right track. Walking is good exercise. Even if you only walk 15 minutes...keep doing that every chance you get and pretty soon you'll be able to do 20 etc. It's the consistency that's most important. It takes about a month or so of doing something daily to develop new habits...so be patient with yourself and focus on what you CAN do and forget what you can't do yet. I myself have issues with exercising..bad back/knees etc. but I found that ALMOST anyone can walk. I started out doing 10 minute walks and tried doing that 3x a day..which equals 30 minutes..then worked up from there. I've researched this a lot and from what I understand, whether you do 10 minutes at a time 3x a day or a full 30 minutes all at once, you are getting pretty much the same benefit either way. Also, once you get comfortable with walking normal, Leslie Sansone walking videos are pretty decent. The steps aren't that hard plus she doesn't push you to do them exactly right.....as long as you're moving. Sooooo, just keep doing what you're doing and increase it a little at a time when you feel ready and you're still making progress :) It also helps to write everything down in a food/exercise journal daily. Then you can see your progress in black and white plus have a little accountability. Keep us posted on how you're doing :)

yes WALK and so true 10 to 15 mins a day is better than o mins a day. Also, in addition to that...Just GET UP and walk a lil ever so often thru your house. Another thing, just while sitting just raise your arms over your head as many times as you can. Dont even worry about how many or how much just DO IT and each day you will feel yourself getting stronger and stronger. Just MOVE!!!!! you can do it!

I agree about walking!! I adore walking and doing indoors a few laspe in my living room while listening to music, to make the time goes fast. I had started tracking minutes for this month and reached 1,060 minutes of walking!! Its motivated.

You can do it..Happy New Year and Happy walking!!

Liliann

thanks ladies, great suggestions. ill keep at it. yesterday i did two 15 minute walks and today i did a ten minute walk and a 20 minute walk. i can really feel it in my legs, which sounds lame because its really not much walking but im glad its getting my musles going. cant wait to work up to taking longer walks. i see thin people going for long walks around town all the time and i wish it was me!

I am old. I get AARP. And they just had an article about how walking keeps you from getting old and keeps you brain intact ect etc. How going for a 5 minute walk in the morning to start and a 5 minute walk in the afternoon is the same as 10 minutes. Add 1 minutes a week. Or every two weeks. Make sure you have as good of shoes as possible.

I am walking also. I saunter. If I walk fast I ache.

I figure if I walk everyday I will have to way less at the end of this year.!!!!!!!

Hugggerrrooooooo!

Why can't you go into a gym like "skinny" people do ? Do you think that everyone there who's HEALTHY and IN SHAPE all started out that way ? The first thing you need to do is stop worrying about what everyone ELSE is doing and focus on what YOU are there to do. In my gym chain, where iv'e been both a member and employee for over 15 years, ALL walks of life and fitness levels are welcome and we all get along very nicely.

Like iv'e said in another post.....people need to stop looking at exercise as WORK !!!!! Most good gyms have a wide variety of cardiovascular equipment to suit everyone from the most conditioned athlete to the physically disabled. There are treadmills, bikes, hand-rowing machines that you just sit at and watch tv while moving your arms and hands.

There are also aerobics classes you can take, and YOU do it at YOUR OWN PACE. You do not have to be able to keep up with the instructor right away.

I can go on all day lol but i'm a dedicated gym rat lol

Try a stationary bike, it's less stress on your joints. You can do that in between walking. You can do this! You are a beautiful person and deserve to be healthy. : )