[edzard]

Ok so I never exercise....well now I don't. I seem to go through spurts of really trying hard but other than what I am sure are the health benefits it never seems to help my weight!

So anyway I have not been exercising lately and have decided to just measure in minutes how much 'movement' I get. I am hoping to get a combination of walking, yoga before bed (relaxed stretching), dvd's (a big variety-never used), maybe some hot yoga (wanna try it) or more strenuous yoga, and kettle bells for strength training (plus body weight exercises).

I hope by counting minutes and movement that I can build up my exercise and make it a good habit. I want the health benefits and hope it will help me lose although historically it never seems to help (even with calorie counting).

Anyway any advice, I was thinking of starting with 400 min. for May, anyone have an idea of what I should try for each month and how much to build up to keep from overdoing it.

Thanks for any advice I currently don't do much at all, so walking while the kids play on the playground is an upgrade.

[Thighs Be Gone]

How about just starting in on something to see how far you can go in one stretch?

This will provide you a starting point of reference and then you can build onto it. I think your ideas sound really good.

[Ilene]

As long as you START and CONTINUE, you're doing good... as you get fitter you'll need and maybe want to do more...

[ShutterK]

I agree, just start! I starting doing 1 mile walking and 4 on the bike - those are my absolutely minimums for a 30-minute exercise.

Good luck!