Exercise: How must to start with and how much now...
 

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.

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.

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

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!