This might sound silly, but the best type of exercise is what you will do.
I've found through trial and error that I will do a set of 10 each of a variety of stretches and exercises, but if I do 2 sets, I feel like it takes too long and I end up quitting. So I feel like doing something is better than nothing, so I just do what I will do, what works for me.
That being said, I do some crunches and stretches and try to do cardio (walking) every day and am trying to get a strength training routine going, starting off with light weights and planning on increasing the weight a little bit instead of the number of reps, because I know me...
Best of luck, try different things and find what is sustainable for you.
