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What's A Low-effort Exercise For People Starting Their Fitness Journey?

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San Francisco, CA
August 22, 2024
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Members shared a variety of accessible, low-impact exercises perfect for beginners, with walking emerging as the clear favorite for its... Read more

Members shared a variety of accessible, low-impact exercises perfect for beginners, with walking emerging as the clear favorite for its simplicity and effectiveness at any pace. Several members recommended water aerobics and pool exercises as gentle on joints, chair workouts with weights or resistance bands for those with mobility issues, and seated elliptical machines for improving circulation without strain. A recurring theme was the importance of modifications and starting small, whether through short daily walks, chair yoga, or tools like weighted hula hoops, with many emphasizing that any movement counts as long as it works for your body.

A MyObesityTeam Member

I have chronic pain as well as mobility issues. I use an elliptical exercise machine that is used while seated in a chair. It helps burn calories and sculpt the lower body. It also helps circulation and mobility.

August 22, 2024
A MyObesityTeam Member

Chair exercises with weights and resistance bands and getting in the pool and walking or swimming or doing the water aerobics

August 22, 2024 (edited)
A MyObesityTeam Member

It’s a weighted hula hoop. You take out links as you reduce your waists size. My original waist size was 63”. I had to buy two to connect together. My waist size now is 29”.

September 11, 2024
A MyObesityTeam Member

I like to sit in a chair and lift my legs like I am marching. My goal is to get my knee as far up as possible. And I usually pump my arms up and down or swing back in forth. Walking is a close 2nd.💪🏼

August 23, 2024
A MyObesityTeam Member

I've heard it's Walking as much as you can at a pace that works for you.

August 22, 2024

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