[WapSaibian]

Are you looking to just loose weight or are you looking to build muscle too? If weight loss is you only objective then stick with primarily cardio type workouts. Cycling, running/jogging, swimming, sports such as basketball, soccer, jumping rope, hiking etc. In whatever you do start off with small goals and as you reach them raise them accordingly

[Psymoussy]

Push-ups remain under appreciated. For all the exercises I do, and trialling different devices the two which provide the most obvious results happen to be boxing/kick-boxing (ahem, inasmuch as I make physical contact with a bag) and push ups.

I recommend numerous mini-sessions of push-ups throughout the day. I try to to do 10-14 a session four - 8 times, depending on circumstances. Used to do 500 hundred a day, but that was sometime ago.

[Ferrotoral]

Hi there. I'd like to share with you what an exercise coach told me. He said "whilst you are overweight, running is definitely a no no. It puts too much strain on joints. As long as you get your heart rate up to fat burning range, walking is the best thing you can do, alongside dieting".

I am taking his advice and look forward to the time when I can run. Hope this is useful.

[joOEMcheapSOFTWARE]

Swim swim swim. The most toned bodies you will ever see are on swimmers. It works literally every muscle in your body and has almost 0 strain on your limbs.

This is especially nice for an overweight person such as myself. I've started swimming 3 times a week in conjunction with Atkins and I feel great.

[Joircarm]

I would personally recommend a cross trainer.
The movement is a cross between running/walking and cross country skiing. That means a considerable reduction in strain on joints. And working it doesn't feel that difficult, but you sweat like a pig. And most cross trainers have heart monitoring, so your heart rate is always in check.

[sportsbettinge]

I do a little bit of everything. I have found that when you do the same thing all the time, your body gets more efficient at it and uses less energy to do it. But my general work out looks like this: 15 minutes on a recumbent bike for warm up, 5 minutes of stretching, 35-40 minutes on the precor (it's an elliptical runner/cross trainer) 10 minute fast walk on the tread mill, then a 5 minute cool down walk around the track. I then spend a good 15 minutes stretching everything very well, and move on to weight machines. I hit almost every weight machine in the gym for every muscle group, and spend about an hour doing so. Depending on the machine, I lift from 30-120 pounds (my legs are much stronger than my arms!) Some days I swim laps for an hour instead of cardio, but usually only if it's too hot in the gym or when my arthritis is flaring and my joints really ache.

[opelayday]

Seems like a good workout.
I have also noticed that when your body gets used to a certain workout, it looses its efficiency. I am going on vacation next week, and can't go to the gym. But i will take my bicycle with me. And i am actually looking forward to seeing if it could restart, some of my bigger weightlosses.

I regard to your arthritis. Have you ever tried taking ginger pills. Ginger has the ability to fight inflammation, in the body. I used it, with great effect some years ago, when i had tendonitis. And i have started using it again. Because at my present level of exercise, my knees and ancles, tend to get a little irritated and sore.

[Preorbtat]

HI I AM 16 AND WANT TO BEGIN AN EXCERCISE TO LOOSE WEIGHT BUT I DO NOT HAVE ANY MACHINEREY AND PREFER TO NOT RUN BUT LIKE CYCLING AND CAN ANYONE RECOMMENEDED CERTAIN TYPES OF EXCERCISES PLEASE HELP I REALLY NEED HELP

THANK YOU VERY MUCH

JAKE

[Rjvpicux]

Pushups and situps. These are the primary excercises used in the Army. There are lots of variations.

Pushup: Works your Chest and Triceps. The wider your arms, the more chest you work, the narrower, the more triceps you work.

Situps: If you have something hold your feet down you will use your abdominal and hip flexor muscles. Having nothing to hold your feet down works abdominals mostly.

You also want to work your core, this core includes the abdominals, but also the muslces that attach to the hip, pelvis and lower back. Look up some excercises on google for the core.

Squats & Lunges: Body weight squats are a simple and effective quadracep workout.

[hellencomstar]

Walk.
Walking is a really good and easy to do vs. running. My friend used to walk a lot and she lost tons of weight from it, although she was walking a few miles a day.
Sit ups, push ups, etc. are good, but you really need to do some form of cardio; ie: run, walk, jog, ellitical, etc.
Swimming is also very good, you may not be a good swimmer or have access to a pool, but I swam for 10 years of my life and it is in my opinion the best exercise one can do. It works all muscles and is an extremly good work out.