Healthy weight loss must naturally include exercise. There can be no quibble about this. You can go on a restricted calorie diet for weeks and have some success in weight loss but for those who are really committed to losing weight there comes the time when we just know exercise will make the difference between a slow frustrating progress and maximum burn.

The trouble is with getting started. Another problem is what program do I use?

I hope to shed some light on these and other typical road blocks. You know that you need to exercise but just which plan do you use?

Let’s face it, any new habit that is “good” for you is often the toughest to begin. This is just one of those times that you will have to talk to yourself and say the same thing you tell you child, “do it because I said so!” Just do it! No more excuses. No more whining. Assuming you are healthy but fat, you just pick yourself up off your rusty dusty and do it.

OK, so you are doing it. What is “it” that you are doing? Just what program should you do? There is a lot of flexibility here. But you will need to include aerobic exercise of some sort. Either brisk walking, jogging if you are in shape, biking, hiking, swimming, cross country skiing are just a few.

Walking is the best place for beginners to start, though. You already do it even if it is only down the hall to the garage. Hey if you can make it there you can make it there and back.

If that is still too big for you to handle, try getting one of those stationary bikes that you can set on your lap (otherwise called an arm cycle). The super obese can use and have used these with great success when starting out their new lifestyle. You can begin with that and then add other exercise as you are able.