Exercise Advice for Lazy Newbie

[Anonymous]

I am lazy. Physically I mean.

I work out of the home, have a child, have the regular goings on but physically - unless I have to move, I don't.

I know I need to fix this. Please help with how I should get started - outside of walking. Any (free or cable) exercise routines?

What I have available and limitations:

Cannot join a gym or buy equipment because it's not affordable for me

Have room in home to exercise freely and decent space (think small basement room with little to no furniture)

Have light weights (5 lbs) and resistance bands

I'm looking for a routine a way to start that will not be too hard to try initially because again - I'm lazy so need to start from scratch.

I'm working on the motivation part - reading this forum and asking for advice is part of that.

Thank you for any help you can provide!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am lazy. Physically I mean.

I work out of the home, have a child, have the regular goings on but physically - unless I have to move, I don't.

I know I need to fix this. Please help with how I should get started - outside of walking. Any (free or cable) exercise routines?

What I have available and limitations:

Cannot join a gym or buy equipment because it's not affordable for me

Have room in home to exercise freely and decent space (think small basement room with little to no furniture)

Have light weights (5 lbs) and resistance bands

I'm looking for a routine a way to start that will not be too hard to try initially because again - I'm lazy so need to start from scratch.

I'm working on the motivation part - reading this forum and asking for advice is part of that.

Thank you for any help you can provide!!

OP here - I want to add - for questions - I eat healthy enough so no diet or nutrition advice needed.

Goals are to lose a bit of weight but really simply needing to add exercise, tone and get fit.

[Anonymous]

In your shoes I’d walk outside. Do you work in an area where there are interesting places to go? Do you get a lunch break? You could pack your lunch and use your break time to walk. Leave a pair of shoes and some socks at work. When the weather gets warm take a t shirt and some deodorant.

[Anonymous]

Yes, one hour of fast walking daily and you will be in ship shape in no time. But when I say fast, I mean fast.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, one hour of fast walking daily and you will be in ship shape in no time. But when I say fast, I mean fast.

Forget to add, OUTSIDE. Rain or shine. You can do it, it is fun and all that fresh air will be good for your health too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In your shoes I’d walk outside. Do you work in an area where there are interesting places to go? Do you get a lunch break? You could pack your lunch and use your break time to walk. Leave a pair of shoes and some socks at work. When the weather gets warm take a t shirt and some deodorant.

So much poetry in this.

[Anonymous]

In my experience if you aren’t willing to get out of the house to work out, you won’t. Exercise needs to be a routine. The best way to start that routine is change the one you currently have. If you aren’t willing to go to a gym get out for runs not walks.

[Anonymous]

Stop labelling yourself. You are not lazy. Just do it. Don't have to think so much about it. That is the routine.

[Anonymous]

When I don't want to go to the gym, I take my kids on a bike ride. They ride their bikes and I run/walk behind them. Do that for 30-60 minutes 3-4 days a week and you'll be set.

You can add in some monster walks and side stepping with your resistance band, some planks, and some light bicep curls, tricep dips, and push presses to help with core and arm strength.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Stop labelling yourself. You are not lazy. Just do it. Don't have to think so much about it. That is the routine.

+1

and stop looking for motivation. You need to start and do it even when you aren't motivated. They cycle typically goes: Action (just doing it)- results- motivation.

[Anonymous]

I am sort of in the same spot, but I am about 2 months in. Personally, I started by getting a hang on my diet and water intake. At work, I added in taking the stairs in the morning. It isn't much, but after 2 months I notice a huge difference in my huffing/puffing on those stairs.

Now, I am at the point where I am going to add in 1 day a week of exercise. Something simple, like a 15-20 minute walk. I am keeping it this simple because I know that if I try a harder routine or a more frequent one, I am more likely to fail. But if I ask myself if I can find 15-20 minutes, one time a week, to do something active- even as simple as a walk- I know I can do that. And once I build up confidence and that goes well, I will add something else.