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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What would be good for someone who is overweight and trying to start slowly?  I did 30 day shred for 2 days and stopped because I felt like it was too hard on my muscles and joints. [/quote]

Basically anything low impact.  People on here might say you can't get a good workout low impact, but if you are new to working out, low impact is a really good place to start without doing any joint damage.

Try some of Ellen Barrett's workouts.  She has a barefoot series, which is very low impact.  Some of her older videos are a little bit more upbeat, but still very easy on the joints.

Also Leslie Sansone has a lot of "walking" based workouts.  They're actually pretty good, but you really need to do the hour-long ones to get a good workout.

Violet Zaki did a few exercise TV workouts that aren't too high impact.   I think some of her videos are on youtube.

In fact, there are some other exercise TV videos from other trainers on youtube that I think are pretty good without being too high impact (I am not overweight, but I have knee issues.  I like a really good sweat and workout, but I have to do something that won't trigger knee pain.)

Don't give up or get discouraged.  There are workouts out there that won't leave you feeling like you got hit by a train.  There's a nice balance.  Your muscles should feel a little sore after a good workout.  You should feel tired, like you worked hard.  BUT you shouldn't have intense joint pain.  Your joints have to last a lifetime (ideally).

Another suggestion is, if you have the money and space, buy an elliptical machine.  30-40 minutes a few days a week on an elliptical will help a lot, and I find that as long as you get a machine with a long stride, you can get a good workout without joint pain.  If you have the machine in your house, it's easier to fit that 30-40 minute segment in without having to drive to a gym.  But you have to stay committed.
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