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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm over 50, with a BMI of 34, and even when I was quite thin I never had any strength. (Anyone remember elementary school, taking the "President's Physical Fitness Test"? I was like 5th percentile.)

I want to get into shape, or at least better shape, and don't really know where to start. I was inspired by the I-love-barre post, but pretty sure I wouldn't be able to do it. I've hired a personal trainer 3x over the past ten years or so, and twice I felt like they didn't really know what they were doing and once I had a trainer that was really good but not at all interested in me and it was clear and it hurt my self esteem and I quit seeing him. None of them gave me anything to do between sessions. So that didn't really work well. I did love hot yoga, but that was over ten years and 50 pounds ago, and I know my body won't twist into those positions now (well, not that it did all that well back then either).

Help? Where to start?[/quote]
NP here. I had similar stats two years and had lost a lot of flexibility and strength (menopause + pandemic year). I joined OneLife and started going to various H2O Fitness classes. Very helpful for overall strength, flexibility, and aerobic exercise - I overheat quickly if I try to get my heart rate up on land, but the water keeps me cool. I’m at the point where I need to do more actual weight training and longer walks (once it’s cooler), but will still keep up with water classes for aerobics and flexibility.[/quote]

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