How to Start Exercising If You’re out of Shape

How to Start Exercising If You’re out of Shape
Depending on your weight and health, you may want to start with easier exercises, like a gentle bike ride, before moving up to jogging. Mabel Amber/Pixabay
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Perhaps your doctor has recommended that you should exercise more, or you’ve had a recent health scare. Maybe your family’s been nagging you to get off the couch or you’ve decided that it’s time to lose some weight.

How do you find the motivation, time, and resources to get fit, particularly if you haven’t exercised in a while? How do you choose the best type of exercise? And do you need a health check before you start?

Overcoming Barriers to Exercise

Motivation
Andrew Lavender
Andrew Lavender
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Senior Lecturer, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, Federation University Australia
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