I'm 26 pounds down over six weeks, and still very heavy. I work online all day, and have been very sedentary for many years. Because of that, I feel like my knees are okay and I'm afraid of stressing them with extra walking etc at this weight, bit want to increase the speed of my weight loss. My caloric intake is still quite low, and exertion seems to increase major energy crashes. Any suggestions? Thanks!

The second is Water aerobics. I did it when I was pretty heavy and it was soo fun! Not only was it a great, low/no impact workout but it made me feel good emotionally. The class I did was full of older, out of shape, or injury rehab people so I felt very comfortable. That group was a hoot to boot! Look into it.

CowgirlJane is sooo right. I went into the pool first and have bad joint disease in both the hips and knees. This was the only way I could exercise and after my hip replacements, water exercise helped me to rehab better than even going to physical therapy. I can't say enough for you to go this route. Good luck!

Water exercise without a doubt is a great way to begin. I have knee and joint issues too, so I started doing a 30 minute low impact water aerobics and worked up to an hour. I'm now in a water Yoga class which is soooo challenging! It's like doing Pilates, which is great for your core. It helps give you energy which is a great bonus.

At first I was self conscious but once I realized everyone was there to get healthy I got over it. Any exercise that you like and will actually do is the right one. ????

I am a huge fan of the Water.

I went from being barely able to walk and having a tremendous amount of trouble getting in and out of the pool to now swimming an hour of laps, PLUS water weights/aerobics, and stretching in just over six months.

Thank you all so much. This is a huge help.