Starting out exercising?

[nesser081982 0]

I'd like to start out exercising, but I don't know how to go about doing it. Like for how long? How often? I have a treadmill, so I'd really like to use that, but I end up getting tired pretty easy. How did you guys start out?

[AAA022414 13]

commit to whatever you think pushes yourself a little bit but doesn't make you feel like you're going to die. so say right now you can do 10 minutes...do that for a week and then the next week increase the time by a minute or 2. for me, building my stamina before my speed helped me alot. so just keep your speed at like 3mph or whatever you can handle. after you've increased your time some, start increasing your speed. i think commitment is the biggest thing though. keep a calender and tell yourself you're going to 500 treadmill minutes in august or something like that. make it doable but a little bit of a challenge.

[losingjusme 12]

i started out very S L O W... i think my first exercise "session" was on the treadmill for about 5 minutes at 2-2.5 MPH.

but i went consistently. every other day i went to the gym. at first, it took me longer to drive there than to exercise, but i gradually built up. dont get discouraged, you can do it!!

[Guest Leslie2Lose]

Start out slow. If your treadmill has an area to take your pulse - try to monitor that. You want your heart elevated enough that your body is working, but not too high to where you are in danger of exhausting yourself.

You can aim for 3 days a week and increase that as you feel you are ready. The most important thing is start moving. Whether it is using the treadmill, walking around the block or doing an exercise DVD.