you said you walk? can you not run? They say the key to cardio and weight loss is getting your heart rate up and keeping it there for at least 30 min..

Invest in a heart rate monitor(you can get a basic one for around a hundred) and guage the intensity of your workouts according to it. You're not too old to loose it but it;ll take more work than if you were, say, 25..

Oh and you have to work the abs.. try and do 50 sit ups a day and work your way up from there..

My goal is to be in far better shape by spring. Once you get into a routine you will feel so much better.



By springtime I should be in love with myself

running is bad for the knees

yes and no.it can be and it is for a good many people. if the supporting tissue (muscles, tendons, ligaments) around the knees aren't strong enough to keep the joint itself from taking the whole load from running, the knees will suffer. those elliptical trainers can accomplish basically the same thing, if the person knows their knees won't stand up to the pounding.

still, the key is to establish a target heart rate and maintain it through your workout, whatever it happens to be, running, cycling, elliptical etc..

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