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Originally Posted by elderboots  Can anyone tell me how to get started on a healthy exercise program? I have access to a treadmill and some free weights. Is cardio the best or is strenght training the best. Should I walk for one hour, or thirty mins at a time. How many calories should I burn? How many calories should I eat? I am completely lost. I used to weigh 150, but now I weigh 250. Can anyone tell where to begin?  |
No sweat! Ideally you want to do strength training and cardio. Strength training will help you keep your muscle from going away while you lose weight, while the cardio will promote weight loss.
The amount of calories you should try to burn will depend on your weight loss goals. First off what I can help you do is figure out how many calories a day your body burns. Then I can tell you how many calories you need to eat in a given day to lose your target amount of weight (like 2lbs a week for example). I can tell you what you need to eat based on how often you will be exercising in a given week.
Does that sound good? If so I'm going to need to know your age, weight, height, sex (M or F) and how often you plan on exercising each week and if possible how vigorous.