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Old 01-13-2004, 05:32 PM
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Originally posted by 1sd
I think that's the thing, I have no earthly idea of how much I should be doing of what, and where to start! I'm doing some research, but I really have no idea.
are you generally active, or a drive-everywhere type of girl? What is your level of activity?

If it's low, you might want to start out slow- fifteen to twenty minutes of exercise a couple of times a week. This is for the stepper and the jumprope. If you're doing tae bo, don't even attempt doing the full tape immediately, lol. Do it for short intervals for as long as you can- the main thing is to warm up and cool down when you do the tape. Fast forward through the workout if you need to, but cool down.

With weights you can start with a two or three day split. The about exercise forum that I talk about so very often has some great split workouts listed, to give you an idea of what kinds of home training you can do. Find a comfortable weight (low to start with) and do those exercises and you'll be off to a great start.
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