Beginner low impact cardio

[Nozzzzzx]

Any suggestions for a beginner mid fifties trying to get back after long period of little exercise?

[JuanJoFitbit]

Hi @Nozzzzzx, welcome to our Fitbit Community. It's great to hear that you are getting back on track.

I would recommend to start little by little. If you are planning to practice jogging, do it for 15 minutes the first day and if you think that you can last 5 more minutes the next day go ahead. If not, add 5 minutes to your jogging workout the next week and so on.

This pace is good since it helps your body to develop good breathing when you workout and it's a considerable time to start in order to avoid injuries.

See you around and stay safe! 😀

[t.parker]

Stationary bike is, in my opinion, easiest to start with. Unlike running/jogging it is way easier to control effort and it will go easy on your joints, too.

[Nozzzzzx]

Thank you!

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[JuanFitbit]

Hi everyone!

If you have the possibility to do Nordic Walking, take it! You can start walking for an hour and increase your pace and distance according to your needs. 

You can increase the exercise and efforts if you combine it with a hike. 

This also can bring you back to nature, that is always fun and nice. 

Good luck and keep on stepping. 

[davidg92]

Hello! I had the same thing. I would start training all over again, and the hardest thing was to keep the discipline. Start small, pick a course for yourself. It will help you not get tired. But the most important thing is your nutrition. Good luck!

[YojanaFitbit]

Thank you for reaching out to the Community @Nozzzzzx.🙂 Good luck starting a new routine! You can try these easy workouts: 

1. Jog in Place Jacks: In its easiest form this is a very slow and light walking in place with a slow jumping jack like motion with your arms. But as you need to progress, change your walking motion to marching, jogging, high knees or full blown jumping jacks, increasing your arm movement speed as you increase the difficulty of the leg movement.

2. Windmill Steps: The beginning level of this exercise is just a simple side step, letting your trailing leg come behind you with a slight tap, as well as adding the large circular arm swing. As you want this to be harder you can drop your hips lower to the ground, adding a squatting position. Increase the step width and speed until you substitute the motion with a lateral jump rather than a step.

3. Static Squat + Punches: Starting with a very shallow squat and a punching motion without any extra weight, only hold your squat for a few seconds before coming up continuing your punches. As you progress stay down longer (until the maximum time), squat lower, and start using dumbbells with your punching motion. Do not, however, speed up your punches, especially if using extra weight.