I'm a personal trainer fyi :)

I wish I could afford a personal trainer since I have hit a little wall and am getting frustrated.

 

That's awesome! And very kind of you.

 

Dear @chickypow ,
Your favorite top 5 or whatever bodyweight exercises for beginners?
I want to strength train, starting very small, no gym available. My body weight is all the weight I am willing to "lift" for now (and there's plenty of it ). I am a novice runner, if you need to know that. But i want a few exercises that work out a wide variety of muscles.

I am currently planning to start with a workout I found for beginners on nerd fitness dot Com (I can link it up later!). But open to suggestions!

 

Thank you @chickypow. very generous. I have rheumatoid arthritis, so almost any impact is not good, and I was thinking of yoga, but any suggestion is welcome.

 

Thank you!

 

Erin, you are such a sweetheart! I have been back at the gym 3 weeks now after a shoulder injury and I think the hardest thing for me it's not to over do it. There use to be all this stuff that I was able to do that I can't any more and it frustrates me. Baby steps, I know.... Just wanted to say thanks.

 

Thank you for these. I've debated on going back to the gym after a knee replacement but this should get me going at home. uh...if I do them!

 

I used to do zumba and weight machines at the gym but just don't have time to go now. I walk a lot with the dogs and hope to do some light weights at home. I have to be careful though b/c I am prone to wrist tendonitis and my lower back goes out a lot. I did Jillian Michaels Shred for awhile and then one day my back went out and it took about 2 months to get back to normal. So frustrating. I have a stepper at home and need to utilize it, along with my bands and weights. I try to watch youtube to figure out some routines but then get lost in ideas and don't know what to do so I don't do anything. I need to get motivated. I feel crappy that I've lost all the muscle tone I built up over the past few years and gained 10 lbs...ugh.

 

I am so glad I just stumbled across this...
Obviously anything is better than nothing and it all depends on the person's schedule, but:
Is it better to exercise during the day or at night, or does it make no difference?
I only have two options, around lunchtime when my son is napping, or at night after both kids are in bed, which is sometimes means I am exercising from 8:30pm or 9pm and I am doing 30min - 45min.

I also might pm you with a bit more of a personal question if that is ok.

Thanks!