Good points. Honestly, almost everyone can walk more. Sometimes I make a conscious decision to park my car further away just so I get more walking in. Whatever it is we do, we need to be consistent. Thanks!

I’m 76, and I do understand the issues both men have re exercise and how it relates to sex. For instance, I read a couple of years ago that a man with a waistline 44 inches or larger would find it difficult to get an erection. I was 44. YIKES! Well, I put myself on a diet (fairly easy, since I love vegetables) and exercise routine. I got down under 42–and I’m holding. (Get onto your DHs case, ladies!)

Let me suggest some exercises that will broaden the possibilities, if this is read by someone who is seriously overweight to begin with. I was on the phone today with a dear lady relative who’s had her stomach stapled and lost a lot of weight. But she’s had some problems, some of them due to being unable to exercise until recently (she’s under 50, but for a while had to walk with a cane). YMCA membership is inexpensive, and they also have free days. Use their pool. Or, in our town a local public school has a heated pool, free to taxpayers, one evening a week. I know, I know–you may not wish to be seen in a bathing suit. But consider the alternative. The human body is virtually weightless in water. Swimming may not get you down to Bikini size, but it will tone you up, since it uses all those muscles.

For years I’ve kept a garden. That’s exercise. And the fresh vegetables are much better for the waistline than the packaged stuff at the supermarket. We have a very large lawn, and until I had heart surgery, I mowed much of it myself with a push mower. My sister gave me her old riding mower this summer, but I guess she thought I needed it! Shoveling snow can be good exercise–or it can kill you with a heart attack. So if you need to shovel more than a short sidewalk, get your doctor’s permission. I have a snow blower, so I don’t need to use my arms and shoulders much, but I do a LOT of walking, following that machine up and down our long drive. Or bucking, splitting and stacking wood. We burn wood. I doubt I’ll ever do much more hand splitting or bucking with a chainsaw (since my heart surgery), but we use a hydraulic log splitter, which also requires that the wood be tossed into the shed and stacked. More exercise.

Hiking along the highway? Well, we live on a country road, and I see joggers and bicyclists pass the house daily. But if you’ve read this far, you know that when I exercise, I also wish to DO something creative. That’s what my suggestions are all about.
Eric

And readers, if you’re looking for great health tips, check out Gaye’s blog! Calm.Healthy.Sexy.

Awesome! Thanks.

Videos. Youtube has a bunch of free exercise videos. Sometimes its hard to pick if you are a beginner.
Jessica Smith tv is an awesome channel. She’s super motivating and her stuff is fun. She films herself in her home working out with you. Make sure you pick her beginner workouts if you’re not super fit. I do her dance walk/ zumba walk or another walk video when I’m really not feeling it.

Sarah Beth yoga is fantastic as well. I’m on my feet all day for my work, so I can’t really get through the week without my yoga.