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Dr.Mr.Ed:
Walking, running and biking are all fine, but they build a different kind of muscle than weightlifting. They're also potentially boring as hell.

I have to recommend finding a decent personal training and start power lifting. I've been doing it for a few years now and sometimes walk past a mirror and don't recognize myself. (Of course, the newly bald head makes my self image even more out of whack.)

I see your profile says Baltimore, MD -- not too far from York, home of York Barbell and tons of power lifters.

It isn't cheap to get a trainer and is a much different kind of commitment than running/biking, but with literally 2 1-hour workouts per week, you can reset your metabolism, lose fat, build muscle and look like a totally different human in like 3 months. I'm pushing 40 and am in the best shape I've ever been, even when running 60+ miles/week in high school.

But seriously, doing anything is better than doing nothing :)

D.A.L.U.I.:

--- Quote from: Tyler on August 30, 2010, 11:10:25 AM ---Try something simple by walking 30 to 60 minutes a day.

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Tyler's right about walking particularly when you're starting out & a main goal is weight control.  I met a person this spring who had lost 100+ lbs., also a large guy, but he had let it sneak up on him--in the wine/food business where that is an occupational hazard.  He was walking several hours a day, nothing more and carefully counting his calories.  He was even working w/ wine, but the "sip & spit" tradition enabled him to work and still control calories.  Excess weight is one of the most dangerous conditions in America for health problems.  You're on the right track trying to get rid of it.  The other benefit from walking, not much equipment needed, just a bottle of water, good shoes and time, it's time that could save your life. 

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