Whats The Best For Beginners?

[Flint]

Hey.

I wanna try and get a bit more fit, if at all possible with my health concerns. I was wondering with dumbbells and stuff what is the best beginning weight? No I won't ever be one of those guys who goes around trying to get the heaviest one or anything. I was just wondering if there is a certain weight it's best to start off with. I guess it might not be the same for everyone? I just wondered about what the average is or what other peoples beginning experiences were like. Also taking into consideration that I am disabled sometimes needing a wheelchair and can only walk short distances. I'm not thinking of doing any really really strenuous work outs I just want to try and tone up a bit and just generally feel fitter. Partly cause I wanna prove to doctors I'm seeing soon that even though I have my health problems and stuff that I am trying to do what I can to keep myself as healthy as I can within my limits of course. Not just that but it's also because I have a heart condition and I started comfort eating the end of last year during a nervous break down so much so that docs have shown concern for my heart. It seems I've got stuck into that habit. I've been trying to eat more healthily though recently. Started eating things I don't particularly like, but don't hate either just because it's healthy. eh in fact not just the weight thing, if anyone has anymore advice for exercises (easy exercises) I can do please feel free to add that as well.

Cheers.

Matt

[Guest MyWar]

5 or 10 pound wieghts should be good for starting out, but it really depends on how much you can handle. I recomend starting with somewhere around 3 to 6 different exercises. Try as much as possible to work out your body evenly, like if you work on your bicepes, dont neglect your triceps. Its tough to describe exercises, so i'll give you some links to check out.

You can also do a variation of this using both hands to hold the wieght if the ones you have are too heavy

I wouldnt start out with the first two he showed. But the rest work well. Be careful if youre not using a chair or bench for support.

And feel free to PM me if you want some healthy recipes. I found some delicous ones online.

Hope this helps

Punk

[Flint]

Cheers for those links. I'll take alook

and as for the healthy food things...I will probably PM you soon about that! As I've looking around for healthier food.

[Guest GKay]

Like MyWar said, it depends on what you can handle. When I started I had 5 pound weights, but I'm tiny. 5 foot nothing and less than 100 pounds, so there was no way I could take much more without seriously hurting myself. Also like he said, work your muscles evenly and don't neglect any set of muscles. It may not be apparent at first, but all your muscles work together, in sync with one another, and not exercising one set will eventually get in the way of the progress of another. Found that out the hard way.

http://www.real-weight-lifting.com/dumbell-routines.html

That site has some decent advice on certain exercises. Though they do sport some disturbingly muscled men as a banner at the top of their website.

http://www.sport-fitness-advisor.com/dumbbellexercises.html

This one is better. It has animated diagrams showing how to actually do the exercises along with text descriptions, just scroll down a bit.

~Gkay