To all the fit people! Help me join your ranks =)

[Anonymous]

hey everyone! so I'm 5'3 and 170 lbs. about 40 lbs overweight. I've reached the point in my life where I want to get back to being fit because I know that I'll look a thousand times better and I'll feel better and most importantly, I'll live a healthier life. I have a gym subscription but I can't go everyday because of school/work/commute. I wanted to take up running, but I'm worried about the damage it might do to my knees. my left knee already hurts a bit... maybe because of my weight. so any advice regarding diet/exercise? how often and what types? ALSO, is there a 'proper way' to run?

[iwish46]

I am by no means an expert or anything close to one, but here are my opinions. First, start off small and slowly build up the intensity. Lift some weights. Muscle will help raise your resting metabolic rate. Even if you can't make it to the gym or only have 20 minutes to do something, still use that time to do something. Pushups, situps, etc.

In regards to your diet, if you eat unhealthy food, slowly start cutting that food out of your diet (after a while you will forget all about them (sort of) ). I think the easiest place to start is by cutting out pop (that is if you drink it). Make sure you get enough to eat every day.

My left knee hurts sometimes as well and I've found that rest and taking shorter strides while running seems to help. If that doesn't do the trick, maybe stick with fast walking at the moment.

With that I will leave you with a link and a quote:

https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=sSby1UUhyts

I used to do these when I was starting out and still do them sometimes. Only 8 minutes long

"Exercise is king and diet is queen; put them together and you've got an empire." --Jack LaLanne

[Asker]

thanks for the advice (and the quotation). I'm checking out the video right now =)