I chose this Chris Powell Level 1 Beginners Workout today.
This video first caught my eye because the participants appear to all be at least a bit overweight as am I.
"If they can do it, so can I." Being as out of shape as I currently am, I have had trouble doing even the beginning exercises on some videos. I was optimistic.
But as the video started, Mr. Powell went through the lineup of participants, and all but one had lost significantly large amounts of weight over the past year. The only one who had not lost a substantial amount of weight was a friend of his who was just visiting.
"Oh no!" thought I, "Even if they're overweight, they are probably more fit than am I."
I wondered if I'd be able to keep up after all.
And I'm happy to say that, yes, I was able.
What I really liked about this video is that it really, truly is for beginners. For those with significant motion loss due to obesity or age or other factors.
One of the movements is simply getting down to the ground on all fours and getting back up, and repeating that. He constantly reminded the viewers about the weight lost that the other participants had managed, and that at first they too had trouble with such basic movements.
I think this would be a great starting point for someone with severely limited motion, strength, and cardio ability.
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