Need help with exercise routine

Hi,

I have at my disposal a mini- trampline and some resistance bands (the long ones).  Normally I walk about 25 minutes per day for exercise but the heat has been ecessive for the past couple of weeks. I was wondering if anyone could help me come up with a good routine with the mini-tramp and the bands...as in how many times per day/week should I do each.

Today I was taught that I should wean myself very gently into the tramp exercising so I've been getting to up to 5 minutes at a time 4 times a day. 

I have not used the bands yet. But what I am aiming for is to get to at least 30-40 minutes of exercise in per day while I cannot walk.
Also wondering if walking in place on the tramp will make any difference?

I'm a very big girl who was barely getting any exercise at all before June 1 2007 and this is REAL important to me. I need something I can stick with. I will be so glad to see fall temps come in so I can walk outdoors again.

    Hi! Walking=Walking! I did, with small bands for my arms, too.   It is prob a bit faster than regular walking due to the easier 'bouncing' motion, and easier on your ankles and knees, etc. (It is 100+ in the shade here- and the index is around 117!!

   I had a VERY heavy friend who benefited from just standing on one and lightly boucing up and down, to try to help her lymph system work better... She was too heavy to use it any more than that, and walking made her feet crack and bleed 

   Whatever you are 'comfortable' with WILL help you, and we'll all avoid such serious troubles, too!!! Seeing her struggles, and my mothers' 100-pounds-more-than-me, and my dads' diabeties before his death of cancer, and my Grandmothers death due to diabeties... MOTIVATE ME!!!

   Music really helps- avg. song length is 3-5 minutes, too. I like to think in terms of less-than-10-songs=30 minutes! You'll do fine if you just keep going! Just do what you can handle and stick with it. I'll help if I can- keep in touch!

paleorchid, walking in place on a rebounder is definitely fine!  In fact, if you have a "soft bounce" kind of rebounder, it has some of the feel of walking in wet sand, and is more intense for that reason than walking in place on solid ground.

To increase the intensity (when you feel ready for it), deliberately lift your knees higher while walking in place.  And higher, and higher ;-)  Pump your arms up and down vigorously too, in time with your walking.  Or pump them up and down over your head, or side to side, or punch with one fist at a time, or ... there are lots of ways to move your arms.  Or just let them hang by your sides.  Your body will tell you what it wants to do :-)

You two are great motivation. Thanks a bunch. 

Just wanted to say so far so good today! Adding the music was wonderful...much better than watching tv while doing it. I'm done before I even realize it, plus I picked a song on my playlist that everytime it plays reminds me to go jump on it. I love it already! Moving to the music is VERY motivating.  Been on it already 5 times and not even lunch time. Thanks so much you two. 

Oh.....and I also decided to put it in my kitchen too...boy does that work wonders whenI'm just craving something I don't need.

Hopefully I will feel the same about it next week. ...and the next..and the next..hehe

sorry for the double post,  wacky computer over here.

   GREAT!!!!! That Motivates me, too!!! LOL:-)

   I agree with tgpish completely- I added him to my 'friends list' due to the good advice I've read from him!  Also, I lost a lot of flexibility as I got heavy and older, and found that twisting to either side, as though I was reaching for something behind me, helped a lot with my daily life, fast!

   BTW, don't worry, ALL computers are Wacky!!!

I'd stick with daily walking, adding another 5-10 minutes, if you can. Wear your music and add music that you like (nothing slow). Drink loads of water for the heat.

I'm leary of trampoulines, sounds dangerous if you twist an ankle.

A friend of mine was about 250 awhile back and went walking every night at a nearby track (make sure other people are around). She dropped weight quickly, but also gave up sodas and packaged sweets/food.

 

I wish you the best 

 

I'd stick with daily walking, adding another 5-10 minutes, if you can. Wear your music and add music that you like (nothing slow). Drink loads of water for the heat.

I'm leary of trampoulines, sounds dangerous if you twist an ankle.

A friend of mine was about 250 awhile back and went walking every night at a nearby track (make sure other people are around). She dropped weight quickly, but also gave up sodas and packaged sweets/food.

 

I wish you the best