Hello! I joined this forum because I need advice on what to do to get the best out of a workout through bike riding. I'm a 20 year old female, and severly overweight. I gained weight due to a medication I was on for headaches, and I gained 80 pounds in 2 years. Being taken off of it, Its better. I've always been overweight my whole life but I'm tipping the scale at 280. (I know I know, horrible)
I already have lost 30 pounds since October, without any exercise. Any type of work out seemed to stressful on my knees, so I decided to just focus on my diet before stressing my body in exercise. I developed shin splints as well. My posture sucks, and I have knee and ankle problems..and I feel like this is due to a weak core. I want to strengthen my core so I can work out alittle easier. I can only bike ride for about 20 minutes, and that's when I start to feel the muscle burn in my knees and shins. My questions are how long should I warm up for, and what do I do in order to warm up? Do I set intervals where I bike strenuously, and then have intervals where I ride easily? What's a good plan to help burn fat and develop lean muscle?
I need helps on this, and any advice is greatly appreciated. I want to lose 20 pounds by the first week of August! Thanks
P.S. I don't know what RPM's are or anything like it. Sorry. :/
I already have lost 30 pounds since October, without any exercise. Any type of work out seemed to stressful on my knees, so I decided to just focus on my diet before stressing my body in exercise. I developed shin splints as well. My posture sucks, and I have knee and ankle problems..and I feel like this is due to a weak core. I want to strengthen my core so I can work out alittle easier. I can only bike ride for about 20 minutes, and that's when I start to feel the muscle burn in my knees and shins. My questions are how long should I warm up for, and what do I do in order to warm up? Do I set intervals where I bike strenuously, and then have intervals where I ride easily? What's a good plan to help burn fat and develop lean muscle?
I need helps on this, and any advice is greatly appreciated. I want to lose 20 pounds by the first week of August! Thanks
P.S. I don't know what RPM's are or anything like it. Sorry. :/