When you have not exercised on a regular basis for several years, you might suffer from joint and muscle weakness that prevent you from undertaking strenuous activities. You may need to start slowly and build up your resistance to working out gradually.
However, you also may not know what activities to undertake or what ones would benefit you right now. Instead of risking injuries to yourself, you can consult with a health professional like an ACSM certified clinical exercise physiologist to advise you.
Joint-friendly Exercises
When you consult with this type of health professional, you can find out what exercises you can do right now that will not cause joint pain and limited movement. You may be unable to high step, for example, or lift heavy weights by flexing your knees. You may need to start off with activities that are lower impact and less stress on your joints.
At the same time, however, you want your activities to burn calories and help you build up resistance so you can undertake more strenuous exercises gradually. The physiologist you work with may recommend lower impact exercises to do now and advise you on how to build up resistance in a safe manner so you avoid injuring yourself.
An ACSM-certified clinical exercise physiologist may help you work out more and avoid injuries. You may build up resistance and be able to undertake more rigorous exercising later as you build strength in your muscles and joints.
