# Exercise for the uncordinated and out of shape

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exercise-for-the-uncordinated-and-out-of-shape/585224>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 12, 2011, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exercise-for-the-uncordinated-and-out-of-shape/585224 "2011-06-12T17:15:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2011, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exercise-for-the-uncordinated-and-out-of-shape/585224/21 "2011-06-13T04:19:26Z")

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Pleeeeease buy good expensive shoes if you decide to take up walking. You just cannot walk successfully in old shoes or shoes not meant for walking. I recommend [New Balance](http://www.newbalance.com/). I walk about 10 miles a week and my feet, legs, knees, hips and back don’t hurt a whip even though I carry around an extra 150 lbs.

You also want good shoes for land aerobics.

I also swim once a week and I love it. I go for an hour straight. No routine, just keeping the heart rate up. I couldn’t do it without my iPod case and headphones from [H2Oaudio](http://h2oaudio.com/).

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**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2011, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exercise-for-the-uncordinated-and-out-of-shape/585224/22 "2011-06-13T04:48:12Z")

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Walking and yoga would be my choices.

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