Most of the overweight people may face difficulty when doing certain sports activities. When they do running or other Cardio exercise, they may encounter breathing difficulty, muscle or chest discomfort. In general, experts do not recommend overweight people participate in vigorous exercise. The reason is their body condition may not be able to handle it well. However, this should not be the reason to stop moving your feet. You still quite a number of choices to give your body a total workout.

Slow jog or brisk walking is always highly recommended to the overweight people. You may first put yourself in calm and relax condition. Start with brisk walking. Put your arms into 90 degrees position and swing them to the back while you were walking. After one round or two of brisk walking, you may then start a slow jog. As your body had already been warmed up, you should be able to find yourself jogging without much difficulty.

Another option is playing table tennis. Unlike tennis or badminton, table tennis does not required player to run over the field or wide area. This sport is more overweight people friendly, but yet still could give you a chance to have a great workout.

If you find yourself started to get bored with jogging or table tennis, how about cycling? This is a great cardio workout which could help to burn off your excess calories. Be it riding around neighborhood area or in the park, cycling allows you to get closer to the nature and enjoy the sunshine. If you face difficulty to balance yourself with a bicycle, you can always consider riding a tricycle.

In case you have friend or partner who love outdoor activities, you may also consider go for hiking. This is another great option to enjoy beautiful scenery while gives your body a total workout.

Although overweight people may not suitable to do certain sports activities, but this should not be an excuse for you to keep being a couch potato. You should pick an exercise which suit you the best and maintain healthy lifestyle.