Do you have to lose weight before you start exercising?

People often ask if they have to lose weight to start exercising safely. 

The answer: No! Anyone can start moving more. 

Exercise Made Just for You

Experts recommend a careful start to exercise if you are overweight. You can read more about that on Healthline here. Having a personal coach is one way to ensure you don’t do too much too soon or risk injury.

In a one-on-one setting like ours, coaches use principles of movement to create the perfect workout for a client. Each session is designed to challenge the client at the right level and move the person closer to their goals.

Your coach isn’t just “modifying” or “scaling” – they are providing a workout that is made exactly for you.

For example, imagine a workout like this: 

3 rounds of:
20 barbell squats
Run 1 mile

That’s tough! But what if we wrote a workout with similar aims, adjusted for a beginner who wants to lose weight and hasn’t worked out very much in the past?

It might look like this:

3 rounds of:
5 body-weight squats
Jog or walk 100 meters

We’re experts at creating workouts just for our clients. And we can provide hundreds of examples of how we’ve done it in the past. 

But I’ll give you an “easy button” right here: Book a free consultation with us. We’ll find out all about your goals and current fitness level, and then we’ll tell you exactly how we can help you. 

Book that free chat here.

You Can Exercise If You’re Overweight!

Here’s something to remember: You don’t have to be fit to start training. Training is the thing that makes you fit. It’s like swimming lessons: You don’t learn to swim before taking lessons. You take lessons to learn.

Remember, when you see top athletes competing at elite levels – they’re incredible, but they also they treat their movement or sport as a full-time job. I bet exercise isn’t a full-time job for you – you already have one of those.

In our program, we use functional, strength-building movements as a method to help people lose weight or body fat or gain strength—or accomplish any other goal. Our training is a mix of cardiovascular and strength work, which makes it perfect for people who want to change body composition. 

With new clients, we always find out what they want to accomplish first, and then we put together a detailed plan. If weight loss is your goal, we’ll explain why the workouts we give you will help you, and we’ll tell you about the other half of the weight-loss equation: nutrition! People always think about working out when they think of losing weight, but eating right is a huge part of the program.

After we create the perfect plan for you, we’ll help you stick to it and make sure you get measurable results. We’ll track the numbers that are important to you so you know you’re making progress.

This process works like a charm. We’ve had beginners become very fit, we’ve had older clients become fitter than they were when they were younger, and we’ve had people lose impressive amounts of weight and body fat. It’s amazing to watch them progress, and we celebrate every single achievement with them.

Getting Started

If weight loss is your goal and you’re interested in moving more, let me assure you that you can get started if you’re currently overweight. The key is working with a qualified professional who can create workouts that are perfect for you and your goals. 

The best part: Your journey won’t start with a workout. It will start with a conversation. That means you’ll get to tell your story, talk about your goals and ask any questions you have. If you’re unsure about anything, we’ll talk the time to make you feel totally comfortable. This way, you’ll feel confident in our plan and inspired to take action.

We’d love to help you lose weight. If that’s your goal, we can help. To meet with a coach and create the perfect plan for success, book a free consultation here.