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There are three types of exercise that can be of benefit to you.
Strength training could be the solution for you if you have been on the dieting merry go round for years, losing weight and putting it back on as fat. Lifting weights is one of the best ways to do strength training. It can be done with a personal trainer, in a gym class, or on your own using hand weights, resistance bags or your own body weight. Squats, lunges, pushups and tricep dips are effective ways to strength train the major muscle groups using your own body weight as resistance.

Cardiovascular exercise makes you a little or a lot out of breath, it is all about working the lungs, heart and circulatory system. Your muscles are getting a workout as well which involves a great deal of energy, so you’re burning off kilojoules which will be coming from fat stores which will help with weight control and shaping up your body. It can be brisk walking, jogging, running, cycling, rowing, aerobics, swimming,skiing, team sports, racquet sports. Interval training is the process of training at higher intensities for short periods followed by longer periods of lower intensity. Studies have shown that interval training increases the amount of fat that you can burn during a workout.
Flexibility is important as we age for reducing the risk of injury,preventing back problems, maintaining good mobility and posture. Stretching, yoga and pilates incorporate aspects of flexibility training. Improved flexibility can increase the range of movement through your joints, reduce stress through relaxing tight muscles, improve posture, improve circulation, reduce injuries.
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