Start with movements that feel good and safe to you, to make your first sessions enjoyable.
Gradually include movements that are a bit more difficult to you, or that you feel you need practice.
ALWAYS listen to your body. Cues of pain mean you must stop immediately and try a pain-free movement. Sensations of great discomfort mean you need to lower the intensity, volume or duration of a particular move, or switch to another move.
Too easy is not beneficial, too hard is not beneficial with greater risk of injury. Challenge your comfort zone frequently, but always safely and gradually, not too much or too fast.
You can go entirely by feel, vary the movements you do in each session, never counting anything. You can also create routines if you like, program what you’re going to do, with sets and reps, and track your progress. But don’t turn the challenge into a chore with unreasonable ambitions. Keep in mind that not all progress is measurable. Think of improvement in term of balance, coordination, relaxation, overall movement efficiency and energy levels. How you feel is as important and objective as numbers on paper. What really matters is that you keep moving everyday several times a day, with enough variety, and that it makes you FEEL GREATER EVERYDAY.
Try not mark any pause during a session. Whenever you feel the need to slow down and recover, keep going more slowly, or do something different and less intense, like balancing, holding a position etc…
You can’t brutalize your body back into “shape” if you have been physically inactive for a long time. Don’t judge or blame yourself. Be gentle to your body, be kind to yourself.
Practice mindfully. Always seek efficiency. Learn techniques.
The only way to fail is to quit and never get to NATURALLY improve your health, fitness and quality of life. Seek steady progress over immediate perfection. You will always find instant gratification in the joy and freedom of movement.
Time is easy to find when you spend less time on the internet, watching TV, read people’s magazines, or at the bar, right? Those who want results find solutions, not excuses. Move in front of the TV if you have to.
The more people the more fun. Find family members, friends or neighbors to get support and motivation.
Movement is a biological necessity, a healthy behavior. Movement is FREEDOM. Now you’re in charge. Because if you can’t empower yourself, who will?