On Oct 30, 4:45 pm, Steph Peters
wrote:

my back up plan is fast walking, but I know that even half an hour a
day will result in knee pain. So I would be grateful for any suggestions
for exercises that I can do without equipment.


You dont have to 'walk fast' to reap benefits from walking - you'll
only get to your destination faster ;-)
If you want to vary your walking, like adding some hills or stairs
thats fine to up your heart rate, but beyond that just walk for like
an hour a day - its totally underrated.
I've known people who went on vacation to great eat places like Las
Vegas (buffet heaven) or Italy (pasta!) and ended up actually losing
weight on vacation because they walked everywhere and wore off
whatever they overate.
Add in some indoor room exercises, watch your food intake, and I think
you will do just fine
There's alot of good exercise examples here that you can do with
little to no weights:
http://www.sparkpeople.com/myspark/ex/all_exercises.asp


joanne