For many of us, the will to workout and get out and do it is not a problem.  That's because we've done it before.  Maybe back in High School, maybe in College, maybe working out with buddies in a garage, maybe taking spin classes at the local gym, etc.   The point is, that are the kind of people that know what to do, because they've done it before.

What about the people who have never worked out?  What do they do?  Where do they start?  What's good and what's bad for them to do?

If that's you, then I applaud you for the fact that you do want to start something.  You should feel good about taking the first step into the workout world.  BUT, that's just the first step and I'm sure you don't want to hear this, but that's the easiest step.

Now, if you're just starting out and never worked out before you have to be really careful about what you do.  You MUST learn to stretch before and after your workouts.

You have to be aware of how you body feels compared to how it should feel after your workouts. 

Also, I'm all for pushing your body to it's limits, but I'm also not a fan of being stupid with it either.  If you're new, you need to work up to doing a lot of harder stuff.  Doing basic workouts for now is what you want.

By basic I'm talking about NOT the advanced stuff.  Don't know what that means?  Good, you shouldn't.  You're job is to investigate what you should and shouldn't do.  BUT, once you make that decision to do whatever it is you want to do, stick with it and keep working it.  Eventually you'll get to harder and more advanced workouts. 

See, simple!