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@lawrencey I think this is one of the hardest things for people to wrap their head around - at any age, but especially at 16. We always think that people are staring and judging. The reality is that most people aren't paying the slightest bit of attention, especially not in fitness gyms.

@semiobsessiveone I love kettlebells! I got a 5lb and a 15lb a while back and they wore me out at first but the workouts are so much fun! And they're really great tools for working in the privacy of your own home, too!

@nerissa1969 I had to look it up after you raised the question. C25k was developed back in 1996. I had no idea it had been around that long. I only came across the concept by that name maybe four or five years ago, ish.

@propeff My own comment focused mostly on this. I only relatively recently came to the understanding that you can run at a slow pace, that the difference between walking, jogging, and running is as much about how your legs and feet move as it is about how fast you're going. Once I realized...

@theknightlight There's already a ton of great advice in the thread, so I'll just second all of that. Also, kudos, you're acknowledging your fears at the same time that you express a willingness to try anyway. Here's what you need to know: We were all you at some point, about something...