Start where you are
Choose a duration and intensity that allow control and recovery. Demanding exercise may need individual guidance.
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Build a flexible week around current capacity, everyday movement, strength and sitting breaks—without prescribed heart-rate zones.
Choose a duration and intensity that allow control and recovery. Demanding exercise may need individual guidance.
For every planned session, write a smaller version for busy, painful, hot or low-energy days.
Stop for chest pain or pressure, fainting, sudden weakness, severe unusual breathlessness, or a new irregular heartbeat with dizziness.
A flexible one-week plan with an easier backup option.
Content owner: Healthspan content and clinical governance · Reviewed: 2026-07-13 · Next review due: 2027-07-13