How to Exercise in Public Without Being Humiliated

How to Exercise in Public Without Being Humiliated? Don't exercise in public. Going straight to the gym without any preliminary preparations is nothing but insanity. I spent my entire life avoiding any public displays of exertions. The President's Physical Fitness Test was a hateful exam that I dreaded in high school. I could gamely run one lap but soon resorted to a NYer's normal walker stride (read: speed walking in any other place on earth) so I could pass the most foul standardized test ever administered.
I have been blessed by a speedy metabolism, but I am no fool and knew that nothing good can last forever. I have observed my parents throughout the years and noticed that once they started gaining weight, they could not lose it. Once you are over BMI, you either have to eat less or exercise more to maintain your health. Well, I cannot eat less. Eating is my only vice so I resolved to start exercising in my late twenties, and never stop until I'm dead.
My late twenties came sooner than I expected, but I always keep my resolutions, especially when I started working as a lawyer and the freshman 10 finally caught up with me. At least when I was younger, I could rationalize that my limited athletic proficiency was the choice of a precocious intellectual.
So I started by buying Tae Bo videotapes and became a Bally's member. I know that some of you may scoff at the idea of exercising under Billy Blanks tutelage, but it is far preferable to gasping for air like a dead fish in a gym class full of people who get annoyed when you collapse from exhaustion.
I'm not sure if they are available any more, but I started with Tae Bo Live Basic, which lasts for a half hour, and Advanced, which lasts for one hour. The Basic and Advanced Live workouts came in a series of 12 videotapes, which I would highly recommend.
I would suggest spending as much time as possible on the Basic tapes before moving on to the Advanced tapes. I spent one month on each Basic tape and tried to exercise three to four times per week. In February, I started on the Advanced tapes, and even though it is difficult, the trick is to not stop moving and to keep the room as cool as possible. At the end of two years, you will be ready to return to the gym without fear of collapsing.
You may want a less expensive and time consuming option. You can try one of Billy Blanks' four pack series. I call the Tae-Bo Workout (4 Pack) (1999) , which includes an Instructional, Basic, Advanced and 8 Minute Workout, the pre-money Tae Bo. It is obvious that Billy Blanks was just starting out in the exercise business and rented a studio. The pacing is insane and once I was done with the Basic, I was not even close to ready for the Advanced.
His Tae Bo Live series is much better with respect to the studio, music and pacing. This series is a superior 4 Pack to the original, but once again the leap from Basic to Advanced may be too much for those just embarking on an exercise regimen, which is why I would suggest using the 12 pack series.
I have not tried his Get Ripped Advanced Workout or his Tae Bo Flex tapes or the special Tae Bo merchandise, but I would not get discouraged by all the hype or if it feels a little dated.
When I was working out to Tae-Bo Focus Series - Abs & Glutes (2002), I was not trying to lose weight or sculpt my body. Exercise should not be a punishment, but it should make you feel powerful enough to one day enter a gym or play a game with friends without fear that your body will give out. Tae Bo certainly encouraged me to try to make my body should be as strong as my mind and spirit.