A great aerobic activity to strengthen your mind and body is jogging. Jogging is an appropriate exercise for anyone regardless of size or fitness level. 

All you need to learn how to start running is a good pair of running shoes.  Make sure your shoes fit well and offer adequate support.  Once you are set with shoes, you are ready to begin jogging.  The first day may be the most difficult.  Regardless of how hard you have to push your mind and body keep on trying.

You will find yourself encouraged if you have a way to measure your progress.  Each method of measuring progress has its own pros and cons.  Choose the means of measuring progress that is easiest for you.  Keep everything simple in order to keep you encouraged to jog.  A treadmill will measure speed and distance, but many people find a treadmill monotonous and boring over time. 

Jogging at a public park on a roadside with well-known visual markers will help you keep track of your distance.  Without a stopwatch, however, you will be unable to track progress including speed.  Another good tool for jogging is an iPod, or any MP3 player.  Listening to music will help motivate and inspire you to keep jogging.  A partner will also help keep you accountable and will be able to challenge you to improve yourself, as the two of you can have mini-races within your jog.

It is best to begin with a warm up.  Walk around and stretch your legs for about two to three minutes.  Then, you are good to start jogging.  Your first goal is to get started and establish a distance that you want to cover.  Don’t worry too much about speed. Slow down and catch your breath if you need to, just speed up when you can.  Find a nice easy pace for your gait.   When you begin jogging it is not unusual for it to take fifteen to twenty minutes to run a mile.  It may take even longer.  The important thing is that you get out, find your pace, and begin jogging. 

At first, jogging will take more willpower than physical energy.  You will have to work to overcome the obstacles that your mind throws in the way of your jogging.  You can do it.  One of the first steps is believing you can.  Slow your mind and concentrate on good breathing and self motivation.  Keep in mind that you will make progress over time. Go as far as you can, then take a short walk to cool down.  It will help keep your muscles loose if you will take time to stretch after your cool down.