Tip #6: Run, Run, Run

OK. You have decided that you want to get in better shape. What to do know? My advice for someone that is just starting, is to get out and run! Running is a great way to loss weight, and to improve your stamina, which you will need when and if you start to train or workout with steel weights. Running will help you build the endurance which is required to complete any fitness program.
Get yourself some nice, comfortable shoes(New Balance running shoes are inexpensive and comfortable) to start with. You don't need to have the expensive, Lycra, track suits that you may see Olympians in. Just a pair of sweats would be fine. And get out the door and RUN!
Any distance would be better than none. Just make sure that you improve upon that distance every time out.
If running is difficult for you, walking is also good. You can walk until you are strong enough to pick it up and start running.