It depends on what the exercises are. The older you get, the harder it is to get started, and the more impact pauses in training have.
I would honestly suggest getting a medical baseline first - visit and doctor and get the standard blood / urine tests. Secondly, consider today as the start of a journey, and consider what you CAN do as an achievement, not what you CAN’T do as failure. Mental preparation is also understated: don’t expect more than your body can do and expect good and bad days. Incremental progress is better than no progress at all. Finally, realise the investment in your fitness that you put off today will only get harder tomorrow.
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They were: burpees, push ups, squat jumps, mountain climbers, plank jacks, lunges, high knee.
I partially redeemed myself by doing the remaining 2 sets on Sunday. Though I really feel it in my legs today.
I will see if I can do the full set tomorrow and try to do it every other day to build up.
If you haven’t done those in a long time then do take it easy to start with.
I stopped doing some kettle bell lift squats about 10 months ago, then tried again 3x 12 last week fro the first time. The day after having done quite a long and hilly road bike ride. Immediately after I felt a sensation in my legs like I had come very close to tearing something, and I could barely sit down/stand up for 4 days. I know now to start off a bit more slowly.
Without wishing to sound rude, you have posted a link to a fitness routine from the sixties which you haven’t even bothered to try yourself.
So, is it a recommendation from you? (I think not) or irony? or something else?
Some of the exercises really aren’t very good for you and could lead to injury and the science behind calorie burning is flawed too.
Much better, IMO, at a more advanced age, if exercise is alien to you, is to join a fitness class for the elderly or if that is not your thing, there are plenty of decent resources on the web, especially Youtube which show some safe routines for elderly people - some which can be done sitting in a chair.
The best day to start a fitness routine is yesterday. It’s never too late.
Dr.Alex on Youtube has some good stuff.
I know! 
When I do start it I won’t be aiming to keep to the timescale it suggests and probably won’t do all of the exercises start with either. I start slowly and carefully so I don’t push too far too fast.
The ad on TV says you only need a pill to lose weight. No exercise or diat control. Just one pill a day. 
Pills and jabs for weight loss, it’ll be interesting to see what ailments the people who used them will be getting treated for in another 5 or 10 years time.
I remember Orlistat coming on in Britain as a prescription only diet med, saw a BBC documentary about it. Patients were complaining about explosive diarhoea coming on at very unfortunate moments. One lady said she was in a restaurant, couldn’t quite get to the loo in time, she had white jeans on and had to leave with her jumper tied round her waist 
Quite frankly, faced with that scenario I’d rather be fat!
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It’s a well known fact that medicine is a continuously evolving science trying to work with the immensly complicated human chemistry, which is not yet fully understood.
Patients, in many cases, are encouraged to the lastest treatments while the side effects are not known or not clearly communiated. I always have to ask my GP what the side effects are and then make an informed decision on her recommendations or ask for alternatives. Often GPs follow recommended practices and do not always disclose it, unless confronted.
While I appreciate the quick turnaround on covid vaccine and the potential global impact of not having the vaccine the long terms effects are just being seen and understood.
Similar for GLPs these days - they lower weight by decreasing muscle mass mroe than body fat, at a much faster rate than the body can keep up with.
Explosion of glp-1has lead also to an explosion of nip-and-tuck cosmetic procedures across the globe, because of the wrinkles side effects, not to mention the bloating feeling and impact on the lower digestive system. Now they are working on glp’s that target fat over muscles.
Personally, I always question the latest and greatest medicine that is recommended. But each person makes their own choice.
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How else will they identify side effects.
They need a lot of guinea pigs
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I’m down about 1kg, putting me at 102.5kg or thereabouts.
Some actually do.
A cheapo scales with bamboo top gave me about 10% discount if I stood in the center whereas it showed my actual weight if my feet were placed on the edges.
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if you can repeat that routine 3 times on a HIIT (30 sec/15 sec or 40 sec/15 sec) sequence (with exercises properly done) at once, you are in very good shape.
Some tapeworm news.
do 8 rounds of 20/10 hiit for burpees and post the lowest number of reps you did. that would be your baseline for improvement
He’s now released a video to address those AI, and other criticisms:
His studio is actually in the corner of a stable!
He explains all the tech he uses to produce a consistent format of video.
I like his stuff. It all makes sense and he doesn’t pad everything out with waffle or advertising.
I think he genuinely believes he can make a difference.
The big problem is no one really wants to follow the advice that he gives- that’s very much the case with many people on this forum.
It’s like people binge watching cookery shows and then ordering a pizza,
Just below 100kg.
Another month or two and it’ll be enough (for now).
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Despite our frequent sparring, I say “well done”. 
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I don’t need to lose much weight, but I had a surprise when I looked in my old health insurance (paper) file. In it were letters from my doctor reviewing my yearly checkup results. I still weigh the same I did 15 years ago, but wow has it been redistributed!
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Thanks.
It’s my third inning, I was close to 125kg a few years ago. The fourth inning next year will probably be the last.
I’m yo yoing between the same 2kg at the moment and am stuck. I’m thinking about what I can cut out during the rest of September.