Health For Everyone
More on the "fit and fat" debate, agreeing that there's more to fitness than a number on a scale.
"Body composition is simply one aspect of fitness. There are many people who have high body fat, but are fit in all the other categories," he said, citing cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength and endurance and overall flexibility.... "It's not a reflection of health. "There are people who are never going to be normal weight. It's irresponsible and unfair to tell them that they can't be healthy."
"Body composition is simply one aspect of fitness. There are many people who have high body fat, but are fit in all the other categories," he said, citing cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength and endurance and overall flexibility.... "It's not a reflection of health. "There are people who are never going to be normal weight. It's irresponsible and unfair to tell them that they can't be healthy."
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There's fitness right now and fitness long-term. Wendy Shanker may test well on all those lab tests we take at our yearly physicals right now, but in twenty years? Kiddo, it sure will be another story. 220 pounds on a 5'3" frame is too much. Heck, 220 lbs on a 5'8" frame (mine) is too much! Carrying around all that extra poundage all day every day wears the body down. Think arthritis, liver disease, congestive heart failure, certain varieties of cancer, diabetes (often "silent" until it becomes life-threatening).
I mean, fer pity's sake! Would you haul around a 100-pound suitcase all day, every day?
As for the eating right and still being fat? Uh-huh. Sure babe. Come live with me for a week. We'll record every single mouthful of whatever you swallow.
Reality bites, yeah.
Its interesting that she talks about the fact that she's pretty active, but also indicates that her idea of a good amount of cardio activity is 30 minutes/day, 5 days/week, of walking.
I've lost about 70 pounds now. I shed a good chunk of it by walking, but more like 90-120 minutes a day, seven days a week. I propose that if walking for 30 minutes is a "workout" to you then, whatever you might think, you're not fit. That doesn't mean that you shouldn't do it - by all means, keep walking - but that's hardly a realistic end-goal.
did I note a bit of self rightous peity here? I also noted a bit of spiteful judgemental remarks too.
anyone can famine weight off (whether forcing fat usage through caloric restriction or exercising it off) the problem is famine weight loss is almost always temporary.
one thing for sure the posters are not aware of the true nature of obesity, if they had they would of had more compassion for overweights, and for those poor unfortuanants with eating disorders that literally starve themselves to death.
tho I agree with one thing, carrying to much weight around in the form of fat can make it hard to do alot of physical activities for long periods without serious fatigue.
maybe you like to hike trails or bike through the country side or whatever, if you are obese (I don't mean 20 pounds over but rather in the 75 and over range)that can take the joy out of those endeavors and I speak from experience.
my goal is to run 3 miles in less than 30 minutes. that is not happened yet but that is my goal. anyway I am obese, so this will slow it down, but all my working out is not producing a thin me.
I am up to a little over a half mile non stop jogging, but it is slow due to the weight.
but my eating habits that I have spent the past almost 3 years on will. it is too lengthy to explain here, but I asure you all I am not dieting or restricting in anyway, of course I lost 20 pounds before even starting my workouts but I didn't famine it off.
I will nor do I expect to ever be the weights of the charts, but i will reach my goal weight which is whatever my genes dictate (if I live long enough)but very slowly.
I don't want to perpetuate the famine feast cycle that I spent 25 years on. and which most obese people are on and don't even know it.
this cycle is the cause of obesity not some moral failing.
RR
Well if there wasn't a fast food restaurant on every corner and everywhere in between just maybe people could lose weight.
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