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."
posted by mo pie at 9:16 AM
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{sigh}
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.
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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