Can You Be Fat & Fit At The Same Time?

Is it possible to be fat AND fit at the same time? Is it possible for fat people to overeat but at the same time to keep their muscles trained and strong? ‘No” says the The Mayo Clinic. Extra pounds simply equals extra trouble no matter how much exercising is performed each day. Being overweight is simply bad for the heart. Period.

Can’t overweight people still stay healthy by working out regularly? Doesn’t exercising just fifteen minutes every day for fat people cause blood pressure to go down and cholesterol levels to drop, and doesn’t that result in a better mood because of the extra energy released? Isn’t it therefore, not that bad to be fat, if you’re exercising and feeling great and your heart isn’t beating itself out of your chest when you go up a flight of stairs? Again ‘No’.

The experts from the Mayo Clinic say that just being overweight is a precursor to many health problems and that exercise can only make you healthier for the moment. Exercise cannot lower the risk of developing diabetes and is not a surefire way of preventing heart problems. Whether you’re exercising or not, those extra pounds have got to go.

Fat people: be comforted you’re not alone though. An interesting result of these studies was the fact that people who don’t exercise are just as much as risk, regardless of their weight. Our bodies are meant to endure a certain amount of physical exertion every day in order to function correctly. Simply maintaining a healthy weight without regular exercise is not enough. You have to get off the couch and start on some brisk walks. Thirty minutes a day five or six days a week are just what you need to stay healthy for many years.

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