Can you be both fit and fat at the same time?
Plenty of people have argued that a person can be both overweight and healthy, but a recent, large study is casting doubt on that philosophy. Harvard-affiliated researchers reported the following:
Compared with normal-weight active women, the risk for developing heart disease was 54 percent higher in overweight active women and 87 percent higher in obese active women. By contrast, it was 88 percent higher in overweight inactive women; and 2 1/2 times greater in obese inactive women.
This research will most likely get the medical community debating the effects of obesity versus exercise, but it's difficult to argue with statistics like this.
Compared with normal-weight active women, the risk for developing heart disease was 54 percent higher in overweight active women and 87 percent higher in obese active women. By contrast, it was 88 percent higher in overweight inactive women; and 2 1/2 times greater in obese inactive women.
This research will most likely get the medical community debating the effects of obesity versus exercise, but it's difficult to argue with statistics like this.
Tags: exercise, fat, fitness, overweight
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Permalink Reply by Bob Pressley on -
I know several people that are both technically overweight yet very agile and active. just because someone is active it doesn't mean they are officially "fit". Someone may look healthy, however there are many skinny fat people. Those are people who exercise and or are active on a regular basis yet do not eat healthy or on a regular basis. Their overall body fat percentage is actually much higher than most...
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