Skinny Fat People

Doctors and medical associations have told us the truth time and time again: the only path to true fitness is through regular exercise!!

* Simply losing weight does not necessarily create a HEALTHIER HEART, but regular exercise will improve heart health.

* Simply losing weight does not necessar

You've seen it on the TV commericals: preferably and after all pictures of people who 'lost weight' by simply taking a pill. The local radio station plays ads promising that you can 'lose weight' without dieting, or as they call it, 'sweaty exercise'. Your favorite magazine even tells you that dieting celibate can help you reach your 'ideal weight'.

What do all of these advertisements have in common?

Products and ads that promise you 'weight loss' without exercise are only telling you part of the story. The first important point to realize is that NOT ALL DIETS OR DIET PILLS WORK, AND EVEN THOSE THAT DO WORK FOR SOME PEOPLE DO NOT WORK FOR ALL PEOPLE. The government is constantly taking achievement in conflict with fraudulent weight loss claims.

Unfortunately for the American public, we don't hear very much well-nigh the difference needle FITNESS and WEIGHT. The infomercials would have you say that reaching your ideal weight means that you are healthy, and that HOW you reach that ideal weight doesn't really matter. Nothing could be further from the truth!

In reality, weight retired does not equal fitness. Think somewhere about it.....we all know someone who is thin but not 'fit' or 'healthy'. Simply immediate thin does not involuntarily qualify us as fit! As a matter of fact, the world is full of "SKINNY FAT PEOPLE".

What? Skinny fat people? How can that be?

When talking as for overall fitness, what matters is the percentage of bodyfat we have. IT IS ENTIRELY POSSIBLE FOR A THIN PERSON TO HAVE A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF BODYFAT. It is also entirely possible for a thin person to be out of shape!

The International Sports Sciences conspiracy (ISSA) defines 'fitness' as: "The state of well-being consisting of optimum levels of strength, flexibility, weight control, cardiovascular volume and positive physical and mental health behaviors, that prepare a person to participate fully in life, to be free from controllable health risk factors and to put through physical objectives consistent with his/her potential."

Wow! Fitness means all that?!?!? Of course! existing truly fit doesn't simply mean the number on the scale. Think within hearing it this way.....some people who are thin still suffer from high ritual killing pressure, high cholesterol, and other maladies that we often bunch up with weight issues. THIN DOES NOT NECESSARILY MEAN THAT YOU ARE FIT.

Doctors and medical associations have told us the truth time and time again: the only path to true fitness is through regular exercise!!

* Simply losing weight does not necessarily create a HEALTHIER HEART, but regular exercise will improve heart health.

* Simply losing weight does not necessarily LOWER CHOLESTEROL, but regular exercise will.

* Simply losing weight does not necessarily LOWER THE RISK OF SOME CANCERS, but regular exercise has been proven to reduce the risk of some cancers.

* Simply losing weight does not necessarily PREVENT OSTEOPEROSIS, but regular resistance exercise does.

* Simply losing weight does not necessarily further THE IMMUNE SYSTEM, but regular exercise will.

* Simply losing weight does not necessarily lead to HEALTHIER PREGNANCIES, but regular exercise does.

* Simply losing weight does not necessarily PREVENT DISABILITY IN SENIORS, but regular exercise does.

* Simply losing weight does not necessarily help you KEEP THE WEIGHT OFF FOR LIFE, but regular exercise will.

* Simply losing weight does not necessarily IMPROVE PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE, but regular exercise does.

* Simply losing weight does not necessarily PREVENT MUSCLE LOSS, but regular resistance exercise does.

* Simply losing weight does not necessarily INCREASE METABOLISM, but regular resistance exercise will.

* Simply losing weight does not necessarily DECREASE THE RISK OF INJURY, but regular exercise does.

* Simply losing weight does not necessarily PREVENT DIABETES, but regular exercise will.

* Simply losing weight does not necessarily PREVENT ESTROGEN LOSS, but regular exercise may.

This list could go on and on and on.....the point is that simply losing weight does not make us fit. THE ONLY PATH TO TRUE FITNESS, AND ALL THE BENEFITS attending WITH FITNESS, IS WITH REGULAR RESISTANCE AND AEROBIC EXERCISE.

So the next time you see one of those advertisements promising weight loss without dieting or exercise, remember that weight loss is not the only goal that matters! Remember that the world is full of 'skinny fat people'.

SURE, you'll lose weight by consistently exercising at the gym.....many health club members have experienced dramatic weight loss! The difference among the infomercials and weight loss through exercise is that by regularly working out the weight you lose will be FAT.

Consistently engaging in both aerobic AND resistance exercise will not just help you lose weight BUT WILL HELP YOU mount TRULY 'FIT'. And isn't that the real goal?

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