Curious what HnF thinks about this.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/louise-green/fit-and-fat-what-an-athlete-looks-like_b_5678917.html

honestly...fatties gonna fat...

well she makes valid points about plus size women running and being athletic but.. and this is a huge but. Their aren't a ton of fat people going around running half marathons. all the fat people I've met are the typical "couch potato" that wishes they were active.
yes she runs. and so do other fat people but they don't get a lot recognition because they aren't good looking.

"She writes, "Healthy and unhealthy bodies comes in all shapes and sizes. It's unfortunate the media has created such an unrealistic image of what health looks like, with sculpted bodies and 6-pack abs. The fitness industry is so heavily influenced by the beauty culture."

While many people assume that fat automatically equals unfit there's a growing number of highly respected researchers and agencies that say otherwise."

Wrong lol

It's ridiculous.. there's literally no reason to praise being fat and an athlete or fat period. It's shamed because it's unhealthy. Period. Despite what is pontificated in the article.
It's just a way to make themselves feel better for their utter lack of self control. Fukn pigs.

Fathlete.

nope, didn't find anything on google.

I totally agree with you, I fucking hate all those stupid things posted everywhere about "real women have curves, and aren't twigs" or whatever the fuck, stop making fucking excuses for your poor diet and exercise, and insulting the people who actually give a shit.

roy nelson >

hehe

A'aight then, my two cents:

While athletes like Roy Nelson and Prince Fielder, or people like professional sumo wrestlers, show that it's possible to have good blood pressure / cholesterol / cardiovascular health / etc. while being overweight, I would think they were the exception, rather than the rule.

Not to say that the fitness industry, as a whole, doesn't sell an image of what "fit" is (they most CERTAINLY do,) but I worry that this borders on irresponsible.

The OVERWHELMING majority of humans on the planet have the same physiological response to exercise, and the overwhelming majority of humans on the planet have the same physiological response to sedentary lifestyles.

Now, if you're comfortable living a sedentary lifestyle, that's all Kool n' the Gang; handle yo' bidness. But, is it really unreasonable for people to associate certain body types with sedentary lifestyles?

Also, at the end of the day: haters gon' hate. Even if you are overweight, and you want to get into lifting, or cycling, or whatever: go out and git 'er done. F?!k what everyone else thinks; you shouldn't be exercising for anyone else's approval except your own.

It seems like that right there is what people with the thinking of the article's author just don't seem to get. If something as minuscule as a random guy assuming something about you is enough to get you feeling

defeated before a race, that's really a personal problem, not a societal problem in my opinion. Obviously calling fatty at someone running a half marathon like she described is pretty bad, but why would you let other

peoples insecurities get you down?

This post was edited by LightClaw on Sep 24 2014 08:17pm