Comments on: Can you be fit and fat? http://authenticthreads.org/blog/2008/04/20/can-you-be-fit-and-fat/ Every heart, every heart to love will come, but like a refugee. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:01:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Andrea http://authenticthreads.org/blog/2008/04/20/can-you-be-fit-and-fat/#comment-1098 Andrea Sat, 26 Apr 2008 22:44:17 +0000 http://authenticthreads.org/blog/?p=616#comment-1098 I like this. I used to get a feed for Big Fat Blog, where I read of a fat personal trainer in the Bay area who taught and led two hours of cardio daily, plus who knows what else, and I thought how unfair it was that she couldn't lose weight even though she was stunningly fit. I sometimes feel the same sad twinge for myself when I look at pictures in clothing catalogues, where perfectly lovely women lounge, with longer, more slender limbs than I have, with curvy bustlines, with flawless complexions (yes, makeup and Photoshop help...but still) and so forth. No matter how much I exercise, it's physically impossible for me to have that height. And I'm unwilling to go to the (surgical) lengths necessary to approximate the build and complexion - which I see as emotionally dangerous paths. But knowing that all that work put into eating well and exercising do make a tangible improvement in health anyway is satisfying, especially when I think of that trainer woman. :) I like this. I used to get a feed for Big Fat Blog, where I read of a fat personal trainer in the Bay area who taught and led two hours of cardio daily, plus who knows what else, and I thought how unfair it was that she couldn’t lose weight even though she was stunningly fit. I sometimes feel the same sad twinge for myself when I look at pictures in clothing catalogues, where perfectly lovely women lounge, with longer, more slender limbs than I have, with curvy bustlines, with flawless complexions (yes, makeup and Photoshop help…but still) and so forth. No matter how much I exercise, it’s physically impossible for me to have that height. And I’m unwilling to go to the (surgical) lengths necessary to approximate the build and complexion - which I see as emotionally dangerous paths. But knowing that all that work put into eating well and exercising do make a tangible improvement in health anyway is satisfying, especially when I think of that trainer woman. :)

]]> By: h sofia http://authenticthreads.org/blog/2008/04/20/can-you-be-fit-and-fat/#comment-1080 h sofia Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:20:02 +0000 http://authenticthreads.org/blog/?p=616#comment-1080 Yes, another good point! What is the criteria? My definition of fitness is to be able to swim laps for at least half an hour, run a mile, have the energy to fight off an assailant (!) for more than five minutes, hike a moderately difficult trail without losing my breath, and be able to touch the floor with the palms of my hand while standing. I have extended family members whose definition of fitness is: ability to play video games for 8 hours without fatigues. To each his or her own! Yes, another good point! What is the criteria? My definition of fitness is to be able to swim laps for at least half an hour, run a mile, have the energy to fight off an assailant (!) for more than five minutes, hike a moderately difficult trail without losing my breath, and be able to touch the floor with the palms of my hand while standing.

I have extended family members whose definition of fitness is: ability to play video games for 8 hours without fatigues.

To each his or her own!

]]> By: Braidwood http://authenticthreads.org/blog/2008/04/20/can-you-be-fit-and-fat/#comment-1063 Braidwood Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:31:10 +0000 http://authenticthreads.org/blog/?p=616#comment-1063 h sofia, That is a great point. In that same vein, I was reading an article on stumptuous.com that asked, "Fit for what?" She showed pictures of various woman who are athletes and excel at their sports. They are very fit for their sport, but a diver might not be fit for running a marathon and vice-versa. I like thinking of it that way. I want to be fit for bounding up stairs, dancing energetically for at least three hours. feeling strong enough to sit and stand up straight! h sofia,

That is a great point. In that same vein, I was reading an article on stumptuous.com that asked, “Fit for what?” She showed pictures of various woman who are athletes and excel at their sports. They are very fit for their sport, but a diver might not be fit for running a marathon and vice-versa. I like thinking of it that way.

I want to be fit for bounding up stairs, dancing energetically for at least three hours. feeling strong enough to sit and stand up straight!

]]> By: h sofia http://authenticthreads.org/blog/2008/04/20/can-you-be-fit-and-fat/#comment-1062 h sofia Sun, 20 Apr 2008 17:48:14 +0000 http://authenticthreads.org/blog/?p=616#comment-1062 The question shouldn't be, "Are you fat/thin?" but "Are you fit?" Or, perhaps even more to the point: Not "Am I fat/thin?" but "Am I fit?" The question shouldn’t be, “Are you fat/thin?” but “Are you fit?” Or, perhaps even more to the point: Not “Am I fat/thin?” but “Am I fit?”

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