Fat and Fit?
Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2011 6:49 pm
I had been mulling this over in my mellon when I read Marcie's post concerning wellness.
Fitness doesn't necessarily equal wellness, but generally fit people are healthier than unfit people (JAMA). My body size is getting smaller, as determined by the way my clothes are fitting, but my weight hasn't budged a pound. What I am trying to get at is, as my exercise has increased since Memorial Day, my weight hasn't changed, but I am definitely more fit as compared to the Cooper Aerobics points charts.
Today I skipped 500 skips without resting (I did flub a couple of times though), jogged 1 1/2 miles in 20:03, and then pounded the heavy bag for 6 rounds, plus a 15 minute sauna. This is infinitely better then where I was a month and a half ago.
So I am thinking, yes, I can be 185 pounds at 5' 9" (which is overweight), but fairly fit for a 47 year old.
Fitness doesn't necessarily equal wellness, but generally fit people are healthier than unfit people (JAMA). My body size is getting smaller, as determined by the way my clothes are fitting, but my weight hasn't budged a pound. What I am trying to get at is, as my exercise has increased since Memorial Day, my weight hasn't changed, but I am definitely more fit as compared to the Cooper Aerobics points charts.
Today I skipped 500 skips without resting (I did flub a couple of times though), jogged 1 1/2 miles in 20:03, and then pounded the heavy bag for 6 rounds, plus a 15 minute sauna. This is infinitely better then where I was a month and a half ago.
So I am thinking, yes, I can be 185 pounds at 5' 9" (which is overweight), but fairly fit for a 47 year old.