(ie: if thin people don't exercise they aren't healthy)
Do you know what it means to be skinny fat? Just because you are not obviously visually overweight, that does not mean that you are healthy by any means. There are many people that appear to be thin and healthy, but the truth is, unless they are eating a healthy diet and regularly exercising, there is nothing healthy about them. Some people have faster metabolisms and can eat fast food and processed junk without seeing it appear on their thighs or midsection, but does this mean they are in good shape or healthy? The truth is, you can be "skinny fat", which means that despite appearing to be healthy and in shape, you are actually in poor health and not in shape at all.
Products and advertisements that promise a loss of weight without exercise or dieting are really only telling you part of the story. Those diet pills and chemical products that do work, though most do not, really only eat away the fat without making you healthy or really doing anything natural at all. There is a big difference between fitness and weight that most people do not comprehend. To the people who design these advertisements, losing the weight is all that matters, no matter how you reach that ideal weight. The truth is, fitness and health are what really matter, and if you are not trying to obtain fitness and health, then you are doing something wrong.
The truth is this: Weight does not equal fitness.
Losing weight without obtaining health and fitness is not doing it right. Just because you are thin, that simply does not mean that you are fit. The world is full of people who are "skinny fat". What really matters when it comes to getting healthy and losing weight is being fit, in shape, and taking good care of your body in the process. It is actually entirely possible for a thin person to have a high percentage of body fat, higher in some cases than people who are visually overweight.
Simply losing weight does not mean you have a healthy heart. Getting fit and eating healthfully on the other hand can guarantee an improvement in heart health. Losing weight alone does not lower your cholesterol, but regular exercise and healthy eating will. Simply losing weight is not going to lower your risk of contracting certain types of cancers, but regularly exercising and eating healthfully certainly can. Losing weight cannot prevent osteoporosis, boost your immune system, lead to healthier pregnancies and childbirth, help you keep your weight off for life, improve your physical performance or prevent the loss of muscle, but by exercising regularly and eating healthfully, you absolutely can.
So what does this mean? Losing weight is not the important part of getting healthy - The important things to consider are eating healthfully, exercising regularly and taking care of your health. Skinny Fat or Fat Fat your #1 New Years resolution should be get fit!
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Originally posted 2009-01-01 05:57:50. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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Yeah you’re right on point with this – There are no real shortcuts to a truly healthy body, despite what some advertisers want you to think!
Couldn’t agree more. Looking healthy and fit and really being healthy and fit are two different things.
- Dave
This is so true – i’ve been skinny fat in the past – where people thought I looked healthy, but i really wasn’t. Now i dont’ have that problem. I’m “fat-fat”. Now to get on the treadmill and work towards being skinny-healthy!
Just because you have a fast metabolism doesn’t mean your healthy. It’s common sense that everyone is built differently and just because your not overweight it doesn’t mean your healthy. It’s also very easy to be unhealthy if your too skinny because your body needs some fat.
Very good article.
Thank you!!!
That’s the same thing what I have been telling to my friends and other people. Someone with 25 percent body-fat can be healthier than someone with 5 percent and vice versa. Body-fat percentage is just one of hundred other factors what determines ones health and fitness level.
This is so true. I have always used weights for my own fat loss and energy systems training, and likewise for my clients. I actually (mostly with men) aim to help guys lose bodyfat without them losing any weight! They look so much better for the added muscle, and actually look leaner than they maybe are!
@ Tom
That doesnt make any sense at all im sorry. I assume you’re speaking concerning JUST men because women have and NEED to have a higher bodyfat percentage. No man who is 25 % bodyfat is HEALTHY. Thats not “lean” range, thats not even “Fitness or Athletic” range. On the flip side 5% isnt Healthy either, its too low in my opinion and not really necessary.Single digit bodyfat between 6- 8% is good enough. I’m trying to get to 7% so my abs will show and be very sharp.
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