Do you believe that everyone can get fit?

our bodies aren't made to sit around all day. our bodies are made to be up and moving. yes everyone can get fit if they push hard enough.

I believe anyone who truly wants it...can become healthier and reach just about any goal.

That being said, there are quite a few who SAY they want to lose weight, be healthy...but they don't want to put in the time,money and effort to do so. They want it, but don't want to do anything for the reward.

Yes, anyone can. Two years, no progress....I suggest you look to the diet. Exercise is only a part of the equation. We do that to improve our cardiovascular system and add muscle. The sporty part comes largely from what we put into our mouths. Waiting two years to revise your plans to meet your goals is a bit long, but we all go at our own pace.

You cannot out train a bad diet.

I know that everyone can get fitter.

No matter what life you have right now, it's up to you to make it and the lives of those around you better.

I don't believe everybody can be sporty or an athlete. I do believe everybody can be fit. My husband loves sports but will freely admit he was never good at them. He was always a bit overweight but he lost about 70 lb's by taking up running and is running the Paris Marathon next week. That's a pretty amazing achievement for a person.

I don't think I'll ever be a runner. I'm quite large chested and have sinus issues that make the breathing part really hard for me but my aim is I'd like to get fit enough to be able to do the coast to coast walk in the UK. I'll never be an athlete but I will be fitter and as a result much healthier.

Everyone can get fitter but I think everyone starts from different base points, which are determined by how we spent our whole lives before getting fit. Someone who was not active throughout childhood is going to have a lower base level of fitness, vo2 max, muscle mass, coordination, etc than someone who was involved in several sports for years.

For the OP, I would suggest getting a proper health check done if you can to ensure you are not deficient in anything; if you get this done pay special attention to anything on the low range of normal, you can be in the normal range of a vitamin or mineral and still be within a few points of deficient.

Also try resetting your training. What I mean is if you haven't made progress in the last X months then go back to a point where things were still easy enough and build up from there again. So for instance if you are running 5 miles and trying to increase it to 6 but keep getting sick, go back to 3 miles or 2 miles if you can complete that distance easily, and build up again slowly. Do these shorter distances more often, while still paying attention to how you recover. Increase the distance or decrease the time taken when the distance/time becomes easier and recover from it quickly. Same with weights if you're lifting. Unfortunately or bodies cannot progress linearly forever, so resets are necessary from time to time.

Yes. Keep in mind there is a difference between exercising and training. Exercising is just going out and doing the same routine however often you do it- if you run a mile at the same pace 3x per week and lift the same weights 3x per week your body will get fit enough to accomplish those tasks and that's about it. Training is always pushing yourself to a better performance- going for faster or stronger on every single time. Continued improvement means always pushing yourself further than you think you can.

Btw, when I talked about progress I referred to progress in my exercise performance. I lost a fair amount of weight by eating healthier.

It is pretty difficult to make physical gains if you have been eating at a deficit.

"whether you think you can, or you think you can't, you are 100% right"

Unless you think you can fly, which you may not be wrong about for long once you try.