Fat Chick Works Out
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I used to have her book. I bought it when I was fat, and it was VERY encouraging about exercising WHILE fat, instead of waiting for weight loss. I believe she is absolutely right that it's worth getting fit and active for its own sake rather than for weight loss. My only criticism was that I didn't feel she put enough emphasis on strength training, something which is beneficial and is not usually restricted by weight as much as some types of exercise.
Fat acceptance/HAES actually helped me lose weight, if anything, even though that sounds odd. I accepted my fat body, wanted to look after it, started exercising more and realised that exercise would be easier if I lost a bit of weight. And yes, it gave me time to look for a diet that I thought I could maintain. I'm no longer a "fat chick", so have given the book away, but I'd recommend the approach.
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There can be a lot of negativity out there when an overweight person wants to get started exercising. It is a beginner program, and hopefully is used to get people comfortable with exercise enough so that they start making other lifestyle changes. There is a very obvious group that she is targeting and trying to get interested in exercising, and I think that's a positive thing.0
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It's not the 400 pound woman that needs to change it's the entire world that needs to provide bigger chairs for her.0
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For the record, it's not the workout I have a problem with.. Move your little hearts out...... or your barely able to circulate blood through your body heart... whatever.
It's the everybody must conform to us mentality, and the we are still healthy mentality... and the I'm going to get on my stupid yay scale and instead of seeing a number, i see "baby you're a sexy beast today"
Dear me, I seriously feel like I've witnessed a whole new level of stupidity with this one, and quite honestly, it's a bit scary.0 -
This video strikes a nerve. I swear if I ever find out this crap is being promoted to my child, I will *kitten* pink twinkies. I have to wonder if these idiots have children. The lady on the left has to be crushing every organ she has and I'll be damned if I'm going to bow down to this nonsense and say it's okay. If society starts down this path, were going to end up with a country full of people that have an average life span of 40. As far as the person who said the morbidly obese shouldn't exist, I think I understand what they meant, in that, the world is not designed for 500lb people because it should not be the norm..... EVER. Bus seats, airplane seats, my freaking couch... were not made for people that size and if it becomes the norm, what does that mean for those of us that have enough of a brain to know that it is not and never will be healthy. At all, period. If a person needs two seats on an airplane, they should have to pay for it. Why the world should have to conform to what is blatant gluttony is beyond me. But hey... they can move so they must be healthy, right?
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Very, very judgmental people here.
Health at every size is a delusion. You might be healthy now, but it WILL catch up to you. This kind of thinking is irresponsible honestly. If you eat whatever you want, you are slowly killing yourself. Believe it all you want, but it will be your immobility someday and your funeral.0 -
So what are you saying about your own existence or anyone else here for that matter?And what she said about how society should change its ways instead of the individuals is just effing ludicrous!!! Give me a break! Sure, society should be empathetic to overweight people and society should encourage everyone to be healthy instead of pushing fad diets and pills, but there is a reason this world isn't "made for fat people"....fat people are a product of an unhealthy society and really shouldn't exist in the first place (I'm talking more about morbid obesity, not carrying a few extra lbs, ya know?)
I don't think she meant that fat people should never have been born... she meant that if we lived in a society where people had to be active and didn't have access to food in near enough unlimited quantities, all the fat people would be thin people. They'd be the same people, they just wouldn't have an obesity problem.0 -
So what are you saying about your own existence or anyone else here for that matter?And what she said about how society should change its ways instead of the individuals is just effing ludicrous!!! Give me a break! Sure, society should be empathetic to overweight people and society should encourage everyone to be healthy instead of pushing fad diets and pills, but there is a reason this world isn't "made for fat people"....fat people are a product of an unhealthy society and really shouldn't exist in the first place (I'm talking more about morbid obesity, not carrying a few extra lbs, ya know?)
I don't think she meant that fat people should never have been born... she meant that if we lived in a society where people had to be active and didn't have access to food in near enough unlimited quantities, all the fat people would be thin people. They'd be the same people, they just wouldn't have an obesity problem.
Right up until the point that she gives herself a pass because hey at least she's not as fat as the ones she's criticizing0 -
If you were completely physically unable to do anything more than those exercises, then it might be a reasonable start. However, being fat does not equal "completely physically unable". People wanting to get results without even breaking a sweat is why the diet industry makes billions and the world gets fatter by the day.
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Sure, everyone should love themselves no matter what size they are. In fact if everyone loved themselves while fat it could just possibly help them to lose the weight. Self love equals self respect which equals healthy mind and body. I don't see how you can love yourself and continue to treat your body like crap.
And what she said about how society should change its ways instead of the individuals is just effing ludicrous!!! Give me a break! Sure, society should be empathetic to overweight people and society should encourage everyone to be healthy instead of pushing fad diets and pills, but there is a reason this world isn't "made for fat people"....fat people are a product of an unhealthy society and really shouldn't exist in the first place (I'm talking more about morbid obesity, not carrying a few extra lbs, ya know?)
Really shouldn't exist in the first place? Oh if it were only that simple. What you said started out well and ended pretty cruel. You are not so thin yourself0 -
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Very, very judgmental people here.
Health at every size is a delusion. You might be healthy now, but it WILL catch up to you. This kind of thinking is irresponsible honestly. If you eat whatever you want, you are slowly killing yourself. Believe it all you want, but it will be your immobility someday and your funeral.
I eat what ever I want and I am fine. No food is bad! Eating a lot of it is.0 -
As a former obese person, I find the title "Fat Chick Works Out" and the whole concept extremely patronising. When I was obese I didn't consider myself as a special person who needed special treatment... I sure as anything didn't want to be treated like that. And even worse, treated like I was incapable of ever doing a difficult workout or breaking a sweat.... sorry but that's completely disempowering, patronising crap. What I needed was accurate information about nutrition and strength training to be able to get my body fat percentage in the healthy range. (and that's what I got, and put into action in my life, and that's why I'm an ex-obese person...)
I agree with that woman that it is a shame if someone runs a marathon and doesn't lose weight in the process and is unable to see their success at running because of their weight.................... BUT regardless of that, if someone's running marathons (or similarly successful in other areas of athletic endeavors) and still has an obese body fat percentage, then they need to make some changes in their nutrition (not even huge changes, just better portion control/calorie counting) to be able to get their body fat percentage down. As much as people can be fit and fat, because health is measured in a lot more than just body fat percentage, they'll still improve their health further by getting their body fat percentage into the healthy range.
I also think that a lot of people believe that they can't lose weight because they've never had the right tools to be able to do so, due to the sheer number of faddy diets and volume of misinformation out there... I can totally understand their frustration and why they believe this about themselves... but the answer to this is to provide people with accurate information and the tools and support to help them do it.......... this site is full of people who have succeeded at this who are freely sharing their knowledge.
And also, there is too much focus on fat people....... there are vast swathes of people out there who are thin, sedentary, unhealthy, with bad body composition (too little lean mass, too much fat) who are not being targetted at all with any of this campaigning............ EVERYONE should eat a balanced diet and EVERYONE should exercise (barring a very small number of medical exceptions), this message is not just for fat people who want to get thin. It's for everyone because humans are not supposed to be sedentary and humans need a particular balance of nutrients to be healthy.0 -
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Jog on, then.0
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Jog on, then.
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If you were completely physically unable to do anything more than those exercises, then it might be a reasonable start. However, being fat does not equal "completely physically unable". People wanting to get results without even breaking a sweat is why the diet industry makes billions and the world gets fatter by the day.
Agree 100%.
Just because one is fat, does not mean they are unable to do physical exercise. It may mean they'll get tired quicker, but in due time, their endurance increases. When I was obese, I could certainly run on the treadmill. I couldn't run on it for 30 minutes like I can now, but I could.
However, I could see it being beneficial for people who have trouble with mobility (regardless of whether they're overweight or not, actually). My mom, for example, has joint issues and other pains related to both her age and her weight. If she were to start exercising, I might recommend she start with exercise moves that aren't too harsh on her joints.
I do find the concept a bit patronising, too, as another poster pointed out. I don't know. When I wasn't in shape, I didn't feel like I couldn't break a sweat due... more I didn't want to. Not quite the same.0 -
It's funny that you say that it is for people who don't want to sweat. Instead of watching the video I went to her website where it pretty much says that she works up a sweat and has fun doing it. It's advertised as a exercise program for those that are hesitant or scared to start an exercise routine. I don't see anything wrong with that since we all have to start somewhere.
It would have been nice if you would have done a little Googling before posting one video of what you think it is.
When it comes to her views on weight, those I definitely do not agree with.
That, I don't see anything wrong with. Should have read through before I replied.
I still hold to what I said, though, about the way it was *initially* presented and the title of the routine. After all, being in or out of shape and not wanting to sweat has very little to do with weight.0 -
As a former obese person, I find the title "Fat Chick Works Out" and the whole concept extremely patronising. When I was obese I didn't consider myself as a special person who needed special treatment... I sure as anything didn't want to be treated like that. And even worse, treated like I was incapable of ever doing a difficult workout or breaking a sweat.... sorry but that's completely disempowering, patronising crap. What I needed was accurate information about nutrition and strength training to be able to get my body fat percentage in the healthy range. (and that's what I got, and put into action in my life, and that's why I'm an ex-obese person...)
I agree with that woman that it is a shame if someone runs a marathon and doesn't lose weight in the process and is unable to see their success at running because of their weight.................... BUT regardless of that, if someone's running marathons (or similarly successful in other areas of athletic endeavors) and still has an obese body fat percentage, then they need to make some changes in their nutrition (not even huge changes, just better portion control/calorie counting) to be able to get their body fat percentage down. As much as people can be fit and fat, because health is measured in a lot more than just body fat percentage, they'll still improve their health further by getting their body fat percentage into the healthy range.
I also think that a lot of people believe that they can't lose weight because they've never had the right tools to be able to do so, due to the sheer number of faddy diets and volume of misinformation out there... I can totally understand their frustration and why they believe this about themselves... but the answer to this is to provide people with accurate information and the tools and support to help them do it.......... this site is full of people who have succeeded at this who are freely sharing their knowledge.
And also, there is too much focus on fat people....... there are vast swathes of people out there who are thin, sedentary, unhealthy, with bad body composition (too little lean mass, too much fat) who are not being targetted at all with any of this campaigning............ EVERYONE should eat a balanced diet and EVERYONE should exercise (barring a very small number of medical exceptions), this message is not just for fat people who want to get thin. It's for everyone because humans are not supposed to be sedentary and humans need a particular balance of nutrients to be healthy.
This was beautifully said, Neander.
I'm also with SunOfaBeach: I hate these threads.0 -
I've never really understood the fat acceptance thing. To me if you love yourself then you want to keep yourself in good health.
And the reverse of that is that if you hate yourself or think you are disgusting it can be much tougher or feel impossible to care for yourself. I think fat acceptance is largely about trying to address that and thus results in people actually feeling much more able to do things like exercise or start eating better and also ultimately losing weight. The idea is that shaming people or setting up an ideal against which most fall short is not a good way to encourage people to take good care of themselves. From my perception of human nature on average, that's accurate.0 -
I can understand why it can come across as patronising, and why obese people might not want to see themselves as needing "special treatment". I imagine the truth is that most DON'T need special treatment. But for some others, and myself, I felt that my size was an issue. I found "normal" exercise classes really hard at my heaviest. However, at the same weight, I didn't have any problems with lifting weights, or yoga, for instance. I would love to have been able to talk to somebody about what types of exercise worked best, given my size and fitness level. And there are some minor issues, such as not being able to fit into workout clothes! Also "obese" spans quite a range: when I was just in the obese range, no, I didn't feel I needed special treatment, but at my biggest weight it was a different story.
I didn't get from the book that people were being encouraged not to break a sweat - quite the opposite! The impression I got was that it was aimed at people who were nervous about exercising but wanted to do it. One thing I noticed at my gym was that there were no easy classes, except for over 60s. If you were younger and out of condition, there was no way to break yourself into exercise. I'm all for provision of classes which target people who are less fit than average and who want to be able to participate fully, rather than huffing and puffing at the back, feeling they're going to die, either of overexertion or embarrassment. And yes, that definitely includes people who are unfit and underweight too. But very big people are an obvious group, because it really is harder to move that bulk around. I know, I've been there
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How can encouraging obese people to exercise be at all a bad thing? I feel that some people are disapproving, simply because they're not exercising with the goal of weight loss. But exercise is beneficial for health on its own, they're right about that. And statistically, most obese people are not going to lose the weight and keep it off - so why not concentrate on getting fit right now?0 -
I can understand why it can come across as patronising, and why obese people might not want to see themselves as needing "special treatment". I imagine the truth is that most DON'T need special treatment. But for some others, and myself, I felt that my size was an issue. I found "normal" exercise classes really hard at my heaviest. However, at the same weight, I didn't have any problems with lifting weights, or yoga, for instance. I would love to have been able to talk to somebody about what types of exercise worked best, given my size and fitness level. And there are some minor issues, such as not being able to fit into workout clothes! Also "obese" spans quite a range: when I was just in the obese range, no, I didn't feel I needed special treatment, but at my biggest weight it was a different story.
The thing is, that's not special advice for fat people.... it's the same advice as for anyone who's unfit to get back into shape. I have no issues at all with exercise types and routines marketed at beginners and people with limited mobility - I think they're fantastic. Why make "fat" or "not fat" a part of it at all? Water aerobics is a good choice for people who are obese to the point that it limits mobility, but I've never seen water aerobics as being marketed as a special exercise for fat people... it's marketed as a more gentle form of cardio that's for anyone who happens to like it and is especially suitable for beginners and people with limited mobility, joint issues and so on.......... A beginner is a beginner, and not all beginners are fat and not all fat people are beginners, and so fat people really don't need to be singled out and assumed to be some extra special category of incapable and unwilling.
I don't have anything against the idea of working out for health only and not fat loss... I mean that's really what exercise is for anyway, because exercise doesn't cause fat loss.... a calorie deficit does. Exercise is for health and fitness and really what other people's goals are is none of my business. What I think is very important is that people know the science behind fat loss and have the tools to do it, as in learning how to eat at a sensible deficit to lose the weight. A large number of people who think they can't lose weight don't actually have the right information and tools, and I wouldn't want anyone to believe that they're going to remain fat no matter what they do.
I do object to the idea that obesity itself has no impact on health - because that's simply not true. Yes people can be both fat and fit (and that's better than being skinny-fat and sedentary) but the excess fat itself will be impacting health in some ways, and that can't be denied, even if someone chooses to stay fat. People have the right to make that choice, but kidding themselves it's not going to affect their health in any way is wrong.0 -
I can understand why it can come across as patronising, and why obese people might not want to see themselves as needing "special treatment". I imagine the truth is that most DON'T need special treatment. But for some others, and myself, I felt that my size was an issue. I found "normal" exercise classes really hard at my heaviest. However, at the same weight, I didn't have any problems with lifting weights, or yoga, for instance. I would love to have been able to talk to somebody about what types of exercise worked best, given my size and fitness level. And there are some minor issues, such as not being able to fit into workout clothes! Also "obese" spans quite a range: when I was just in the obese range, no, I didn't feel I needed special treatment, but at my biggest weight it was a different story.
The thing is, that's not special advice for fat people.... it's the same advice as for anyone who's unfit to get back into shape. I have no issues at all with exercise types and routines marketed at beginners and people with limited mobility - I think they're fantastic. Why make "fat" or "not fat" a part of it at all? Water aerobics is a good choice for people who are obese to the point that it limits mobility, but I've never seen water aerobics as being marketed as a special exercise for fat people... it's marketed as a more gentle form of cardio that's for anyone who happens to like it and is especially suitable for beginners and people with limited mobility, joint issues and so on.......... A beginner is a beginner, and not all beginners are fat and not all fat people are beginners, and so fat people really don't need to be singled out and assumed to be some extra special category of incapable and unwilling.
So you're mad at the woman for putting "fat" in the name of her workout? I mean come on, here we are already talking about it way more than all the dozens or hundreds of low intensity workouts that already exist (walking is the only more talked about one that comes to mind). Sounds like sheer genius to me. Even the workout clip from the video posted above seemed to show mostly thin people in the class, if I recall correctly
That's an interesting observation about not a lot of gym classes specifically advertised as easy. I know the one Zumba lady was a bit less intense than the other. If she was available when I first started up again, I may not have gone straight to the main Zumba gal's class maybe. That class had me huffing and puffing and out of there in ten minutes. But I stuck with it and eventually 20 minutes, 40 minutes, then the whole class. For a while I would actually leave for about five minutes then come back in to finish. Her intensity actually led me to chat with my doctor - turns out I had exercise/exertion induced asthma, for which I still take a puff or two of my inhaler before exercise each time0 -
Well, as I said, most obese probably are not affected too much by their weight, and it's not a specific problem. But for some it is, and we do need "special advice for fat people". I was lugging around 57% body fat and I think it did affect my body in particular ways. In some ways, you're not really at a disadvantage - after all, I was used to carrying that extra weight up and down stairs every day. On the other hand, that's a lot of extra weight to be bouncing on your joints doing certain exercises. That's not to say that fat people are incapably or unwilling AT ALL, but that some (not all) might find their fat body reacts differently to their slim body (regardless of how fit).
(This is kind of an extreme example, but I went back to ballet as a fat person and really, really wanted to work back to being en pointe. But after researching it, I found that the extra weight puts too much of a strain on you, and that it probably wasn't a good idea in terms of health and injury risk, purely because of my weight. Yes, there are obese dancers who can and do dance en pointe. It's not that obese people are incapable, but that, in my case, I decided that my weight affected the risk of that particular exercise).
I agree with most of what you're saying, Neandermagnon, so this isn't really directed at you, but it puzzles me that there is such an objection to fat people exercising just for health and fitness, and being visible about it. It's as if we have to do some sort of penance and claim it's for weight loss, or it's not acceptable. This is just one book and one exercise class aimed at fat people without promoting weight loss, and there's outrage!0 -
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I actually kinda like seeing girls my size instructing fitness classes or videos. It helps me feel a bit less intimidated since I'm still a bit new to working out, and for stuff like yoga, it gives me a better idea of how a larger body like mine is supposed to handle some of the poses. I realize not everyone's like that, and I'm equally happy with a skinny instructor, but I do like seeing more variety out there.
Before starting here, I actually was loosely involved in the online HAES thing. I wasn't active in it or anything, but I hung out in a couple related groups, and I'm still glad for it. They helped me get comfortable with my size for the first time since putting on the weight, and at least for me, that's making a huge difference now in my willingness to get to the gym and overall actually care about what I'm doing with my body. I've always been a big snacker, and I realized one day that the bigger I got, the more I hated myself, which only led to more snacking. Finally accepting myself got me to start wanting to exercise and eat healthier, and somehow that turned into a desire to lose weight which has been going well so far. I'm also strongly in favor of their desire to cut down on size prejudice, especially with things like excessive assumptions about health/habits (one slightly extreme example was the woman who tried to take a motorized cart from an obese customer with various mobility problems because 'she obviously didn't need it'), or cases of hurtful discrimination.
That said, I never did get over how negative they were about the very idea of wanting to lose weight, since obviously that means you don't love yourself enough or something. A lot of it, of course, seemed to be supported by all the stories the members told of eating healthy and being involved with dance or sports without ever losing a pound. To them, this pretty clearly meant that they were at the weight that was healthy for them, and are big on the idea that each person has a weight that's healthy for them. Honestly though, if someone's happy with the size they're at, and are otherwise in good health, I figure it's their choice if they want to live that way. I've decided I'm done with it myself, but some people are happy staying whatever size and I figure it's their life to do with as they please.
Anyway, since joining here, I've been coming to realize that quite a few of those stories I mentioned were just more cases of people really not understanding how weight loss is even supposed to work. Calorie deficits and maintenance levels and such are obvious to me now, but before joining, I was pretty clueless about all that, and I'm realizing the same is true for a lot of those women (and a few men) as well which is a bit sad to me. Still, I do like some of what they stand for, and at least for me, it sure is a lot easier to start taking care of yourself when you don't wake up every day hating your entire body. Back to the DVD though, it sounds like she's absolutely in favor of working up a sweat, and trying for weight loss or not, if it's getting more people to get up and moving, then it seems to be doing at least something right.0 -
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So what are you saying about your own existence or anyone else here for that matter?And what she said about how society should change its ways instead of the individuals is just effing ludicrous!!! Give me a break! Sure, society should be empathetic to overweight people and society should encourage everyone to be healthy instead of pushing fad diets and pills, but there is a reason this world isn't "made for fat people"....fat people are a product of an unhealthy society and really shouldn't exist in the first place (I'm talking more about morbid obesity, not carrying a few extra lbs, ya know?)
I don't think she meant that fat people should never have been born... she meant that if we lived in a society where people had to be active and didn't have access to food in near enough unlimited quantities, all the fat people would be thin people. They'd be the same people, they just wouldn't have an obesity problem.
Right up until the point that she gives herself a pass because hey at least she's not as fat as the ones she's criticizing
Sorry, apparently my comment was not worded properly, I apologize for it ruffling any feathers - believe me, I'm not normally a, umm, feather ruffler, lol. What I meant was, as a couple people have graciously suggested on my behalf, that if humans ate and moved as we are meant to, I don't think extreme obesity would exist.
For the record, I am morbidly obese myself....I'm certainly not a MFP member for the "weight gain" section of the forum.
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I can understand why it can come across as patronising, and why obese people might not want to see themselves as needing "special treatment". I imagine the truth is that most DON'T need special treatment. But for some others, and myself, I felt that my size was an issue. I found "normal" exercise classes really hard at my heaviest. However, at the same weight, I didn't have any problems with lifting weights, or yoga, for instance. I would love to have been able to talk to somebody about what types of exercise worked best, given my size and fitness level. And there are some minor issues, such as not being able to fit into workout clothes! Also "obese" spans quite a range: when I was just in the obese range, no, I didn't feel I needed special treatment, but at my biggest weight it was a different story.
The thing is, that's not special advice for fat people.... it's the same advice as for anyone who's unfit to get back into shape. I have no issues at all with exercise types and routines marketed at beginners and people with limited mobility - I think they're fantastic. Why make "fat" or "not fat" a part of it at all? Water aerobics is a good choice for people who are obese to the point that it limits mobility, but I've never seen water aerobics as being marketed as a special exercise for fat people... it's marketed as a more gentle form of cardio that's for anyone who happens to like it and is especially suitable for beginners and people with limited mobility, joint issues and so on.......... A beginner is a beginner, and not all beginners are fat and not all fat people are beginners, and so fat people really don't need to be singled out and assumed to be some extra special category of incapable and unwilling.
So you're mad at the woman for putting "fat" in the name of her workout?
mad is WAAAAAAAAAAY too strong a word... let's just say that when I was obese, I would have rolled my eyes at it and not bought it.
I don't like coddling people and I hate being coddled. Coddling holds people back, makes them believe that they're less capable than other people.
FTR I don't like workouts aimed specifically at women either, if they're marketing the same workouts as they do for men but the marketing is directed at women (like NROLFW) that's not so bad but this whole "special workout for women" smacks of "women are fragile and can't do what men do"......... it's kind of the same thing with this, i.e. "fat people are fragile and can't do with thin people do" - it's not true. Fat people are capable people who may or may not be unfit at the present time, and are not fragile. Some of the most impressive people on this site are those who've gone from extremely fat and unfit to a healthy bf% and athletic. Not overnight (that's impossible) but through persistence, tenacity and determination.I mean come on, here we are already talking about it way more than all the dozens or hundreds of low intensity workouts that already exist (walking is the only more talked about one that comes to mind). Sounds like sheer genius to me. Even the workout clip from the video posted above seemed to show mostly thin people in the class, if I recall correctly
beginners workouts are already very well established and well known and pretty much anyone can go into a gym or sports centre of exercise video show anywhere and ask whether a particular workout is suitable for beginners, people who are unfit who need to get in shape etc... it's not talked about on threads so much precisely because it is so well established. But if someone posts a thread saying that they're unfit and can't do much in terms of exercise, they'll get plenty of people giving advice like start slow and build up, and suggesting all kinds of more gentle exercise or workouts that are good for beginners.
Also, it's like planet fitness... it's marketing. I am totally within my rights to dislike products based on the way they're marketed. I find this whole "fat chick works out" thing patronising and would have done just as much (maybe more so) when obese and that would put me off from ever buying it. Maybe the people who are marketing care about that, maybe they don't. But it's a fact.0 -
What always blows my mind about these stories is if you're going to be doing all that cardio (like presumably a fitness instructor would), how hard can it be to achieve a caloric deficit? A lot of cardio at her weight is going to give her a very high TDEE - to maintain her weight, she must really love to eat rich food, but I can't help but thinking it would be pretty easy for her to lose the weight if she put in a modicum of effort towards doing so. And moreover, if you're going to be a public figure and try to encourage other people to get healthy, shouldn't diet and nutrition be a part of it and not just working out? I'd actually agree with the notion that weight loss and exercise should be largely decoupled from one another (because diet is much more important), but at the same time it's pretty silly to call yourself a fitness professional and at the same time have no control over your eating.
And as an aside, I do find it sort of humorous/sad/typical that so often it's the stories about massively overweight people working out that make the news, even when these massively overweight people aren't the ones losing weight. We had a local girl with a video about an obese girl dancing that went viral and in her story she blamed her 200+ lb weight gain on PCOS. While it's good she's doing some cardio even at her size, I can't help but thinking this wouldn't be a news story at all if her doctor had suggested a lower carb diet and a caloric deficit, say, 180 pounds ago. Then she'd just be a healthy girl dancing and not newsworthy at all.0 -
No sweating, don't call it a workout. While you can walk to get a little exercise and burn some extra calories, no one refers to walking as a workout.
I consider walking at Fat-Burning intensity the beginning of my workout at the gym followed by leg machines, arm machines and ab machines. Not a workout for me unless all are involved and I am sweating. And yes I a fat lady and I do work out!0
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