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Skinny vs fit
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cwolfman13 wrote: »This is what I lean towards...
I am pretty sure every guy leans toward that, as well as lots of women! lol
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RonnieTiajuana wrote: »cwolfman13 wrote: »This is what I lean towards...
I am pretty sure every guy leans toward that, as well as lots of women! lol
Nah...like I said in my post, my best friend likes his women rail thin...no curves, no muscles, etc. Michelle here would be too "big" for his tastes...clavicles aren't sticking out.0 -
I think attractiveness is personal.
These days I appreciate people more who do not all look alike... people who look like the best healthy version of themselves. I am bored by people who look like the flavor of the day celebrity or model.
I think I focus more on faces, personality, happiness and confidence at this point in life. Those things make people more attractive to me than their age, height, weight, exact body proportions.
A genuine big warm smile is the most attractive feature I think.4 -
FitLaughLove wrote: »Is fit really the new skinny? Everyone is beautiful in their own way but I just am curious as to what's more attractive these days
Well, that's what they say ... But if you look at most of the marketing/media around it, it's more like "skinny + toned is the new skinny" ... So it's not enough to be slim any more; you must also squat dat booty. (Just check out the popular Instagram fitness pages ...)
Any Kinesiology student will tell you fitness is different than fatness. It's too bad more of the popular media doesn't show it.
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No, skinny is the new skinny. Cultural obsession with thinness, especially with the commodity of eating disorders, will never go out of style or "get replaced."
I have a disordered mentality and would gladly take an unhealthy level of thinness over peak fitness, even though I know rationally that the latter is likely healthier (not to say that there's no such thing as an unhealthy level of fitness obsession), but right now I'm in a situation where the former is not an option. I largely feel the way I feel because thinness is so glorified in such a strange, ingratiated, illogical way.
Like sometimes I swear people make out unhealthy thinness to somehow be more admirable than being fit.3 -
I prefer skinny, with a low bodyfat %. Always more attractive in my book.1
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FitLaughLove wrote: »Is fit really the new skinny?
In a marketing sense? Probably as it is simply an excuse to promote a certain "look" to flog crap that most people don't need.
Fit to me is having a good level of aerobic / anaerobic conditioning, sufficient strength and mobility to deal with the activities of daily living with ease while minimising the risk of injury.
The way that makes me end up looking is secondary.
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How very dare you!
No, I am a little more old school and do separate activities - running/cycling & weights. I do need to work on my mobility though as I am bit of an old duffer now3 -
How very dare you!
No, I am a little more old school and do separate activities - running/cycling & weights. I do need to work on my mobility though as I am bit of an old duffer now
haha sorry... I've only heard crossfitters (i'm one) say that and they say it with similar words1 -
How very dare you!
No, I am a little more old school and do separate activities - running/cycling & weights. I do need to work on my mobility though as I am bit of an old duffer now
haha sorry... I've only heard crossfitters (i'm one) say that and they say it with similar words
Pffft, kids these days.
No worries.0 -
Thick fit ...is what I'm aiming for like that "plus size" sports illustrated girl
I'm more of a Michelle Lewin fan myself.
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I've been very skinny in past years and not fit just I am now overweight and not fit. I think you can be unfit at any weight.2
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I'm not sure how to feel about the "thick fit" thing. I mean it's fine to not want to be super lean.
But it's not really an obtainable goal for most women, as those girls are seriously #blessed to be storing their extra fat in all the right places.
(Meanwhile I have basically no boobs and a lot of extra belly, so any extra thickness does not look great on me, except maybe for my butt...)6 -
TresaAswegan wrote: »I'm not sure how to feel about the "thick fit" thing. I mean it's fine to not want to be super lean.
But it's not really an obtainable goal for most women, as those girls are seriously #blessed to be storing their extra fat in all the right places.
(Meanwhile I have basically no boobs and a lot of extra belly, so any extra thickness does not look great on me, except maybe for my butt...)
Yeah, I don't call that thick fit. Don't get me wrong, she's a lovely looking woman but she got there through genetics, makeup, and photoshop.
I'd look like a sloppy bag of potatoes at that size.6 -
trigden1991 wrote: »
Kinda the same as "dad bod", innit?3 -
Before my last weight gain, Thick fit was probably the best description for me. My weight bounced between 175 and 180lbs. I competed in sprint triathlons and generally came in the top 30%. I played full tackle football (ironman style). In 8 years of playing, I had 2 sprain ankles, 1 dislocated finger and one case of bursitis in my shoulder from a bad fall, even with my positions being Running back and middle linebacker (also played on every special team). I could bench press my weight, my squat max was about 275lbs and dead lift was at around 350lbs. I loved hitting a bikram yoga class twice a week and had no issue hitting all the poses.
I also actually had a healthy waist to hip ratio, blood pressure was on the low side of the healthy range, cholesterol levels were perfect, resting heart rate in the athletic range. Heck, even my body fat composition was still considered average at 28% (hydro static tested). But my BMI still had me sitting at the high end of overweight and I still wore a size 14.
Fit to me is having a good level of aerobic / anaerobic conditioning, sufficient strength and mobility to deal with the activities of daily living with ease while minimizing the risk of injury.
This is my definition as well. It's also my main goal on my journey. I don't really care how much weight I lose or how skinny I get. I just wanna get back to doing all those crazy active things I used to do and not wake up feeling like I got hit by a mack truck the next morning.
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