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Is it possible to stay fit with fat?

Posted by Ivan in Lifestyle on June 26th, 2009

fat and fitCan you get away with overeating by keeping your muscles trained and strong?

The Mayo Clinic says You can’t! It seems that all those extra pounds mean extra trouble no matter how much exercising is performed each day. Fat is simply not good for your heart.

The big question was: can overweight people stay healthy by working out on a regular basis? It sounded like a legitimate question because exercising just fifteen minutes every day makes a tremendous difference for fat people. Blood pressure goes down and cholesterol levels drop, leaving the person in question in a better mood because of the extra energy. One might almost say that it’s not that bad to be fat if you’re feeling great and you’re heart is not threatening to split your chest and jump out every time you go up a flight of stairs.

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