no one is too fat to exercise...

...providing they increase their activity levels gradually, says the link below.

(Coincidentally, this topic came up in one of my groups recently. I know when I started out last year at 198lbs, I felt really uncomfortable going to the university gym, which to my eyes seemed full of slim college students and also, most mortifyingly, my colleagues. I also immediately suffered knee pain when I took up beginner tennis lessons - very embarrassing since we hardly moved and none of the other (lean!) participants suffered similar pain. I kept thinking I should just wait and lose some weight before I try either of these things. As it turns out I'm glad I stuck with going to the gym then, even if it was only walking at 3mph on a treadmill while reading a thriller or watching a program. Even if a few people did stare. It made the weight come off much faster, it motivated me to persist with healthy eating, and it gradually made me feel fitter and more at home there. And resistance training (leg extensions) helped make my knees stronger so that the pain disappeared. In short I think it's helpful to channel some of our fat into developing a thick skin for ourselves when we're starting out! -powerfrau)

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