Does being overweight count as load bearing exercise?

[hedgehog]

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. I sure hope so...

[pink-o]

2. You wanna know seriesly?

I'm a skinny waif who runs, cycles, but has almost no muscle tone. My larger friends are far more muscular than I because they actually get resistance training when they move!!! :crazy:

Society worships unhealthy weights, especially for women, who need some substance for pregnancy, and when we're older, to ward off osteoporosis. I think muscle-to-fat ratio is a lot more important than the numbers on a scale.

[nolabear]

6. Well that explains why my bone density is in the 90th percantile.

[OffWithTheirHeads]

3. Only if you consider drinking beer

The same as doing curls. Hell, I started out at 8oz and now I'm up to 24 oz.

[pink-o]

10. I don't think you get 6 pack abs

...from drinkin a 6 pack every day.:evilgrin:

[OffWithTheirHeads]

4. Only if you consider drinking beer

The same as doing curls. Hell, I started out at 8oz and now I'm up to 24 oz.

[Gormy Cuss]

5. Ask your knees.

:P

[applegrove]

7. I certainly huff and puff when I do certain things.

[dimbear]

8. Yes it does. Slim down a heavy person and you end up with a strong person.

Practical system.........under supervision.

[Skittles]

9. in a sense, yes

I did one of those Biggest Loser videos that was rated Intermediate / Advanced - I thought, yeah right, because all the people on it were overweight. But I was surprised just how strong those folk were. Carrying around weight does make your legs strong, but eventually it's just overload on the knees.

[RedCloud]

11. What about carrying the weight of what one knows?