I'm watching the British Open....the round is already over for the day, since England is several hours ahead of us, so they're showing it on tape delay. (My guy Mickelsn is in 7th, 5 strokes back...I doubt if he can make those up tomorrow.)
Anyway, just saw an advertisement for The Biggest Loser TV show (a show that I've never watched. I despise reality shows). An extremely large woman is the guy's next project. She must have been at least 300 pounds overweight.
And at the end of the advertisement - he and she are jogging together (at least for a few seconds.)
No, no, no.
When you are from 200 - 300 pounds overweight, you do not jog! Think of the pounding that is going to put on her knee joints! The danger of injury is way too severe.
Indeed, anywhere from 200 to 300 pounds over weight, the best thing to do is exercise in a pool. The water gives you buoyancy, and you can exercise easily without harming your joints. In addition, the water acts as resistance, so anyone working out in the water is going to get a damn good workout.
It's only after you get down to a less dangerous weight...anything below 200 pounds, that it's okay to start jogging, and even then it'd be better to ride a bike instead to save the knees.
You will say - what about all those 300-pound football players? Well...you don't see them running more than a few yards at a time. The 300-pounders are the defensive and offensive line - all they do is wrestle with each other, while the skinny guys are the ones who do the speed running.
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