Can I be fat and fit?

Yes and no. Sure, you may be over your healthy weight and still be able to out-do your skinnier friends, but the advantage they have over you is less internal fat. In recent studies, the more stomach and abdominal fat you have, the higher risks you have for heart disease and diabetes.

The good news is that if you are outdoing your size 8 buddies, your cardiovascular system is in better shape than theirs! So keep it up and remember that each time you exercise and choose healthy foods, you are that much closer to losing the extra fat!

Fitness for Beginners

1. How do I begin a fitness program?

2. What does it mean to be physically fit?

3. Can I be fit and fat?

4. Are there any fitness secrets?

5. Do I need to buy expensive equipment?

6. How much will my physical fitness cost?

7. Where do I find the time?

8. What is my fitness motivation?

9. How do I get fit without interrupting my
    family members' lives?

10. Is fitness all about an exercise routine?

One Last Note

Erin Chavez is Bluelady Muse's Fitness and Nutrition Specialist. For other or more detailed answers about fitness or nutrition, email Erin from our contact page and she will send the answers right back to you. You may also download Fitness for Beginners in PDF form to pass out at your next get-together. Fitness for Beginners Click the link above to open and save the PDF file from a new window, or right click and choose "Save file as" to save the PDF document to your computer for later viewing. ____________________________________ You will need Adobe Reader to view and save this document. Click the image to download Adobe Reader.