Fat People Running

Monday, August 18th, 2008

In the The Fat Run: It’s No Joke , I hit on the health implications of fat people and how running and proper diet can alleviate some of these concerns.

Beleive me, I have the same problems. Sadly I see the only time fat people are running is right after new years and it seems to fall off soon afterwards. The New Years resolutions are great after eating your fill of turkey and stuffing. But once one hits the pavement it becomes old very quick.

Running Fat and the Fat Run: No laughing matter

Monday, August 11th, 2008

Everyone seems to get a kick out of or they are insulted by the title of this site, Running Fat. However it is not intended to be insulting, but I do expect it to be funny at times. One thing that is no laughing matter is being obese.

People, who are too fat, run the risk of several health problems. How fat a person is can be determined using the Body Mass Index (BMI), which is calculated by dividing the weight of the person by the square height of that person. A person is classified as overweight if the BMI is between 25 and 30 and as obese if BMI is 30 or more. Both overweight and obese people are generally considered fat.

About the Fat Runner

Saturday, December 22nd, 2007

Just because you are big or old doesn’t mean you can’t run or should not like running.
I decided to start this blog after suffering through about 7 years of back problems and a thyroid disease. I used to be in great running shape and love the sport of running very much. I am back on the road to recovery, but several pounds later. So while trying to get back my running ability, I am also trying to shed pounds as well.