TOFI: Slim doesn't mean fit!

Hi
It's been a few days! i actually sprained my back chasing after my son(mommy things),  so i've been lying low (literally). 
Howbeit, i can still talk with my people right?

So i hear a lot of people say
"ahh, me i cant exercise o, i even want to gain weight". 
And then they end up chomping on high fat foods all in the bid to add some "flesh", and it's funny how some of them end up being as slim as they've always been while some of us have to work an arm and a leg to maintain our weights. 

such is  life

However,

The fact that you are slim doesn't mean you are healthy or fit. 

Exercising is very important if you want to live in good health. Lack of exercises means low fitness levels, low muscle tone and decreased endurance.  

Slim people who don't work out have the same levels of bad cholesterol as obese non-exercisers, research has revealed.

Bad cholesterol or low density lipoprotein, can cause a harmful build up of cholesterol which may narrow the arteries and contribute to heart disease and strokes.

Scientists examined the risk of heart disease in a group made up of lean exercisers, lean non-exercisers and obese non-exercisers.

They found that while lean exercisers had the lowest risk of heart disease, high cholesterol levels were almost identical in lean non-exercisers and obese non-exercisers.

Study leader, Dr Gary O'Donovan, Brunel University in London, said: "Many people, especially slim people, believe that the only benefit that can be achieved from exercising is weight loss. This is not the case.

"Our study suggests that slim people need to exercise as much as others in order to stay healthy and keep LDL cholesterol in check."

The researchers will now measure cholesterol levels from obese people who regularly exercise.

The study was published in the International Journal of Obesity.

Deep belly fat (technically called "visceral fat" or fat surrounding organs within the abdomen) has been linked to health problems including heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and metabolic syndrome -- a cluster of risk factors that greatly increase the chance of developing these diseases.Visceral fat hasn't been proven to cause those conditions, but it seems to at least be a red flag of possible health risks, write Slentz and colleagues.

By the way, visceral fat isn't just for the millions of overweight or obese people. Thin people can also have visceral fat if they're not fit.

So if you are slim and I wanted to coach you for example, we would develop a lifestyle around combining a protein rich diet (building blocks of amino acids) with short cardio sessions, weights and strength exercises can help slim people gain healthy weight by building muscle mass as against fat mass.

that's it peeps. Remember you can start registering for MyFigure8 fitness club, our first class hold very soon, visit here for details
Till next time
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Olubunmi