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Light exercise?

Enas:
Thats actually a weird situation im in, i wanna be as healthy as possible while really fat and really weak physically, at least in the ways that matter to my ability to move. Is it possible to get exercise without raining muscles in legs or arms (And focusing on the heart and lungs instead)? Would that be possible and helpfull?

I get that impulse but I don't know if it's completely possible. If you just want to do cardio I'd recommend using the stationary bike since that way you can remain seated and it relieves tension from your joints (I've also heard good things about swimming in that regard but I'm not really a big swimmer). I still like to advocate for some amount of weight lifting. And for beginners I like to recommend goblet squats just so you can learn to get the form correct with low weight but as you get more advanced I've had good luck with Bulgarian split squats and the leg press.

Also I can tell you from experience, if you've finished an especially big workout and just finished a big meal, you will feel so sore and heavy you can't move for a few hours so you can stay healthy and still feel immobile
3 weeks

Light exercise?

Enas:
Thats actually a weird situation im in, i wanna be as healthy as possible while really fat and really weak physically, at least in the ways that matter to my ability to move. Is it possible to get exercise without raining muscles in legs or arms (And focusing on the heart and lungs instead)? Would that be possible and helpfull?

SumoSized:
Thats definitely understandable. If you just want to do cardio I'd recommend using the stationary bike since that way you can remain seated and it relieves tension from your joints (I've also heard good things about swimming in that regard but I'm not really a big swimmer). I still like to advocate for some amount of weight lifting. And for beginners I like to recommend goblet squats just so you can learn to get the form correct with low weight but as you get more advanced I've had good luck with Bulgarian split squats and the leg press.

Also I can tell you from experience, if you've finished an especially big workout and just finished a big meal, you will feel so sore and heavy you can't move for a few hours so you can stay healthy and still feel immobile


It's not possible to be very fat, be weak, but still maintain good heart health. The weaker your body is, the harder your heart has to work. The body isn't something that exists in a vacuum.

There's a reason why a lot of bigger people are also pretty strong. It takes a lot of strength to lug all of that bulk around - especially if you are healthy.

Enas will have to make a choice. No other way around it.
3 weeks

Light exercise?

Enas:
Thats actually a weird situation im in, i wanna be as healthy as possible while really fat and really weak physically, at least in the ways that matter to my ability to move. Is it possible to get exercise without raining muscles in legs or arms (And focusing on the heart and lungs instead)? Would that be possible and helpfull?

SumoSized:
Thats definitely understandable. If you just want to do cardio I'd recommend using the stationary bike since that way you can remain seated and it relieves tension from your joints (I've also heard good things about swimming in that regard but I'm not really a big swimmer). I still like to advocate for some amount of weight lifting. And for beginners I like to recommend goblet squats just so you can learn to get the form correct with low weight but as you get more advanced I've had good luck with Bulgarian split squats and the leg press.

Also I can tell you from experience, if you've finished an especially big workout and just finished a big meal, you will feel so sore and heavy you can't move for a few hours so you can stay healthy and still feel immobile

Munchies:
It's not possible to be very fat, be weak, but still maintain good heart health. The weaker your body is, the harder your heart has to work. The body isn't something that exists in a vacuum.

There's a reason why a lot of bigger people are also pretty strong. It takes a lot of strength to lug all of that bulk around - especially if you are healthy.

Enas will have to make a choice. No other way around it.


I hate contradictions... 😮‍💨
3 weeks

Light exercise?

Enas:
Thats actually a weird situation im in, i wanna be as healthy as possible while really fat and really weak physically, at least in the ways that matter to my ability to move. Is it possible to get exercise without raining muscles in legs or arms (And focusing on the heart and lungs instead)? Would that be possible and helpfull?

SumoSized:
Thats definitely understandable. If you just want to do cardio I'd recommend using the stationary bike since that way you can remain seated and it relieves tension from your joints (I've also heard good things about swimming in that regard but I'm not really a big swimmer). I still like to advocate for some amount of weight lifting. And for beginners I like to recommend goblet squats just so you can learn to get the form correct with low weight but as you get more advanced I've had good luck with Bulgarian split squats and the leg press.

Also I can tell you from experience, if you've finished an especially big workout and just finished a big meal, you will feel so sore and heavy you can't move for a few hours so you can stay healthy and still feel immobile

Munchies:
It's not possible to be very fat, be weak, but still maintain good heart health. The weaker your body is, the harder your heart has to work. The body isn't something that exists in a vacuum.

There's a reason why a lot of bigger people are also pretty strong. It takes a lot of strength to lug all of that bulk around - especially if you are healthy.

Enas will have to make a choice. No other way around it.

True I worded that wrong, I was trying to suggest ways to feel weaker since it seems a lot of people on here like that feeling while still maintaining mobility and building strength
3 weeks

Light exercise?

Munchies:
It's not possible to be very fat, be weak, but still maintain good heart health. The weaker your body is, the harder your heart has to work. The body isn't something that exists in a vacuum.

There's a reason why a lot of bigger people are also pretty strong. It takes a lot of strength to lug all of that bulk around - especially if you are healthy.

Enas will have to make a choice. No other way around it.

Enas:
I hate contradictions... 😮‍💨


The irony of it all
3 weeks

Light exercise?

Enas:
Thats actually a weird situation im in, i wanna be as healthy as possible while really fat and really weak physically, at least in the ways that matter to my ability to move. Is it possible to get exercise without raining muscles in legs or arms (And focusing on the heart and lungs instead)? Would that be possible and helpfull?

SumoSized:
Thats definitely understandable. If you just want to do cardio I'd recommend using the stationary bike since that way you can remain seated and it relieves tension from your joints (I've also heard good things about swimming in that regard but I'm not really a big swimmer). I still like to advocate for some amount of weight lifting. And for beginners I like to recommend goblet squats just so you can learn to get the form correct with low weight but as you get more advanced I've had good luck with Bulgarian split squats and the leg press.

Also I can tell you from experience, if you've finished an especially big workout and just finished a big meal, you will feel so sore and heavy you can't move for a few hours so you can stay healthy and still feel immobile

Munchies:
It's not possible to be very fat, be weak, but still maintain good heart health. The weaker your body is, the harder your heart has to work. The body isn't something that exists in a vacuum.

There's a reason why a lot of bigger people are also pretty strong. It takes a lot of strength to lug all of that bulk around - especially if you are healthy.

Enas will have to make a choice. No other way around it.

SumoSized:
True I worded that wrong, I was trying to suggest ways to feel weaker since it seems a lot of people on here like that feeling while still maintaining mobility and building strength


Doing your best
3 weeks
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