Can a Person be Fit and Overweight?
Studies have shown that if you are overweight but active and fit you may
actually have a lower mortality risk than those that are classified as
normal weight and who are sedentary or unfit. When people with similar
BMIs were compared, those with greater cardiorespiratory fitness tend to
have a lower mortality risk, especially compared with individuals who
are not physically active. Therefore, even improving cardiovascular
fitness may reduce the risk of mortality independent of a reduction in
BMI.
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