Tag: fitness

Want to Reduce Your Risk of Death?  Fitness Matters More Than Weight Says a New Study It’s long been clear that, for most people, long-term obesity places them at greater risk of developing conditions such as diabetes and heart disease that not only reduce their quality of life but increases the risk of premature death. But losing substantial amounts of weight by restricting what you eat can represent an enormous challenge.  Can you protect your health and life by increasing physical activity instead?  Might it make sense, in other words, to be “fat but fit”? Many studies have investigated this…