I just witnessed the first leg of a 3-day bicycle ride in Michigan. My brother was riding in it, so I met him at the end of the first leg, a 70-mile jaunt.
I was surprised to see a great number of fat, pear shaped, soft bodies riding in this event. Some of these folks were chunky, portly, plump and husky. Not in a powerlifter kind of way, more in a golfer kind of way.
Can anybody tell me how fat people can pedal a bike 70 miles a day for three days in a row ? I can’t and I’m conditioned. I did notice that most of the largest folks were riding recumbent bikes, but still… Sheeesh !??
It’s probably one of the best things they can do for low impact cardio and the duration period is great.
Just imagine riding a motor cycle with a fifty gallon gas tank. They’re doing the same with fat cells.
They are exercising, and that is what matters. Many of them might just change their lives, and become lean. Or maybe they were fatter then they are now.
I always love to see a fat person exercising. It usually means they have decided to change for the better, and I always hope they keep it up.