WOW! What a question. It’s one that has come up so many times in the last few weeks. I thought that I knew the answer, a point blank, emphatic NO! But now I wonder. I’m not saying that I changed my mind, I have just looked deeper inside the question.

What is “Being Healthy?

Is it how you feel, how you look, the results of your combined test results from your annual physical? I have know women who could kick my butt in an aerobics class and they were heavy. I just read in Fitness magazine about a lady named Abby Lentz who is 243 pounds and started a yoga class for women her size. She can do a full frontal split. Essence magazine just featured the full-sized comic Mo’Nique on their cover and devoted the majority of the October issue to talking about overweight women and exercising.

Are they healthy? Should I be telling you to just accept your size, no matter what it is and move on? Absolutely not! I have known body builders who look great but their insides were a wreck. I’ve also known skinny “fat” people how had no muscle tone and high bodyfat. They had the slim “look,” but they weren’t healthy at all.

I have come to the conclusion that being healthy means that you are the sum of your parts. That means that your vital statistics, such as your blood pressure, blood sugar and body fat are in acceptable ranges. Granted these ranges are standards that are set by agencies and institutions, we have to start somewhere.

How Healthy are You?

Take a look at yourself right now and ask yourself how healthy you are, really? Do you eat regularly, meaning one meal every 3-4 hours? Do you perform regular exercises including cardio, strength and flexibility moves for at least 30 minutes, 4-5 times per week? Do you practice positive lifestyle habits such as making time for yourself, distressing and adhering to regular medical checkups? Do you know your cholesterol level? When is the last time you had your blood pressure checked? What is your blood sugar level? How much do you weight? What is your body fat percentage? Do you even know what these indicators are and how they affect your overall health?

The answers to these questions are the sum of your parts. Being proactive about your health and fitness is the only way to manage your wellness. It’s when you allow these simple steps to get out of control that you become unhealthy.

I see it all the time, you don’t got to the doctor, you don’t listen to that little voice that tells you something is wrong and you just ignore the fact that your pants or dress size goes up just a little higher each year.

Wake up! You just can’t ignore the signs and signals and think that they will just go away, you have to do something. You must take action, because you are the only one that can make a difference in your life. Once you know what your true stats are, you won’t have to ask the question of “can you be healthy and fat?”, you will instinctively know the answer.

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