Confessions of a fat Cardiologist: Lets talk exercise.
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Fat Cardiologist: What an Oxymoron. As a cardiologist, I keep advising my patients to have stricter diet control and exercise daily, yet as an obese person I know how difficult it is get up daily and hit that treadmill. I also know another thing, it's not my will, but my obesity itself that prevents me from losing weight.
Obesity is a vicious circle. It's my obesity that prevents me to undertake any heavy exercise, makes half of the machines in the gym painful and makes me tired easily. My habitual sedentary lifestyle becomes a major impediment in initiating the regular exercise regime. As I know there are a lot of friends out there suffering from this disease of obesity, here are a few pointers on exercise all should understand:
LET FITNESS BE YOUR GOAL- The ideal figure may not be my concern. All I want is enough energy to be able to work 10 hours a day, complete my daily chores and not feel tired. This is my basic definition of fitness. As an individual one might feel this is a lesser goal, yet as a doctor, I advice this to be the ideal goal for a long and healthy life.
DON'T OVEREXERT- Don't be in a hurry to shed those kilos. I have seen this with a lot of patients who on a spree to lose weight, exercise heavily on one day and then are unable to do anything for the next couple of days. Remember, slow and steady wins the race. Start slow and then gradually increase your exercise.
Obesity is a vicious circle. It's my obesity that prevents me to undertake any heavy exercise, makes half of the machines in the gym painful and makes me tired easily. My habitual sedentary lifestyle becomes a major impediment in initiating the regular exercise regime. As I know there are a lot of friends out there suffering from this disease of obesity, here are a few pointers on exercise all should understand:
LET FITNESS BE YOUR GOAL- The ideal figure may not be my concern. All I want is enough energy to be able to work 10 hours a day, complete my daily chores and not feel tired. This is my basic definition of fitness. As an individual one might feel this is a lesser goal, yet as a doctor, I advice this to be the ideal goal for a long and healthy life.
DON'T OVEREXERT- Don't be in a hurry to shed those kilos. I have seen this with a lot of patients who on a spree to lose weight, exercise heavily on one day and then are unable to do anything for the next couple of days. Remember, slow and steady wins the race. Start slow and then gradually increase your exercise.
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