Friday, June 4, 2010

too fat to workout here


oklahoma city, ok- a lady is working out on a stationary bike and is approached by one of the gym's employees. the employee asks the lady to get off the bike because she is too big to workout on the equipment. according to the woman, she decided to work out to shed extra weight she gained from having a baby. she weighs 385 pounds. the lady decided to opt out her contract because according to her, the only alternative workout would be walking around in an empty room at the gym; an exercise she can do for free. the other side of the story is when she joined, a special workout plan was drawn up for her that included water aerobics but did not include workout equipment. but once the lady saw an opportunity, she went for it.

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my take on it:
what was not clearly stated in the article (the vibe i get from it) is liability issues. overexertion (which can lead to a number of things) and safety (as in weight limits for the equipment). i understand that she wants to lose weight and fast but watching biggest loser and thinking the weight will disappear quickly by running the hell out of a bike is misleading. additionally, those people are monitored at all times with medics ready to act at any second. my advice? pace yourself.

Dom
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