What's better?Being fit and fat or unfit and thin?

Answer 1

Fit and fat is better. If one suffered a devastating illness such as cancer the good physical condition would help in treatment and healing and the extra weight would act as fuel for the body if treatment resulted in anorexia. And FYI it IS possible to be fit and fat....swimmers often carry enough extra weight to be considered obese yet their cardiovascular systems are fit and they have better than average muscle strength. A 40 something woman swimmer in Australia recently swam in the frigid waters off Antarctica and broke some kind of record and she weighs over 200 lbs.

Answer 2

Fit and fat. If you are thin, you have less body reserves to draw on when you become ill, or experience injury or trauma, or have major surgery. If you are already unfit, being thin means you have less reserves, and less quality reserves. Don't get sucked into the media hype, the studies prove again and again that a little bit of weight can actually save your life. They want so badly to prove that "weight" is a killer, but they can only make this issue when other comorbid conditions exist. When you look at the data from the studies with an unbiased eye, you will see that fit is fit, and unfit is unfit. It is always better to be fit than unfit, and thin or fat is beside the point.

Answer 3

I don't think either is the best for your health -being fat can cause heart problems, and so can being unfit.

Answer 4

Probably neither is ideal but I'd say fit and fat. Both have negatives.

Answer 5

Neither. Being fit and of a healthy weight.

Answer 6

unfit and thin

Answer 7

fit is the best

Answer 8

if you're fat, you're already unfit.

Answer 9

F&F!