is it possible to be healthy but unfit?

Question

i know it's a really stupid question, but i was just wondering..

Answer 1

Yes, I met this guy in college, he was around 19 or 20, at first glance he was just an average healthy looking person. He appeared in shape, not overweight at all, good muscle definition, etc. However, he told me that he had very, very high cholesterol. The doctors told him that it was the equivalent of that of an 80 yr old. Since then he has to be really careful about what he eats and has to avoid certain food.
In his case, he was fit but unhealthy.

Answer 2

There is no such thing as fit or healthy. You will always be healthier than some people, fitter than some people. The terms arent really able to be defined accurately.

There are a whole range of factors, and on each you would sit on a line/continuum somewhere. The overall balance would include such factors as:

Strength
How well your heart works
How well your lungs work
Whether you are currently sick or injured
Do you suffer from any diseases... which ones?

Overally, considering these factors and more, you would sit on a line somewhere between "almost dead" and "super fit and healthy". Even amongst athletes there are different types of fitness.

The question doesn't make sense. But if I have to answer it with yes or no, I would say probably no. If you aren't fit, then you aren't really healthy. But how fit is fit? How healthy is healthy, that is the real question.

Answer 3

Yes. Healthy means to be without illness, generally everything in your body is working well.

Unfit means you're out of shape, can't run too far, get worn out and out of breath easy.

Probably sums up most people in the world, healthy but unfit, but being unfit leads to being unhealthy more easily.

Answer 4

Depends on your definitions of each. Healthy could be defied as the absence of disease. However adults who are unfit probably do have incipient or occult disease.

The best example of this was found by the Americans during the Vietnam war. Soldiers as young as 18 who were unfortunately killed, were subjected to post mortems. Much to the surprise of the doctors most already had significant evidence of coronary artery disease, as they had had poor (high fat) diets and taken little exercise since birth.

Answer 5

Temporarily! However, the potential benefits of exercise and physical activity are undersetimated. If these bennefits could be put into a pill people would pay a fortune for it, and it's free and availible, all it takes is a little application! Start easy and don't get over'ambitious too early, also vary your activity intensity and type. Try it for a month and see what you think!

Answer 6

There are so many people in my school who eat junk and rubbish every day but their slim and lean. I just happen to enjoy eating healthily, i think they eat in moderation and being teenagers have a step up in not gaining any weight

Answer 7

well if you were healthy you would be fit.. being unfit is not healthy for your heart or body so i would say its not possible..

Answer 8

Yes. I am overweight and have been for most of life, but yet my blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol levels all seem to be fine. However, my job keeps me on my feet and moving/lifting heavy objects all day.

Answer 9

you can be physically healthy but mentally unfit or mentally health and physically unfit :) x

Answer 10

You could call urself "healthy" if you eat healthy I guess, but if you don't work out ... that's still just 50%.