r/MadeMeSmile • u/Subtle_srikhand • 1d ago

Wholesome Moments Shoutout to her for not giving up

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u/Holiday_Ad9037 1d ago

I'm going to preface this with this. I am a fat man. Obese even.

But while everyone is shitting in CrossFit (deservedly), I'd like to point out that she shouldn't have been doing any sort of activity involving impact on the feet, ankles, knees, at her weight. I know this because I've been in almost her exact situation.

If you're overweight, just don't do stuff like running, jogging, jumping, etc until you're at a weight where it's safe to do so. In some parts of the knee, there's upwards of 9x your bodyweight of force impacted on them when you jump. If she weighs 195lbs, that's almost 1,800lbs on the knees.

Again, I do not mean this to fat shame. It's just physics. People need to know this.

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u/SENDMEJUDES 22h ago

This is helpful advice and actually must see.

You must learn to not injure yourself first of all, you want to to do any fitness activity no matter your weight, working out means you will study your body and your limits.