If exercise has little impact on weight why is every morning jogger so skinny?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maybe they run more than you?

I'm sure they do. I appreciate the hard work they put in, and I intend to get better, but that wasn't my point.

It wasn't? You are sharing your opinion that running makes people skinny. Wouldn't it make sense that people who run more than you are thinner than you, based upon your own original assertion.

I mentioned my weight so you'd have an idea of how thin the other runners are.

[Anonymous]

Your weight without your height is meaningless. I look fat at 130 but I'm only 5'3. If you are 5'10 and 130 you are thin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your weight without your height is meaningless. I look fat at 130 but I'm only 5'3. If you are 5'10 and 130 you are thin.

My point is I believe exercise, such as running has a huge impact on weight.

[Anonymous]

Runners are often naturally thin. It's a body type that succeeds at running vs other sports.

[Anonymous]

I agree with the PP who say there is correlation but not causation.

I am pretty thing, 5'6" and 118 lbs, and I run occasionally. It is def. not WHY I am thin, but it is an easy way to get some exercise on a beautiful day.

I think heavier women may feel more self-conscious about running in public (OP noticing people's weights is a prime example of why) and also if you are heavy, running can hurt more, tough on the joints etc.

But I don't think running "makes" you thin. I'd be thin if I never ran another ten steps again.

[Anonymous]

^^Pretty THIN, not thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because the same people who have the drive and motivation to be out running in the early morning are oftentimes the same people that have the drive and motivation to eat well and moderately.

Ridiculous

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because the same people who have the drive and motivation to be out running in the early morning are oftentimes the same people that have the drive and motivation to eat well and moderately.

Ridiculous

Not at all ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

It's a self-selecting sport.

I started running marathons in my 20s and I always got "you don't look like you run marathons'. I was a life-time soccer player---very muscular thighs, mesomorph build. I had legs like an Olympic sprinter not a marathoner.

My tall, bone-thin nephews are all D1 track distance runners. The people that stick with running tend to have a runner's build. It helps them succeed.

We all gravitate towards sports that fit our make-up usually. My husband a very muscular wrestler---lifts heavy--is more the crossfit type.

[Anonymous]

OP go sign up for a race and then check back in with your perception of what a runner looks like. Incredulous that there's still people like you in this day & age. People should know better!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because the same people who have the drive and motivation to be out running in the early morning are oftentimes the same people that have the drive and motivation to eat well and moderately.

Wrong. I have periods where I run over 50+ miles per week (female) and I love McDonald's and a Dairy Queen. Like every week. Both. And PASTA. Lots and lots of it!!

What does over 50+ mean? 60 miles a week? What are you training for?

And yes, I've completed ironmans so know the training cycle well. Nourish yourself on what you like (for instance, McDonalds is a non food to me), but if you are running that much for no reason its a little odd. You may be just doing it so that you feel "allowed" to eat such junky food.

When I hit 40-50 MPW I eat an average of around 3000 calories a day.

I sometimes do a Lydiard style plan. One phase calls for three of the weekly runs to be 10+ miles. I mostly run 5K's but occasionally half marathons. I run to compete so I'm not exactly recreational--under 20:00 for 5K, under 6:00 for a mile, around 1:30 for half marathon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^^Pretty THIN, not thing.

You might also be a pretty thing! Not mutually exclusive

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^^Pretty THIN, not thing.

[Anonymous]

Because people who are out jogging in the morning are Type A freaks who obsess about everything

I am guessing many of them count calories, obsess over food, and unfortunately some of them probably have eating disorders as well

[Anonymous]

I jog and I'm 5'6" and weigh around 160 right now. Definitely not someone who would be described as skinny.