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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have her run. Sign up for a 5k. Even if she isn’t skinny, she will be more fit and healthy.

I saw this fat middle aged woman on instagram who runs 1 mile per day. She looks so happy and inspirational. If your daughter runs 1-2 miles per day, runs a few 5k, she can at minimum get out of overweight BMI.[/quote]

Running is great and the key to my own sustained weight loss, however you might have to really ease into it with an overweight kid who’s not used to a lot of exercise. Ramp up slowly. I joined cross country in high school when I was at my peak weight and quickly developed stress fractures in my shins. It was a huge setback for me. I eventually came roaring back and have been a serious runner for many decades now, but I’ll never forget the young make x-ray tech looking me right in the eyes and saying “you’re too heavy to be a runner.”[/quote]

I didn’t suggest OP join cross country. I said she should run 1-2 miles per day. She can do this on a treadmill or outside.[/quote]

OP’s not even a real person. We’re talking generalities at this point. Regardless of the distance, an overweight, previously inactive kid should ramp up slowly. That’s all![/quote]

Well that seems obvious. If the kid can’t jog a mile, she should be more active and it is no wonder she is overweight.

My son the same age signed up for a 5k with me. [b]He isn’t a runner but he plays other sports. He was able to run the whole thing with no training easily.[/b] His old mom had to walk in the middle.[/quote]

That too seems pretty obvious. But this thread is about overweight, inactive teen girls.[/quote]

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