OP sounds incredibly insecure and mad that these fat people, who she has judged as unfit slobs, were doing better than she was at said niche sport.

Joining the chorus of: OP, you suck.

Did the OP say it was dressage?

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Anonymous wrote:This sounds like crossfit. It's a disaster in terms of injuries.

It's 100% crossfit.

Or at a crossfit gym. Lots of heavier people join crossfit - no yoga pants, no neon pink clothes....etc etc. I did CF for about 2 years. It was extremely welcoming to all but it was very dangerous for most folks.

Agree, it is CrossFit. And no, I wouldn’t give a single thought as to who is there and if they are prone to injury. As long as they aren’t going to fall on me- they can carry on

It's definitely crossfit, or the like.

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Anonymous wrote:Also, since you won’t say what kind of activity this is, what do you want us to say?

I'm going with aerial yoga

Horseback riding. Specifically, dressage.

Riding requires strength, but overweight riders are not more likely to get injured.

Isn’t there a weight limit to ride for the poor horse’s sake?

It all depends on the horse.

Recall that in the past horses carried big strong men wearing suits of armor.

Horses are routinely used to carrying heavy packs and animal carcasses on back country hunting trips.

The rule of thumb is that horses can comfortably carry 20% of their body weight. So it all depends on the horse.

If you are talking about riding and have questions about it, post in the sports forum. Or visit rider centric forums. You have a lot to learn. If you aren’t sure about the quality of the program you are taking lessons with, I can assist you with finding a qualified instructor depending on where you live. Many lesson barns ARE unethical and run by people that don’t know/care enough about their riders or horse’s safety. But if you are in the DMV there are so many wonderful places to learn. Larger riders are not uncommon and, there are in fact, many ways to accommodate them and encourage them to participate safely in the sport at lower levels. As with any sport, you need to work on your fitness to excel up the levels. But riders who look “fat” to you, may have skills and strength that you aren’t qualified to assess.

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Anonymous wrote:Also, since you won’t say what kind of activity this is, what do you want us to say?

I'm going with aerial yoga

Horseback riding. Specifically, dressage.

Riding requires strength, but overweight riders are not more likely to get injured.

Isn’t there a weight limit to ride for the poor horse’s sake?

It depends on the horse, the skill, and the balance of the rider. None of which the OP seems to know anything about, but I’m sure a competent dressage instructor knows plenty about.

If this was your first riding lesson OP, here is your second—sit down.

I do not do yoga often, but I like to go occasionally. I am honest with the studio and instructors about my level of ability. I book appropriate classes. There will always be people in my class that are capable of advanced postures and it inspires me.
It does not endanger me or out the studio at risk to be one of the more novice students. I know my limits and I use common accommodations for traditional poses or ask for guidance if it’s a pose I am unfamiliar with. I find nearly all yoga teachers encourage novice students and celebrate small improvements or consistent practice.

As long as the class is an appropriate level and the teacher is responsible about helping less fit people respect their boundaries while gaining skills, I don’t see the issue. Truly advanced practitioners usually have options to take advanced classes where they don’t have to look at larger, clumsier bodies like mine. If you are advanced - but also want / need more instructor attention that you think the less skilled students are hogging - perhaps you are the one in the wrong level class.

You're worried that the adults who are willingly participating in the activity don't know what they are getting into? Despite being injured previously and still coming back for more after consulting with their physicians? Ok.

I opened this ready to provide helpful suggestions on what physical activities were welcoming to larger people.

Of course this was not that. This was just another fat shaming thread, this time from a "former fitness professional" doing an activity for the very first time and shocked to see fatties there.

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Anonymous wrote:This sounds like crossfit. It's a disaster in terms of injuries.

It's 100% crossfit.

Or at a crossfit gym. Lots of heavier people join crossfit - no yoga pants, no neon pink clothes....etc etc. I did CF for about 2 years. It was extremely welcoming to all but it was very dangerous for most folks.

Agree, it is CrossFit. And no, I wouldn’t give a single thought as to who is there and if they are prone to injury. As long as they aren’t going to fall on me- they can carry on

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Anonymous wrote:Also, since you won’t say what kind of activity this is, what do you want us to say?

I'm going with aerial yoga

Horseback riding. Specifically, dressage.

Riding requires strength, but overweight riders are not more likely to get injured.

Isn’t there a weight limit to ride for the poor horse’s sake?

Anonymous wrote:Hasn't it occurred to you that the professionals may have had this conversation with the fat people OUT OF YOUR EARSHOT? Perhaps this is best something said one on one, not in front of an audience.

This. And MYOB.

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Anonymous wrote:Also, since you won’t say what kind of activity this is, what do you want us to say?

I'm going with aerial yoga

It's totally this.

OP already said it wasn't this

Anonymous wrote:I think you need to just tell them - they are too fat for pure barre. Then you wouldn't have to be around any of the overweights, which I am sure would make you feel so much more comfortable.

No pure barre - no one gets injured there.

And before you get on your high horse of denial, forget it. Everyone can see the passive aggressive attack on fatties that your post constitutes. If it was really about irresponsible fitness trainers then the subject of fat shaming would not have been necessary to raise, there are plenty of normal weight people with physical limitations that would be aggravated by poor form in fitness activities so you definitely didn’t need to single out overweight people. For the record, many overweight and obese people are much stronger than their normal weight peers - carrying an extra 50, 100, 150+ pounds builds very strong bones. Our joints are impacted of course, but since you aren’t describing a high impact fitness activity then it seems more like lifting (kettlebells?) is the issue and skinny people are just as likely to get harmed doing this as fat people are.