Lightning55
Jun 2, 2009, 04:59 PM
I'm a little over 16 years of age right now. I weigh in quite heavy, at 225lbs and at only 5'10"
On every assessment, I'm considered obese, fat, overweight, unhealthy or something similar. However, I don't feel that way. I feel almost the complete opposite. I run a 100m at 18secs, which I think is quite fast. I've run the mile regularly at 6-7mins. I play tennis about 3 hr a week and am on a swim team. I swim usually about 6-12 hours a week. I've made Age Group Cuts when I was 14, and due to a shoulder injury, I have improved little since then. Still, 1:02:83 for a 100yd backstroke is still decently fast. I have a 55:65 for the 100yd freestyle, and a 59:18 for the 100yd fly. These times are "BB"-"A" times, which are motivational cuts, that can be found on USASwimming. By anyone's standards, these achievements are quite good, especially for my age (though nowhere near Nationals). I played the No. 6 seed for my school's tennis team this year, going a 7-2 win/loss season personally.
I guess this is more of an opinion, but am I really considered obese? If so, why? I think I'm fit, but does that have anything to do with obesity? Could it be that my natural body mass is just bigger than normal? Do you guys have any options I could follow to lose weight? School's almost out, and I think I could work out at a gym soon. What workouts do you guys think I should follow and what exercises?
On every assessment, I'm considered obese, fat, overweight, unhealthy or something similar. However, I don't feel that way. I feel almost the complete opposite. I run a 100m at 18secs, which I think is quite fast. I've run the mile regularly at 6-7mins. I play tennis about 3 hr a week and am on a swim team. I swim usually about 6-12 hours a week. I've made Age Group Cuts when I was 14, and due to a shoulder injury, I have improved little since then. Still, 1:02:83 for a 100yd backstroke is still decently fast. I have a 55:65 for the 100yd freestyle, and a 59:18 for the 100yd fly. These times are "BB"-"A" times, which are motivational cuts, that can be found on USASwimming. By anyone's standards, these achievements are quite good, especially for my age (though nowhere near Nationals). I played the No. 6 seed for my school's tennis team this year, going a 7-2 win/loss season personally.
I guess this is more of an opinion, but am I really considered obese? If so, why? I think I'm fit, but does that have anything to do with obesity? Could it be that my natural body mass is just bigger than normal? Do you guys have any options I could follow to lose weight? School's almost out, and I think I could work out at a gym soon. What workouts do you guys think I should follow and what exercises?