Coronavirus (COVID-19) Discussion Thread

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SvennoJ said:

Being active is a good choice to stay healthy. Lean can be achieved in very unhealthy ways. Smoking can keep you lean!

Of course eating healthy is the first step. You can eat junk food while exercising to stay lean. One healthy action probably doesn't negate all the negative effects of the other. I'm glad schools have started to pay attention to the food they offer.

Well...there's a popular saying in the fitness industry: you can't outrun a bad diet. If you eat unhealthy, it's very hard to stay lean. By lean I mean low percentage of body fat. You may look lean and have a lot of visceral fat. Activity is only one part of the equation. High body fat is still bad, even if you exercise, especially because in the West it's linked to excessive sugar consumption, which by itself is very disruptive for the body in the long run.

Of course I agree that choosing what you put into your body wisely is necessary, too bad there's so much misinformation about what's good and what's bad.