Fitness DOES NOT always equate to metabolic health!!! https://t.co/G0vm6pUv0F Think about the marathon runner with fatty liver/IR, or regular gym goer still gaining weight and suffering fatigue.... @DrPeterBrukner @ProfTimNoakes
Athletes: Fit but Unhealthy?
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Many discussions highlight the article's core message, particularly in terms of the distinction between fitness and overall health. Phrases like "fit does not mean healthy" and references to overtraining syndrome illustrate the serious health concerns of athletes, with users expressing insights into dietary impacts. The use of terms like "interesting reflection" and comments about metabolic health underscore the depth and urgency of the conversation surrounding this issue.
Most discussions align with the article's argument, suggesting that being fit does not guarantee good health.
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Many discussions showcase various perspectives, such as differing views on diet and training practices.
Participants perceive the publication as having considerable relevance, emphasizing its implications for athletes' health.
Abstract in brief
- Fitness and health are distinct concepts, with fitness relating to exercise performance and health referring to overall wellbeing.
- Many athletes, despite being physically fit, can suffer from health issues like overtraining syndrome, often caused by high training intensity and poor diet.
- To combat overtraining syndrome, it's suggested that athletes should reduce training intensity and avoid processed, high glycemic foods to improve their overall health and fat oxidation rates.
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Most liked on X and BlueskyThe words “fit” and “healthy” are often used synonymously but the terms have entirely separate meanings. For optimal performance, athletes must be "fit & healthy". Interesting reflection from @SportsMedicineJ
If you are fit, does that mean you are healthy? Not necessarily! An interesting paper discusses the intersection between overtraining and poor nutrition and how fit does not always mean healthy. https://t.co/6mAZDFIlKO
Athletes: Fit but Unhealthy? | Sports Medicine - Open | Full Text “Excess consumption of processed/refined dietary carbohydrates can contribute to reduced health in athletes and even impair performance”. https://t.co/M6cnKPzlxo
“Fit” and “Healthy” are often used synonymously in everyday language, the terms have entirely separate meanings
“Fit” and “Healthy” are often used synonymously in everyday language, the terms have entirely separate meanings
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@ZERO39084961 @triglav_ @blessedtism @bizlet7 Athletes: Fit but Unhealthy? | Sports Medicine - Open | Full Text https://t.co/96RFqpM70Y
@ChristianTams @LoreofRunning1 @zbitter @B_Holmer @hubermanlab @CaseyMeansMD @calleymeans @bryan_johnson @BenBikmanPhD @DominicDAgosti2 @ChrisPalmerMD https://t.co/3NKjMDcHm0 @DrPhilMaffetone wrote a piece on this deacribe potential factors.
@NapierHolland @mr_majestyk @amor_fatti https://t.co/hAfVVM1xtO
@JasonFitz1 “For optimal performance athletes must be fit and healthy” - https://t.co/aL2YlpxAhW
Athletes: Fit but Unhealthy? https://t.co/UIj7cT3v6H
@ScalaRuss This article may be of interest in regards to being fit but not necessarily healthy: https://t.co/G0vm6qcEeN
RT @Gretsky_Compton: Athletes: Fit but Unhealthy? | Sports Medicine - Open | Full Text @FourthFrontier @DrPhilMaffetone @PaulBLaursen…
Athletes: Fit but Unhealthy? | Sports Medicine - Open | Full Text @FourthFrontier @DrPhilMaffetone @PaulBLaursen Great seminar on heart rate variability, how music & motion are connected, & the physiology behind zone 2 training
RT @PaulBLaursen: Brilliant chat with @AKoutnik on so many topics fat and ketone related
RT @PaulBLaursen: Brilliant chat with @AKoutnik on so many topics fat and ketone related
RT @PaulBLaursen: Brilliant chat with @AKoutnik on so many topics fat and ketone related
Brilliant chat with @AKoutnik on so many topics fat and ketone related
RT @AKoutnik: Athlete glucose homeostasis & health: Counter hypothesis cont: 4) ⬇️Carb -> ⬇️glucose in pre-diabetes (https://t.co/zmoN6GYg…
Athlete glucose homeostasis & health: Counter hypothesis cont: 4) ⬇️Carb -> ⬇️glucose in pre-diabetes (https://t.co/zmoN6GYgwc) & HCLF athletes (w/ >100mg/dL) (https://t.co/qJ1ARoLEHT) 5) Consistent w/ "Fit but Unhealthy Athlete" (https://t.co/X1egJQxYOS) Moving forward? (8/n)
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@zebralefanzine @ldeboissieu Source : Athletes: Fit but Unhealthy? | Sports Medicine - Open | Full Text https://t.co/yFJcvJ4V3n
RT @RakanINazer: Athletes: Fit but Unhealthy? | Sports Medicine - Open | Full Text https://t.co/FqJBt8U1Pw
RT @RakanINazer: Athletes: Fit but Unhealthy? | Sports Medicine - Open | Full Text https://t.co/FqJBt8U1Pw
Athletes: Fit but Unhealthy? | Sports Medicine - Open | Full Text https://t.co/FqJBt8U1Pw
@Da_RealProphecy @CamClay93 @craftbeerlife18 @joncoopertweets Some research and education can go a long ways!! JS! https://t.co/wHMkaEUq0u
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RT @MattCarpenter14: @nicknorwitz Don't think this is controversial at all! Maffetone & Laursen wrote on this very topic: https://t.co/xQDf…
@nicknorwitz Don't think this is controversial at all! Maffetone & Laursen wrote on this very topic: https://t.co/xQDfZ2LR1l
RT @bschermd: If you are fit, does that mean you are healthy? Not necessarily! An interesting paper discusses the intersection between over…
RT @bschermd: If you are fit, does that mean you are healthy? Not necessarily! An interesting paper discusses the intersection between over…
#Health: #Fit does not mean Health ... the combination of overtraining & eating refined #carbohydrates leads to metabolic dysfunction" new 7 min video with @bretscherMD @DietDr (Oct 15) https://t.co/t8Twerx4wa #nutrition #diet #EnergyDrinks #training
RT @leonelposasmd: Athletes, fit but unhealthy.
Athletes, fit but unhealthy.
RT @bschermd: If you are fit, does that mean you are healthy? Not necessarily! An interesting paper discusses the intersection between over…
RT @bschermd: If you are fit, does that mean you are healthy? Not necessarily! An interesting paper discusses the intersection between over…
Fit does not mean healthy! https://t.co/HasZ2uU4fI via @bschermd @DrPhilMaffetone
RT @bschermd: If you are fit, does that mean you are healthy? Not necessarily! An interesting paper discusses the intersection between over…
RT @bschermd: If you are fit, does that mean you are healthy? Not necessarily! An interesting paper discusses the intersection between over…
RT @bschermd: If you are fit, does that mean you are healthy? Not necessarily! An interesting paper discusses the intersection between over…
RT @bschermd: If you are fit, does that mean you are healthy? Not necessarily! An interesting paper discusses the intersection between over…
RT @bschermd: If you are fit, does that mean you are healthy? Not necessarily! An interesting paper discusses the intersection between over…
RT @bschermd: If you are fit, does that mean you are healthy? Not necessarily! An interesting paper discusses the intersection between over…
RT @bschermd: If you are fit, does that mean you are healthy? Not necessarily! An interesting paper discusses the intersection between over…
If you are fit, does that mean you are healthy? Not necessarily! An interesting paper discusses the intersection between overtraining and poor nutrition and how fit does not always mean healthy. https://t.co/6mAZDFIlKO
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Athletes: Fit but Unhealthy? | Sports Medicine - Open | アスリートはフィットしてる(良い体格)けど不健康? アスリートにおける肉体的、生化学的、精神的、感情的な傷害の発生率は驚くほど高い!持続可能なフィットネスを培うためアスリートも健康意識する必要アリ https://t.co/pgQDzDcYau
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RT @bengreenfield: “Fit” and “Healthy” are often used synonymously in everyday language, the terms have entirely separate meanings
RT @bengreenfield: “Fit” and “Healthy” are often used synonymously in everyday language, the terms have entirely separate meanings
“Fit” and “Healthy” are often used synonymously in everyday language, the terms have entirely separate meanings
RT @LowCarbEP: Fitness DOES NOT always equate to metabolic health!!! https://t.co/G0vm6pUv0F Think about the marathon runner with fatty l…
A boa forma física descreve a capacidade de realizar uma determinada tarefa de exercício, e a saúde explica o estado de bem-estar de uma pessoa, onde os sistemas fisiológicos funcionam em harmonia.
“Fit” and “Healthy” are often used synonymously in everyday language, the terms have entirely separate meanings
RT @LowCarbEP: Fitness DOES NOT always equate to metabolic health!!! https://t.co/G0vm6pUv0F Think about the marathon runner with fatty l…
Fit and healthy are not the same thing. Athletes can be fit but unhealthy https://t.co/fSxMaRuYqI
„Fit“ wird meist mit „gesund“ assoziiert. Das stimmt nicht immer, vor allem nicht im Leistungssport. Athletes: Fit but Unhealthy? | Sports Medicine - Open | Full Text https://t.co/j9QpgPmxNN
RT @LowCarbEP: Fitness DOES NOT always equate to metabolic health!!! https://t.co/G0vm6pUv0F Think about the marathon runner with fatty l…
RT @LowCarbEP: Fitness DOES NOT always equate to metabolic health!!! https://t.co/G0vm6pUv0F Think about the marathon runner with fatty l…
RT @LowCarbEP: Fitness DOES NOT always equate to metabolic health!!! https://t.co/G0vm6pUv0F Think about the marathon runner with fatty l…
RT @LowCarbEP: Fitness DOES NOT always equate to metabolic health!!! https://t.co/G0vm6pUv0F Think about the marathon runner with fatty l…
RT @LowCarbEP: Fitness DOES NOT always equate to metabolic health!!! https://t.co/G0vm6pUv0F Think about the marathon runner with fatty l…
RT @LowCarbEP: Fitness DOES NOT always equate to metabolic health!!! https://t.co/G0vm6pUv0F Think about the marathon runner with fatty l…
Athletes: Fit but Unhealthy? https://t.co/bXdO2KZK0r
RT @LowCarbEP: Fitness DOES NOT always equate to metabolic health!!! https://t.co/G0vm6pUv0F Think about the marathon runner with fatty l…
Накачал мышцы и сбросил жир? Молодец, но это не значит, что ты метаболически здоров. Есть вероятность, что ты замаскировал проблему. https://t.co/S8CZBYmsxg
RT @LowCarbEP: Fitness DOES NOT always equate to metabolic health!!! https://t.co/G0vm6pUv0F Think about the marathon runner with fatty l…
RT @LowCarbEP: Fitness DOES NOT always equate to metabolic health!!! https://t.co/G0vm6pUv0F Think about the marathon runner with fatty l…
RT @LowCarbEP: Fitness DOES NOT always equate to metabolic health!!! https://t.co/G0vm6pUv0F Think about the marathon runner with fatty l…
RT @LowCarbEP: Fitness DOES NOT always equate to metabolic health!!! https://t.co/G0vm6pUv0F Think about the marathon runner with fatty l…
Athletes: Fit but Unhealthy? #Fitness #health via https://t.co/IphRfr8oSG https://t.co/FFXpv6EuKn
RT @LowCarbEP: Fitness DOES NOT always equate to metabolic health!!! https://t.co/G0vm6pUv0F Think about the marathon runner with fatty l…
RT @LowCarbEP: Fitness DOES NOT always equate to metabolic health!!! https://t.co/G0vm6pUv0F Think about the marathon runner with fatty l…
RT @LowCarbEP: Fitness DOES NOT always equate to metabolic health!!! https://t.co/G0vm6pUv0F Think about the marathon runner with fatty l…
RT @LowCarbEP: Fitness DOES NOT always equate to metabolic health!!! https://t.co/G0vm6pUv0F Think about the marathon runner with fatty l…
RT @LowCarbEP: Fitness DOES NOT always equate to metabolic health!!! https://t.co/G0vm6pUv0F Think about the marathon runner with fatty l…
RT @LowCarbEP: Fitness DOES NOT always equate to metabolic health!!! https://t.co/G0vm6pUv0F Think about the marathon runner with fatty l…
Fitness DOES NOT always equate to metabolic health!!! https://t.co/G0vm6pUv0F Think about the marathon runner with fatty liver/IR, or regular gym goer still gaining weight and suffering fatigue.... @DrPeterBrukner @ProfTimNoakes
@angelsorduna @AAlos40 Por esto "nació" MAF de la mano de @DrPhilMaffetone https://t.co/M1SOsOJFVR
@HenryRunamucker @AlexBerenson Unhealthy sugar driven athletes. Fit but unhealthy
@runcamille An alternative insight https://t.co/Vt23fObhq4
RT @LowCarbEP: Active male, 35, BF 20% but suffering fatigue and gut issues. Another case to show that fit DOES NOT mean metabolically he…
RT @LowCarbEP: Active male, 35, BF 20% but suffering fatigue and gut issues. Another case to show that fit DOES NOT mean metabolically he…
Active male, 35, BF 20% but suffering fatigue and gut issues. Another case to show that fit DOES NOT mean metabolically healthy! Article: https://t.co/G0vm6pUv0F @MHS_tweeting @davidbeard122 @thewholeathlete https://t.co/zdvOreRKS1
Muitos atletas estão em forma, mas não são saudáveis. O excesso de treinamento e / ou consumo excessivo de carboidratos processados / refinados podem contribuir para a redução da saúde dos atletas e até mesmo prejudicar o desempenho. https://t.co/hXmDwGt99q
I just posted "Athletes: Fit but Unhealthy?" on Reddit https://t.co/KTyQDdJ16j
Baca sedikit, banyak guna untuk para penggemar endurance sports. Silakan artikel berjudul Athletes: Fit but Unhealthy di The National Center for Biotechnology Information.
https://t.co/EQ4JaLFrtd
‘What’s the point in focusing on diet? I know really healthy people who’ve suffered/died from Covid’. A lot of people look super healthy, but actually aren’t. https://t.co/LsfBZlCyfL
@juanje1996 @manoso_iqq Es más común de lo que crees. La equivocación ocurre porque asumes que la apariencia física de una persona es el resultado de un metabolismo sano o enfermo, por eso tu foco siempre es: delgado sano, gordo enfermo. La realidad no es así https://t.co/aAwterHQLT
@aga_pallavi Not mine. A very good paper on this "Athletes: Fit but Unhealthy?" - https://t.co/uj8U3GVfx7 https://t.co/AyAElFiROB
Athletes: Fit but Unhealthy? https://t.co/MDLsMmlBtD
RT @javieryanguas: The words “fit” and “healthy” are often used synonymously but the terms have entirely separate meanings. For optimal per…
RT @javieryanguas: The words “fit” and “healthy” are often used synonymously but the terms have entirely separate meanings. For optimal per…
RT @Omegawave: Even though the term “unhealthy athlete” doesn’t sound right at first, however in reality, an athlete can be fit but unhealt…
RT @Omegawave: Even though the term “unhealthy athlete” doesn’t sound right at first, however in reality, an athlete can be fit but unhealt…
Even though the term “unhealthy athlete” doesn’t sound right at first, however in reality, an athlete can be fit but unhealthy. Reference: Maffetone, P. B., & Laursen, P. B. (2016). Athletes: Fit but Unhealthy? https://t.co/12RcUxCyS1
Can Fit Athletes Really Be Unhealthy? https://t.co/bSgiZMIoGy here: https://t.co/r6blrYsOIQ
RT @cashfordunt: Athletes: Fit but Unhealthy? | Sports Medicine - Open | Full Text “Excess consumption of processed/refined dietary carboh…
RT @cashfordunt: Athletes: Fit but Unhealthy? | Sports Medicine - Open | Full Text “Excess consumption of processed/refined dietary carboh…
Athletes: Fit but Unhealthy? | Sports Medicine - Open | Full Text “Excess consumption of processed/refined dietary carbohydrates can contribute to reduced health in athletes and even impair performance”. https://t.co/M6cnKPzlxo
@Dr_Burr Yes. : ) https://t.co/fb8IURuLZS
Fitness does not always equate to health! We all know an athlete who can run and cycle, but suffers low immunity, fatigue and all the other signs of poor metabolic health... Paper: https://t.co/RjqBHV8Zxz
Last week we looked into the training paradigm keeping athletes fit but unhealthy. This week we’ll look into physical, biochemical, and mental-emotional signs and symptoms associated with the overtraining syndrome. https://t.co/qS85cfW8er https://t.co/oQsSLOtSZ4
Athlete: Fit but unhealthy? A training & eating paradigm. (Reference: Maffetone, P. B., & Laursen, P. B. (2016). Athletes: Fit but Unhealthy?. Sports medicine - open, 2, 24. doi:10.1186/s40798-016-0048-x) https://t.co/StBfGQKNmk
An important paper by @PaulBLaursen and @DrPhilMaffetone and reminder, athletes can be FIT but UNHEALTY. Pushing loads of sugar through your body all the time is damaging no matter how fast you can go. https://t.co/gMlXdheXNu
Can athletes be fit and unhealthy at the same time? Read more: https://t.co/mwGeekxhfN
I have often spoken about this in class, what is health, and what is fitness? and are they similar or dissimilar etc? Interesting Read. https://t.co/5I8AmzSjLU
RT @GuruPerformance: Paper of the day: Athletes - Fit but Unhealthy? @SportsMedicineJ https://t.co/sbPkHJ9gMF
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Paper of the day: Athletes - Fit but Unhealthy? @SportsMedicineJ https://t.co/sbPkHJ9gMF
RT @javieryanguas: The words “fit” and “healthy” are often used synonymously but the terms have entirely separate meanings. For optimal per…
RT @javieryanguas: The words “fit” and “healthy” are often used synonymously but the terms have entirely separate meanings. For optimal per…
Athletes: Fit but Unhealthy? - SpringerOpen https://t.co/120KZLN2QG via @nuzzel thanks @HSperfnutrition
RT @javieryanguas: The words “fit” and “healthy” are often used synonymously but the terms have entirely separate meanings. For optimal per…
RT @javieryanguas: The words “fit” and “healthy” are often used synonymously but the terms have entirely separate meanings. For optimal per…
RT @javieryanguas: The words “fit” and “healthy” are often used synonymously but the terms have entirely separate meanings. For optimal per…
Athletes: Fit but Unhealthy? https://t.co/VlSJNm055X
Athletes: Fit but unhealthy? Interesting and important consideration of the difference between fitness and health. https://t.co/uL6kLRoVyD
RT @javieryanguas: The words “fit” and “healthy” are often used synonymously but the terms have entirely separate meanings. For optimal per…
RT @javieryanguas: The words “fit” and “healthy” are often used synonymously but the terms have entirely separate meanings. For optimal per…
How can we be fit and unhealthy? Some answers by @DrPhilMaffetone https://t.co/Jh5w16lGNt https://t.co/lmfnQtFJAf
RT @javieryanguas: The words “fit” and “healthy” are often used synonymously but the terms have entirely separate meanings. For optimal per…
RT @javieryanguas: The words “fit” and “healthy” are often used synonymously but the terms have entirely separate meanings. For optimal per…
The words “fit” and “healthy” are often used synonymously but the terms have entirely separate meanings. For optimal performance, athletes must be "fit & healthy". Interesting reflection from @SportsMedicineJ
@DanSnowden @PeterFaberSP @based_paris @alyssaortizNJtt @MattEdw12312749 @bigfatsurprise Lots of endurance athletes do Keto. Talk to @ketoendurance or perhaps @bengreenfield But it’s a dumb point anyway. Nobody wants to be an ex endurance athlete when they’re older. It’s a road to ruin. Their bodies are fucked.