Is she hot???

there is not a direct link between being fit and healthy. more than a few of my fit buddies have had heart attacks and more than a few behemoths have no signs of any health problems... good blood pressure, no high cholesterol, no blood sugar probs and good ekgs. go figure...

I beg to differ. Fitness in no way guarantees good health in a particular individual. But your odds are much better if you are fit vs. obese. There is a near-infinite body of accumulated medical data to support that.

I didn't argue the odds or fit versus obese.. merely that one can be healthy (no health issues) and not be fit and likewise be fit and not be healthy.

On a bike ride this past week-end I passed a fellow face down in the grass and being attended to by EMTs at about the 40 mile point. Fit? Probably. Healthy? Maybe not...

in essence I think we agree but are just stating it differently. You may differ

I think at 300-400lbs it doesn't matter if she is hot or not. You become an automatic not.

btw slice im only 22 and 200 iim not morbidly obese but im not skinny either i could stand to go to the gym and work out.

I haven't heard a thing about that anywhere. I'm not saying the doc is wrong, but "automatic denial" (in the sense of permanent rejection) would be a little extreme. At worst, they'd probably approve certification with "additional tests". We'll see when and if the rules come out. If in fact they parallel the blood pressure standards you could be about the size of a city bus and still be okay.

And sooner or later they'll reject some 5' 7" 250 pound weightlifter with 3%
body fat. So much for weight tables!

Yeah. And sweaty too.


Sorry - couldn't resist.

I think it is even easier to stay in shape in aviation then it is out of it. I typically have around 14 hours give or take on a layover and that leaves me plenty of time to get a run in. I typically scout out some great running (walking if you dont run) spots at each overnight and it gives me a great oppurtunity to explore the area. If you do not want to run or the weather will not allow it there is always a gym at your disposal.

Its hard to drag myself out on the streets after a long day but no one ever looked back on their day and said "I sure wish I didnt work out today."

200 might not be too bad, depending on your height...I'm over 200 myself.