Steps to Exercise — Page 56
- 56 - IT IS YOUR CHOICE You can see below left an image of a fat man. His body area outside the white area is pure fat and instead of increasing his energy, this fat is a source of burden and inconvenience for him. It is not only an unnecessary weight that he has to carry; it also reduces his muscular power and energy. You may be surprised o know that every pound of excess fat carries nearly half a mile of arteries. In other words, the heart has to pump the blood for an extra half a mile for every pound of extra fat. You can imagine what happens to the hearts of those people who carry 40kg of extra fat on their body.