From news@news.ox.ac.uk Mon Jul 8 11:35:48 1996 Received: from MIT.EDU (PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU [18.69.0.28]) by bloom-picayune.MIT.EDU (8.6.13/2.3JIK) with SMTP id LAA17248; Mon, 8 Jul 1996 11:35:46 -0400 Received: from eros.Britain.EU.net by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA05502; Mon, 8 Jul 96 09:59:35 EDT Received: from oxmail3.ox.ac.uk by eros.britain.eu.net via JIPS with SMTP (PP) id ; Mon, 8 Jul 1996 15:00:18 +0100 Received: from news.ox.ac.uk by oxmail3 with SMTP (PP) with ESMTP; Mon, 8 Jul 1996 15:00:12 +0100 Received: (from news@localhost) by news.ox.ac.uk (1.2/8.6.12) id PAA04840; Mon, 8 Jul 1996 15:00:07 +0100 To: soc-answers@britain.eu.net Path: news From: sharon@ecs.ox.ac.uk (Sharon Curtis) Newsgroups: soc.support.fat-acceptance,alt.support.big-folks,soc.answers,alt.answers,news.answers Subject: Big Folks Exercise and Fitness Resources Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Followup-To: soc.support.fat-acceptance Date: 8 Jul 1996 14:00:06 GMT Organization: Oxford University Computing Laboratory Lines: 784 Message-Id: <4rr496$4n6@news.ox.ac.uk> Reply-To: sharon@comlab.oxford.ac.uk Nntp-Posting-Host: client36.comlab.ox.ac.uk Summary: This posting contains a list of Frequently Asked Questions (and their answers) about exercise and fitness resources for large people. Discussion on these topics goes on in soc.support.fat-acceptance and alt.support.big-folks. Approved: news-answers-request@MIT.EDU Archive-name: fat-acceptance-faq/resources/fitness Posting-Frequency: monthly to *.answers, bi-weekly to soc.support.fat-acceptance and alt.support.big-folks Last-modified: June 12th, 1996 Version: 1.0 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about Exercise and Fitness Resources for Big Folks This document contains information about exercise and fitness equipment and clothing for fat people. To make it clear, this is not a missive from the lifestyle police trying to get all fat people to exercise, but a source of information for the fat folks who do want to exercise. If you don't find what you're looking for here, try one of the related FAQs (see question B1 for a complete list). In particular, try the Sports and Activities FAQ for information about specific exercises. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Changes from Last Version The fitness FAQ has been newly split into two (getting too big). Added some information about Sexy Fat Boys clothing for big men. [remainder of text deleted by folder-shrink.pl]