Plus Sized

It was recently reported that the fashion industry considers a Size 6 Plus-Sized.
While is Austin,Tx for The Fittest Games Crossfit competition i decided that Instead of doing a normal event video i'd ask some VERY fit and healthy people their thoughts on it. Instead of the word games if you look at the definitions of Obese, Overweight and Plus-Size you see the message they are sending clear as day.

When does it end? Who steps up?

Let's Change our Paradigm

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*Everyone interviewed stressed the importance of "Health and Fitness" and NOT just body size. This is not a Big V.s Small battle.

Special thanks to all the interviewees who took the time to answer my question!

The music used (Blurbrain-"The Pull" ) for this video is under non-commerical creative commons license: http://freemusicarchive.org/about

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[MERSLK230]

I am a crossfitter but do we really need to look at other professions and put them down? Size is just a number, depending what your goal is in life priorities change. Being a model requires its looks, being a crossfitter requires strength and fitness. That doesnt mean one is better than the other.

Sure being healthy is good but it all depends what your goal in life is.

Maybe we should look into crossfit and what is bad about our system and try to improve it. No need to poke at other prof..

[Thejourneytv]

@MERSLK230 I think you missing the point, It's not about attacking.. Your statement about "Requires its Looks" alone means you missed the point. Those "Looks" are photoshopped and mostly unhealthy in the real world. The key is Fitness/Health.. if you are a size 0 and fit/Healthy then your not who the video is talking about. If you goal in life isnt to have Health in it then?? what?? How do you support that? You don't!

[CaptainSpork7]

There are some real, hardcore viking women up here at Crossfit Oslo that are stronger than most men. I would GLADLY let them twist me into a pretzel anyday ;D

[Thejourneytv]

@CaptainSpork7 Haha you got that right.. that's one of my favorite parts of the world.. Must visit! haha

[b1blancer1]

I'm 53 years old. I'm 6' tall and weigh 215 lb. Am I overweight? Well, according to the "standards," yes. But I can ride a bicycle 100 miles in 6 1/2 hours. I regularly ride 125 miles a week.

[Thejourneytv]

@b1blancer1 Right on! cycling is how i got started on my own journey. Thats a good time too for a century. Keep up the great work..thanks for commenting!

[YourInnerSkinny]

Dude, you rock. This was an awesome video. Fit is sexier than thin any day!

[Namadekim]

I would have happily dated any one of those "Plus sized" women.

[KrennRaphael]

I like girls with a nice big butt and not skeletons that count even the calories in their salad!!!

[MERSLK230]

@Thejourneytv Nope, I did not miss the point. Doing corssfit can also be unhealthy.

Body builders for example sacrifice their health in order to be the best in their profession. They take steroids and have a "whatever it takes" attitude. It doesnt mean it's wrong, it just means they have different goals in life than you.

Doing crossfit 6x a week is not good for your body either and will eventually lead to injuries. Just as any other sport that requires strenuous physical activity.

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[b1blancer1]

@Thejourneytv Thanks! I've never done crossfit. I can't lift anything heavy. Orders from my orthopedist who, God bless him, put my right arm back together after it got shattered just above the elbow in a cycling accident.