I thought runner’s world might address heart stress, blood pressure, and impact on joints, etc.
I think RUNNER’S WORLD is as PC as it can be so bashing “fat shaming” is more important than putting less stress on those joints, getting to a healthier weight, or taking pride in weight loss.
Especially the impact on joints part. Seems like you’d find a different sport until the weight comes off, then hit the running. When I ran cross-country in high school in the 80s, most of the kids had to have their ankles taped every day for track practice and I knew a couple of rich-kids (sons and daughters of California health-nuts) that had arthroscopic knee surgery at age 16. Gotta be kidding me. If you’re having these problems at 16, you need to find another sport. I’ll bet these people are the walking-wounded now.