For example, a person weighing 300 pounds (136 kg) may lose 10 pounds (4.5 kg) after reducing their daily intake by 1,000 calories and increasing physical activity for 2 weeks.
What exercises should I do at 300 pounds?
Exercises for People Over 300 Pounds
- Walking. Walking is probably one of the easiest forms of exercise for people who weight more than 300 pounds.
- Swimming. If walking is too uncomfortable, try swimming instead.
- Biking. Biking provides a relatively low-impact exercise that you can do even if you weigh 300 pounds.
- Sports.
Can a 300 pound man be healthy?
While all levels of excess fat carry some health risks, extreme obesity may be robbing years from your life span. BMIs of 40 and up fall into the category of extreme obesity, also called morbid obesity. To give you a point of reference, someone who is 6-feet tall and 300 lbs.
Extreme obesity may be taking years off a person’s life.
BMI | Years of Life Lost |
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55-59 | 13.7 |
How many calories does a 300 lb man need?
Estimating Calorie Needs for a 300-Pound Man
Using this estimate, a sedentary 300-pound man would need about 4,200 calories per day to maintain his weight.