Korean Fitness YouTuber Loses Too Much Weight After Starting A New Exercise

A Korean fitness YouTuber recently revealed the pros and cons of a new kind of exercise she started—one of the cons was that she lost too much weight.

Hwang Lahee, a YouTuber with a channel named afit, posted a video about how she worked out for the past three months.

In the video, she revealed that she started running three months ago but ran on an empty stomach in the morning. She said she ran consistently for three weeks each month, with one week of rest each month because of her busy schedule.

It has been three months since I started running.

— Lahee

Lahee also shared that she ran a 5 km marathon for the first time at a park. She ran 4.9 km in 26 minutes and 18 seconds, roughly 5 minutes and 22 seconds per kilometer.

She loved the experience of participating in a marathon and is preparing to do a 10 km marathon in the fall.

I participated in my first 5 km marathon.

— Lahee

After running consistently for three months, she discovered three pros and three cons of running and shared them with her viewers.

Pro #1: You lose a lot of weight.

You lose a lot of weight.

— Lahee

This is great for people who want to lose weight but it also leads to the first con.

Con #1: You lose too much weight.

Lahee shared that she began to lose so much weight that she reached 40.6 kg, which was low for her. She claimed that because she lost too much weight, she also lost her butt, muscle, and bust, which she did not like.

I went down to 40.6 kg…

— Lahee

Therefore, she stopped running for three days and bounced back up to 42 kg, which made her realize just how effective running is in losing weight. Then, instead of running around five times a week like she used to, she started running three or four times a week and stopped losing too much weight.

Pro #2: Your overall stamina and strength improve.

Lahee realized how running helps build stamina when she went hiking with her friends. She shared that she and her friends measured their heart rates while climbing, and while her friends were at around 160 to 170 bpm, she was at 120.

It’s the best for increasing stamina…

— Lahee

She was also visibly less tired than the others, so she climbed the mountain first and waited for her friends at the top. Also, while her friends’ bodies were sore the next day, Lahee wasn’t.

Con #2: You are exposed to UV rays.

She shared that a downside of running outdoors was exposure to UV rays often, leading to skin aging. To avoid exposure to UV rays, Lahee shared that she began waking up at 4:30 a.m. to run.

Another con of running is exposure to UV rays…

— Lahee

However, the sun can start rising in the summer at around 5 a.m. To prepare for those moments, she said she wore a cool long-sleeve shirt and covered her face with a mask that goes down to her neck.

Pro #3: You become a morning person.

Because she woke up to run at 4:30 a.m. to avoid the UV rays, she claimed she naturally became a morning person. Although she was already a morning person, she said she woke up earlier to prevent skin aging.

I’ve become a complete morning person.

— Lahee

Lahee shared that she would do so much because she started her day so early, and it would only be 11 a.m. Therefore, waking up early has improved efficiency in her life.

Con #3: Your body might age if you don’t pace yourself.

Lastly, Lahee shared that the last con of running was that if one does not know how to control their level or pace, their body can age quickly.

The aging process can happen super quickly.

— Lahee

She shared that active oxygen builds up in their body when they over-pace themselves while running, which can speed up aging. She testified that she once ran “like crazy” one week, and she noticed that she had more wrinkles around her eyes. This led her to get Botox for the first time to reduce the wrinkles.

Lahee then stopped over-pacing herself, and instead, she maintained a heart rate of about 120 to 150 bpm, which is just enough to keep you slightly out of breath.

I now run to the point where I am slightly out of breath.

— Lahee

Lastly, Lahee shared that she isn’t a health professional and that these are simply things she realized while running consistently for three months. The results of running can vary from person to person.