[burnt1ce]

"I joined a casual sports team to be less lonely, and ended up feeling socially worse off for it." - You joined the wrong team/sport. Don't let that one experience damage you as a person. I challenge you to try again. There's a sport and team for everyone. It's sort of like dating. You need to find one that matches you and when you find it, it's awesome.

"For one, it's not an option for everyone, particularly the less able bodied". I was speaking in general that apply to the masses. You can't take every advice you hear and apply it blindly - you need some way to filter out all the advice in this world, including this one. I have strong opinions about this topic and feel free to reject it. This my part of offering my wisdom/experience and I hope it'll save people time and heartache. I'm not offering any guarantees though. Nothing is guaranteed!

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> I was speaking in general that apply to the masses.

And what's the obesity rate and chronic pain rate of "the masses"? Do you know?

[burnt1ce]

I dont know but one can be obese and play sports. I was obese once and I lost 60 pounds by playing sports and eating right.

I can't speak to chronic pain. That requires medical attention.

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Congratulations on the weight loss! Sounds like the obese sportsman was a pretty temporary situation, happily!