I've been at a cross roads on this BMI bollox until last week
I've dropped nearly 3 stone in the last 6 months, and training for a half marathon, after not being able to walk up a flight of stairs without being absolutely paggered.
My BMI at the start of all this was 27.7 and my total Body Fat Mass around 28%.
I'm now 11 stone, and starting to get quite lean. I am building a lot of muscle as well. did the checks again, and i've gone to 18% Total Body Fat but BMI is still 27+
It's got to be nonsense, if such a big change in lifestyle, fitness, size etc... means nothing on the BMI scale. For the record i am 5'4" so 11 stone is still not quite there for my liking but damn close.
(, Fri 13 Jul 2012, 10:53, Reply)
You're right.
It is a rough-and-ready guide. If you have a BMI of 27, then that should just prompt another question: Why?
For some people, it'll be because they're fat. For others, it'll be because they're muscular. Further, simply stating BMI doesn't differentiate between visceral and subcutaneous fat, and that's an important distinction.
As a first step, assessing BMI isn't a bad measure - but it is only a first step.
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Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Fri 13 Jul 2012, 10:58,
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Indeed
Apparently many wrestlers are classed as morbidly obese because the scale doesn't account for this. Congratulations on the weight loss/training dude :o)
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Turquoise Hexagon Sun has just dropped acid on, Fri 13 Jul 2012, 11:29,
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