More than a few people I know have made comments that people who get into X practice are usually Y. "People into bondage are usually fat", "people who make dirty videos are usually skinny", etc. These types of flippant, off-the-hip comments usually are untrue, but they did get me to thinking: Is the EF like America, with a decent bit being overweight? So I've supplied you with a BMI CHART, to see how we all stack up.
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BMI -- where do you stand?
I find the waist-to-hip ratio calculation to be MUCH more accurate than the BMI scale
I bulk up muscle like nothing else, so even when I was starving myself and had my ribs showing I clocked in as overweight. If I ride my bicycle more than a few times a week I start putting on the pounds!
I bulk up muscle like nothing else, so even when I was starving myself and had my ribs showing I clocked in as overweight. If I ride my bicycle more than a few times a week I start putting on the pounds!
11/05/2011
I'm at a healthy weight and I could either gain or lose a few and still be considered healthy so I guess I'm good. Like some have mentioned, the BMI isn't a very good tool b/c it doesn't account for muscle mass. Someone could be 5'11 250 solid muscle or 5'11 250 solid fat and it wouldn't differentiate. Of course the solid muscle is healthier, but the BMI doesn't show that.
11/05/2011
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Oh, I know. It's obviously not the end all be all, but it's a fairly reasonable gauge for most people, and the easiest poll to use without specific tools.
Originally posted by
unfulfilled
I'm at a healthy weight and I could either gain or lose a few and still be considered healthy so I guess I'm good. Like some have mentioned, the BMI isn't a very good tool b/c it doesn't account for muscle mass. Someone could be
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I'm at a healthy weight and I could either gain or lose a few and still be considered healthy so I guess I'm good. Like some have mentioned, the BMI isn't a very good tool b/c it doesn't account for muscle mass. Someone could be 5'11 250 solid muscle or 5'11 250 solid fat and it wouldn't differentiate. Of course the solid muscle is healthier, but the BMI doesn't show that.
11/05/2011
The BMI chart doesn't work for all cases. The military started using the chart back in the 80's, it identified me as literally off the chart obese and I started getting warnings that if I didn't get with the chart they'd kick me out.
It was crazy because I had very low bodyfat for competing as a powerlifter/bodybuilde r. In typical bureaucratic fashion, only the chart was consulted, not anyone's eyes to see that I was fit.
Finally, they ordered me to have a bodyfat test (5.5% at 5'8" and 225) and a military doctor helped me get a waiver, so they wouldn't kick me out.
It was crazy because I had very low bodyfat for competing as a powerlifter/bodybuilde r. In typical bureaucratic fashion, only the chart was consulted, not anyone's eyes to see that I was fit.
Finally, they ordered me to have a bodyfat test (5.5% at 5'8" and 225) and a military doctor helped me get a waiver, so they wouldn't kick me out.
11/05/2011
I don't trust BMI- they don't accurately account for muscle mass in the body. For instance, I weight 165 pounds, but I have a 36 inch bust, 30 inch waist, and 44 inch hips. I have more muscle than fat on my body, but my BMI tells me I have 30 pounds of fat more than I should. Numbers numbers numbers, don't trust em! If you feel good, then that's what matters.
11/05/2011
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Always need to lose those extra few pounds...but we ARE both doing it. We have our daughters wedding next year and by george, we WILL be skinny for it (and great dancers too...with twice a week lessons for over a year when it comes around)!!!!
Originally posted by
badk1tty
More than a few people I know have made comments that people who get into X practice are usually Y. "People into bondage are usually fat", "people who make dirty videos are usually skinny", etc. These types of flippant,
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More than a few people I know have made comments that people who get into X practice are usually Y. "People into bondage are usually fat", "people who make dirty videos are usually skinny", etc. These types of flippant, off-the-hip comments usually are untrue, but they did get me to thinking: Is the EF like America, with a decent bit being overweight? So I've supplied you with a BMI CHART, to see how we all stack up.
11/05/2011
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I forgot, our employer is now MAKING US use that same BMI chart on our annual physical and our insurance rates go UP, UP, UP if we do not "drop categories" with each annual visit, till "normal".
Originally posted by
badk1tty
More than a few people I know have made comments that people who get into X practice are usually Y. "People into bondage are usually fat", "people who make dirty videos are usually skinny", etc. These types of flippant,
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More than a few people I know have made comments that people who get into X practice are usually Y. "People into bondage are usually fat", "people who make dirty videos are usually skinny", etc. These types of flippant, off-the-hip comments usually are untrue, but they did get me to thinking: Is the EF like America, with a decent bit being overweight? So I've supplied you with a BMI CHART, to see how we all stack up.
11/05/2011