fitness, health, weight loss
Simply put, your BMI is a ratio of your weight compared to
your height. It really is that simple. In fact, it is that simplicity that
means that BMI isn’t always a 100% reliable way to judge if your body shape is
putting you at risk of weight-related health problems.
Now, that’s not to say that you should ignore the BMI value
you get – a healthy adult should be looking at having a BMI value of between
18.5 and 25 and if you do have a value of above 35 in particular then you are
definitely at risk of weight-related health problems, regardless of any other
factor.
That said, for the 25-35 BMI range there are a few risk
categories which may cause over or under-estimation, which include:
- Age – BMI is meant to be used for adults,
so for children it often requires a more specialised calculation as…
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several friends to a class she was teaching that was starting in September called Get Fit! I had tried a number of things over the years of young motherhood to manage my diet and fitness, like running and yoga and learning more about how to cook and eat in a balanced manner. I had run a number of 5K and 10K races and I frequently would run my energetic dog for exercise.
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