You can find your BMI by using the Training Tools on the Body for Life (BFL) website. Review my previous post and click on the "this chart" link. Once the BFL website comes up look to the left and you will see a menu that lists "Training Tools". Click on that and there are a series of calculators. One of them is BMI. You simply put in your height and weight and it will calculate it for you. There is a mathematical formula so you can figure it out for yourself as well.....
weight in pounds
___________________ x 703 = BMI
height in inches (squared)
NOTE: Like I said before this formula doesn't distinguish between muscle and fat tissue. So theoretically a Bodybuilder could register as Obese because of the amount of muscle tissue he/she has....get it! Good Luck!
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Calculators
First of all....sorry for the hiatus (yes I had to look how to spell that word...I suck!).
I was searching on the Body for Life website for a calorie calculator that I used a long time ago to set some goals and I stumbled on this chart. According to this chart I am just under the cut off for being obese. Oh you might say, "Julia, you are not obese!" But you know what I think that is what is wrong with America today. We don't even take the time to find out where we fall on these charts. This chart is produced by the American Council on Exercise. Now, you might argue that this chart doesn't take into consideration age or height....blah, blah, blah. But you know what you have to start somewhere.
I also found this at Kaiser Permanente's website and it defines obesity.
Another gage to use is BMI (Body Mass Index):
Healthy BMI for adults is between 18.5 and 24.9 (go to the Body for Life link above and click on training tools for a BMI calculator) Adults with a BMI of less than 18.5 are considered underweight. Adults with a BMI of 25 to 29.9 are considered overweight. Adults with a BMI of 30 or more are considered excessively overweight, or obese.*
Again I am Obese....Lovely! My BMI is 30...Joy!
I learned a really good lesson back in my mid 20's when I started working at Gold's Gym. I was working with a little petite thing that wore a size three. I at the time wore a size 9. I felt fat in comparison to her. She was so tiny. Since we worked at a gym we wanted to have our body composition checked so we could tell members what it involved. To my shock and great surprise we were both 28%.....What!!! She was just as squishy as I was!!! So lesson learned, just because someone is smaller than you and wears that magic size that you wish you fit into doesn't mean they are healthier or more fit. That is why I rely more heavy on body composition than weight or a size.
UPDATE: I was doing so well when I posted last and then life got busy and I started making excuses. I gained back 15 pounds of the 20 I had lost after we returned from Hawaii. I knew it was going to happen. I am back on track now and I am going strong. I started working out and exercising last Monday and have lost 3 pounds and a % in body fat! Yes
My goal is 20% Body Fat so I can be in the Athlete bracket!! WHOO HOO!
I was searching on the Body for Life website for a calorie calculator that I used a long time ago to set some goals and I stumbled on this chart. According to this chart I am just under the cut off for being obese. Oh you might say, "Julia, you are not obese!" But you know what I think that is what is wrong with America today. We don't even take the time to find out where we fall on these charts. This chart is produced by the American Council on Exercise. Now, you might argue that this chart doesn't take into consideration age or height....blah, blah, blah. But you know what you have to start somewhere.
I also found this at Kaiser Permanente's website and it defines obesity.
Another gage to use is BMI (Body Mass Index):
Healthy BMI for adults is between 18.5 and 24.9 (go to the Body for Life link above and click on training tools for a BMI calculator) Adults with a BMI of less than 18.5 are considered underweight. Adults with a BMI of 25 to 29.9 are considered overweight. Adults with a BMI of 30 or more are considered excessively overweight, or obese.*
Again I am Obese....Lovely! My BMI is 30...Joy!
I learned a really good lesson back in my mid 20's when I started working at Gold's Gym. I was working with a little petite thing that wore a size three. I at the time wore a size 9. I felt fat in comparison to her. She was so tiny. Since we worked at a gym we wanted to have our body composition checked so we could tell members what it involved. To my shock and great surprise we were both 28%.....What!!! She was just as squishy as I was!!! So lesson learned, just because someone is smaller than you and wears that magic size that you wish you fit into doesn't mean they are healthier or more fit. That is why I rely more heavy on body composition than weight or a size.
UPDATE: I was doing so well when I posted last and then life got busy and I started making excuses. I gained back 15 pounds of the 20 I had lost after we returned from Hawaii. I knew it was going to happen. I am back on track now and I am going strong. I started working out and exercising last Monday and have lost 3 pounds and a % in body fat! Yes
My goal is 20% Body Fat so I can be in the Athlete bracket!! WHOO HOO!
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