Thursday, November 14, 2013

BMI Body Mass Index--breaking down the numbers

I'm not perfect. Nobody is. I'm always looking to improve myself. One the areas that I want to work on, towards my path of overall health fitness, is my BMI or Body Mass Index. Currently, my BMI is 27.1.

NASM has an easy calculation to figure out your BMI:

BMI= 703 x weight (lb) divided by height (in) squared 


Example:BMI= 703 x 178 divided by 4,624 = 27.1 


Obese-- BMI over 30 or 30 Ibs over recommended weight
Overweight-- BMI between 25-29.9
Acceptable-- BMI of 18.5-24.9

I am considered overweight. My goal is to get within the acceptable BMI range 18.5-24.9. 




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