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By *reelove1969 OP   Couple
over a year ago

bristol

does anyone think this is a correct way to gague fittness ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"does anyone think this is a correct way to gague fittness ?"

No. Shape maybe, fitness no.

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By *reelove1969 OP   Couple
over a year ago

bristol

how do you mean by that ..doctors seem to like you to fall into their scale ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"does anyone think this is a correct way to gague fittness ?"

No.

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

No..,never had it done and not likely to have it done...I think it's a load of bollocks

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

BMI works for most, but not for everyone

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Deffo not. Doesnt take muscle mass into account at all

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By *eryBigGirlWoman
over a year ago

East Yorkshire

Nope not at all. I get medicals back as clinically obese from the height weight ratio on clients who are at the peak of their fitness but very muscly!!

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

although i dont fall into this category but you can ave a very fit but muscley person with a BMI in the morbidly obese category....so no it doesnt work but Dr's arent quick to catch on lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes I do, but I fail because I am underweight!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Deffo not. Doesnt take muscle mass into account at all "

thats what I mean but it does not work for everyone

my eldest daughter is a gym freak, she spends at least 2 hours a day in the gym, she's very toned, is about 5ft10 tall and a size 8 is to big for her, the girls got no shape at all, she's what I would call skinny not slim but has a BMI of 30 which classes her as over weight, go figure that one

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

body fat % is the way to go although i'm too chicken to get it done yet lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The calliper pinch test is a much better way to determine percentage body fat. Body Mass Index is a rough inaccurate guide. I way just under sixteen stone, according to the chart I'm in the morbidly obese at risk category. You can judge for yourselves if it is accurate.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I got told I was overweight. Despite me being only 10 and a half stone . Since then I am 12 stone 3 and my BMI has gone down and I feel healthy. Most of the time that is

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"body fat % is the way to go although i'm too chicken to get it done yet lol"

I find just looking at someone to see if they are fat or thin works fine lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Kind of yes, I'm underweight and I know it, but just like being overweight, it's not easy to rectify!

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham


"body fat % is the way to go although i'm too chicken to get it done yet lol

I find just looking at someone to see if they are fat or thin works fine lol"

for the lay person that is a good method but medical professions like putting you in boxes, its just a shame the methods they use are flawed

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham


"The calliper pinch test is a much better way to determine percentage body fat. Body Mass Index is a rough inaccurate guide. I way just under sixteen stone, according to the chart I'm in the morbidly obese at risk category. You can judge for yourselves if it is accurate."

you need the very specialsed Evie nibble test

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"body fat % is the way to go although i'm too chicken to get it done yet lol"

Hmm kinda but problem is that some fats are worse then others. Saturated fat is worst for instance. So skinny guy with a belly could have more saturated fat then guy with a generally bigger body because saturated fat goes straight to your gut.

Best way to check fitness is a fitness test I think. Like bleep test

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Deffo not. Doesnt take muscle mass into account at all

thats what I mean but it does not work for everyone

my eldest daughter is a gym freak, she spends at least 2 hours a day in the gym, she's very toned, is about 5ft10 tall and a size 8 is to big for her, the girls got no shape at all, she's what I would call skinny not slim but has a BMI of 30 which classes her as over weight, go figure that one "

Sorry yeah I agree. I wasnt responding directly to your post.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

size and fitness does not always go hand in hand I don't think, I know plenty of slim people who couldn't run for the bus, I cycle on average 30 miles a day and im a fat bugger, so though I wouldn't put myself in the category of an athlete id say I do ok for fitness regardless of my size

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"size and fitness does not always go hand in hand I don't think, I know plenty of slim people who couldn't run for the bus, I cycle on average 30 miles a day and im a fat bugger, so though I wouldn't put myself in the category of an athlete id say I do ok for fitness regardless of my size "

Wow what you cycle 30 miles for lol?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"size and fitness does not always go hand in hand I don't think, I know plenty of slim people who couldn't run for the bus, I cycle on average 30 miles a day and im a fat bugger, so though I wouldn't put myself in the category of an athlete id say I do ok for fitness regardless of my size

Wow what you cycle 30 miles for lol?"

I do community nursing, as in house called, I don't drive so I cycle between my calls, which covers on average 30 miles a day, my first call at 6am is 6.4 miles from my home

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By *razilnutsMan
over a year ago

York

BMI is not a good way to measure fitness. A body builder, for example, would be classed as obese, whilst most marathon runners would be classed as underweight on BMI alone.

It might give an indication of ideal weight for the average Joe, but fitness has nothing to do with weight anyway! Body composition analysis will give a much better idea of health status.

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By *etitesaraTV/TS
over a year ago

rochdale

Most pro rugby players would be classed as obese under the BMI rules.

I cycle everywhere, i can average 18mph over a 35 mile circuit, ride 100 mile circuits etc, have a resting heart rate of 45bpm yet i still think I'm carrying too much weight at 9 stone and 5'2".

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By *eMontresMan
over a year ago

Halesowen

BMI was never intended as, and is never used as, a measure of fitness. It's a rough guide to how fat you are. It works ok for typical people, but is a blunt instrument. Muscle tissue is denser than fat, so for genuinely athletic people with a very high percentage of muscle tissue, it's totally inappropriate. All clinicians I have ever met are well aware of this.

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By *rummagemMan
over a year ago

Bedworth/Nuneaton

BMI is full of pitfalls. A better way to gauge your healthy weight is to divide your height in inches by 2 and use that as a guide for your waist size. If you are over it, it could lead to health problems.

Eg 6' 2" = 74" / 2 = 37" waist

so at a tight 38" waist I could do with losing another couple of inches. (Off my waist!)

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By *rummagemMan
over a year ago

Bedworth/Nuneaton

Found an article about the Waist-to-Height Ratio in case anyone wants to read it:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/10054519/Waist-to-height-ratio-more-accurate-than-BMI.html

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham


"BMI is full of pitfalls. A better way to gauge your healthy weight is to divide your height in inches by 2 and use that as a guide for your waist size. If you are over it, it could lead to health problems.

Eg 6' 2" = 74" / 2 = 37" waist

so at a tight 38" waist I could do with losing another couple of inches. (Off my waist!) "

whats 5'6" i inches....

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By *rummagemMan
over a year ago

Bedworth/Nuneaton

5' 6" = 66 inches

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By *razilnutsMan
over a year ago

York

I'm 6' 4" = 76", so could have 38" waist...

Have 32" waist though!

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham


"5' 6" = 66 inches "

holy shit!!!!

off to the gym tomorrow then

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By *rummagemMan
over a year ago

Bedworth/Nuneaton

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"does anyone think this is a correct way to gague fittness ?"

Nope as it depends on body weight composition , my bmi is high but I'm all muscle ....so then as my bmi is on the upper range I'd be classed as over the limit so it makes very little sense really ....

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By *rummagemMan
over a year ago

Bedworth/Nuneaton


"I'm 6' 4" = 76", so could have 38" waist...

Have 32" waist though! "

Better under than over

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By *andWCouple
over a year ago

Pontypridd

Not at all, used to believe in it all but had it done last year and I was classed as overweight, yet Im 5'2 and was 8stone (last year, this year I've discovered a love of pastys) so decided to ignore it.

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By *illwill69uMan
over a year ago

moston

No...

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By *kywatcherMan
over a year ago

Southwick


"does anyone think this is a correct way to gague fittness ?"

Gague no!! Gague maybe....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I used to be a 28" waist once upon a time. Think it's time i got that back.

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By *mumaWoman
over a year ago

Livingston


"does anyone think this is a correct way to gague fittness ?

Gague no!! Gague maybe.... "

Or even gauge, still no

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