Body Mass Index Chart
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Right Click and Save As using link above. The file you are downloading is a Zip file. You may need to download a Zip program to unzip the file if you don't already have a Zip program. Open the file with Open Office once unzipped. See what your BMI Score is and see if it makes any sense. Are you considered obese but no where near obese? Download this free weightlifting chart, check your score, and come back and read more about the Body Mass Index Scale. |
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A Body Mass Index Chart or BMI Chart is simply a function of your height and weight. Doctors and researchers incorrectly use the Body Mass Index (BMI) as a measure of obesity.
Anyone with common sense can tell you that there is too much variability in body types to measure obesity as a function of height and weight. I absolutely loathe the BMI Chart, but I wanted to present this page to you so that you understand the chart and why it is useless.
Doctors who know what they're doing will not use BMI as a measure of obesity. Many athletes, weight lifters, and all bodybuilders will be classified as obese. Many normal people with a good body fat percentage will be classified as obese! Don't let the BMI Scale fool you.
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For example, my current
body weight is 237 pounds at a height of 5'11". My BMI is 33, which
means I am obese. My body fat percentage is close to 12 percent, which
means I am no where near obese. The Body Mass Index is wrong! Now, take another 5'11" person weighing 237 pounds with a body fat percentage of 35%. This person and myself have the exact same BMI! Absolutely ridiculous. Some people will argue that BMI is for average people. Okay then, what exactly is average? |
BMI = [ (Body
Weight in Kilograms) / (Height in Meters)^2 ]
The calculation above is very easy. You can download the spreadsheet in the link at the top of the page. The spreadsheet I've provided for you has a BMI calculator along with a full BMI chart.
Use Body Fat Percentage instead
of the Body Mass Index
Body Fat Percentage should be used as a measure of obesity. Nothing can compare with Body Fat Percentage when it comes to measuring body composition.
Measuring your body fat percentage is not difficult at all any more. You can measure your own body fat within several minutes using a cheap caliper that does a good job.
BMI is absolutely useless! Use body fat percentage instead. Your doctor should use body fat percentage as a measure of obesity. If your doctor uses BMI as a measure of obesity, please educate him/her on the fact that BMI should not be used anywhere!
Ask your doctor why he/she doesn't measure body fat percentage instead. A cheap pair of calipers, a few skinfold measurements, and a quick calculation can be done in only a few minutes.
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