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What exactly is Body Mass Index? You may have heard your nutritionist, dietician or doctor talking about Body Mass Index as a means of discovering your ideal weight. In fact, Body Mass Index is a tool you can use to discover what percentage of you is actually made of fat stores.
It's a much better way of determining the appropriate weight for different individuals than the traditional Height/kg chart because it takes into account different people's types and shapes. By using the Body Mass Index you can learn to find an acceptable amount of fat to maintain for health regardless of your inherited shape. So how do you determine your Body Mass Index?
The simple equation for determining how much of you is fat versus how much is bone, muscle, organs and other lean tissue is: the number of kgs you weigh divided by the square of your height in metres. For example: 70kg divided by 1.8m x 1.8m equals 21.6.
Once you've discovered your BMI, you can cross-reference it with a chart that indicates where your BMI puts you in the weight spectrum. According to the BMI chart, if you come in under 20 you are underweight, between 20-25 is normal, 25-30 is overweight, 30-40 is obese, and if you come in over the 40 mark you are into danger territory.
Working to slim in accordance to your BMI is a better way to approach weight loss because it targets excess fat, rather than encouraging you to conform to a particular shape. If you are targeting fat, you automatically have to employ a healthier approach to weight loss. Because it's impossible to loss more than 2 lbs of fat per week, you will not be fooled into trying dangerous fad diets that promise a weekly loss of 10 lbs or more.
These diets may be attractive to those working to change their shape rather than target their fat stores because do result in weight loss. Unfortunately they do so through fluid and muscle loss which is very unhealthy.
Working with your BMI means that you'll successfully lose weight and keep it off in a healthy manner. Find out yours today!
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