What is your BMI?

You know, when I was 21 I had a BMI of, well, 21. My doctor told me I was underweight and need to gain at least 5-10kgs!

So I don't believe this 18.5+ BMI carp. If I have a BMI of 25 I'll be more than healthy, so something here seems amiss.
 
chiskop said:
It is scientific and it is specific, but it is not specific to fitness. All it is, is a ratio that can describe body type. Perhaps the confusion comes in with the term overweight - it doesn't mean obese, and it doesn't necessarily indicate unhealthiness.

(FWIW: my body fat is similar to froot's. It's all genetic. I haven't stepped into the gym this year and I'm certainly not fit atm. But enough about that, I'm off for a smoke.)
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by scientific u mean it uses math? what else does overweight mean except you weigh more than you should. There is no confusion with the term overweight i assure you.

I never said body fat was a fit term, i did say it was probably a better indication of body type than BMI.

I assume ur not overweight? Showing that ur low body fat is indeed an indication of your body type?
 
froot said:
I tried the finger part after swallowing the wrong pill once... didn't work for me.
I'm just naturally well-built. Lean, but heavily-muscled. I usually spend about 12 hours a week training, but don't have a gym contract :)
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:D Know the feeling..... i just can not get myself to puke.... would fail as an anorexic........:o

Well i'm still green with envy:o
 
tau1z said:
by scientific u mean it uses math? what else does overweight mean except you weigh more than you should. There is no confusion with the term overweight i assure you.

I never said body fat was a fit term, i did say it was probably a better indication of body type than BMI.

I assume ur not overweight? Showing that ur low body fat is indeed an indication of your body type?
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If i remember it right.......... the best way to messure is the waits to hip ratio?
 
Surv0 said:
BMI of 25 and up is unhealthy...
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Apparently not, according to some sources, BMI is largely disregarded as accurate.

Rather trust in your body fat ratio.

When I was a lightie at school I had a BMI of not much less than 24, I was extremely active and extremely thin. This scale is not a good measure.
 
4cer said:
well built ? oke you need your brain checked ....

Anything below 4.5% body fat is declared anorexic? so how are you well built? you can only be scrawny, and your muscles show cause you have no meat on you ?
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I have been a professional athlete for a number of years now, thus the well-built bit. I'm naturally "underweight", combined with the exercise which is the reason for the low fat percentage.
 
Mila said:
If i remember it right.......... the best way to messure is the waits to hip ratio?
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Yep - BMI, waist-to-hip, and waist circumference together give a picture, which you can't see looking at just one figure.
That's if you're trying to measure "healthiness", as opposed to "thinness" or "fitness". Percentage body fat is a bit different, as it's not just a body measurement involving scales and measuring tape (and it can be difficult to measure accurately).

There's nothing wrong with BMI, it's just a calculated ratio - it's when it gets interpreted that it's a problem.
 
froot said:
I have been a professional athlete for a number of years now, thus the well-built bit. I'm naturally "underweight", combined with the exercise which is the reason for the low fat percentage.
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which sport?
 
Your BMI is: 26
according to the site, but as others said this is very misleading, as in my last fitness assestment my body fat was (in dec) 12,7% - and something like 14-15% is the average body fat percentage
 
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