How Do You Start A Healthy Life?
So what is a healthy weight? The answer differs for everyone. A healthy weight is based on your Body Mass Index or BMI. Your body mass index is a measure of body fat based on height and weight. It applies equally to men and women. Finding out your BMI is fairly simple and there are several websites that can do the calculations for you. If your BMI is less than 18.5 then you are considered underweight. Normal weight is having a BMI between 18.5 and 24.9. Having a BMI between 25 and 29.9 is considered overweight. When your BMI goes over 30 then you would be considered obese. Once you find out your BMI then you can work on finding the way to either get to or to maintain a healthy weight. Whether you need to gain weight, lose weight or maintain a healthy weight you need to understand what is the correct number of calories for you each day. The connection between the number of calories you take in and the number of calories that you burn in a given day is important to achieving and maintain
