What is BMI or Body Mass Index?
BMI or Body Mass Index is an objective scientific measure that uses your height and weight to indicate if you are underweight, a healthy weight, overweight, obese or clinically obese. BMI will over estimate fatness in people who are muscular or athletic. Two people can have the same BMI but a different percentage of body fat. A bodybuilder with a large muscle mass and a low percentage body fat may have the same BMI as a person who has more body fat because BMI is calculated using height and weight only. This is a good reminder that BMI is only one piece of your health profile. It is important to talk with your doctor about other measures and risk factors, for example; waist circumference, waist to hip ratio, smoking, physical activity level and diet. GymBods.com calculates your BMI during your fitness tests. If you wish to calculate your BMI manually refer to the following calculation: Divide your weight in kilograms by the square of your height in meters (BMI=kg/m2). BMI below 20 This
