Surprise – your BMI is not an accurate indicator of your body’s fat percentage or health.
Surprise – your BMI is not an accurate indicator of your body’s fat percentage or health.
BMI, also know as Body Mass Index, is devired from your weight in kilograms, divided by the square of your height in metres, and is often used to gauge whether a person is within a healthy range or not. However, its results are only an estimation of your actual body fat and doesn't consider other variables like your muscle mass, bone density, and racial and sex differences. For instance, a body builder may have the BMI of an "obese" person because he or she has more muscle mass. So don't take your BMI at face value - you should determine your fitness level using other measurements like your basal metabolic rate, or BMR, which reflects the amount of energy your body requires to support vital body functions.
“I put a sticky note in my kitchen, and every time I walked past it, I had to do 15 squats. It’s a good trick.” - Gigi Hadid
The supermodel mum works out regularly to keep in shape, and it seems like she has a tiny companion to keep her company!
Gisele Bündchen @gisele
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