I believe the body mass index is so insurance companies can screw you
here's why.
So I've set a goal weight that is logically thought out. I want to keep my non fat weight the same, 150lbs. I've been at that for a long time and I'm pleased with the amount and type of muscle that I have for what I do. So that leaves me with 15 lbs of fat remaining to hit my body weight. That's pefectly fine as it puts me at 11% body fat, right smack inbetween the healthy range of 8 and 14%. However, insurance companies never, ever look at that. They only look at the BMI. BMI is based off your height and weight and has nothing to do with how much muscle or fat mass that you have. So for my height, 5'7", and my goal weight, 165 lbs, I will still have a BMI that's in the overweight range. Yet I will have no problems running 3 miles every day for a month, no problem doing a hundred mile bike ride in a day, no problems doing whatever sport I wish to do, and will continue to eat a healthy diet that will promote proper health. Yet my insurance companies will still have me as being not as healthy as I could be.
heh, oh well. Less than 15 lbs to go. I haven't weighed this little since I was 12. I sure as hell couldn't do anything I listed above then, either.
So I've set a goal weight that is logically thought out. I want to keep my non fat weight the same, 150lbs. I've been at that for a long time and I'm pleased with the amount and type of muscle that I have for what I do. So that leaves me with 15 lbs of fat remaining to hit my body weight. That's pefectly fine as it puts me at 11% body fat, right smack inbetween the healthy range of 8 and 14%. However, insurance companies never, ever look at that. They only look at the BMI. BMI is based off your height and weight and has nothing to do with how much muscle or fat mass that you have. So for my height, 5'7", and my goal weight, 165 lbs, I will still have a BMI that's in the overweight range. Yet I will have no problems running 3 miles every day for a month, no problem doing a hundred mile bike ride in a day, no problems doing whatever sport I wish to do, and will continue to eat a healthy diet that will promote proper health. Yet my insurance companies will still have me as being not as healthy as I could be.
heh, oh well. Less than 15 lbs to go. I haven't weighed this little since I was 12. I sure as hell couldn't do anything I listed above then, either.