BMI

[Falcons Talon]

How many of you fit into the formula of the Body Mass Index?

I don't.

At 6" and at my leanest weight (during my divorce) wearing size 34 pants, I weighed 195 lbs, which BMI considers overweight. That was also my high school football playing weight.

I have to say, I was not overweight in the least...as a matter of fact, people were telling me I was too skinny.

As for my health, I had some bloodwork done and I was VERY healthy.

I'm just curious how accurate this BMI thing is?

http://nhlbisupport.com/bmi/

[JunkyardDwg]

How many of you fit into the formula of the Body Mass Index?

I don't.

At 6" and at my leanest weight (during my divorce) wearing size 34 pants, I weighed 195 lbs, which BMI considers overweight. That was also my high school football playing weight.

I have to say, I was not overweight in the least...as a matter of fact, people were telling me I was too skinny.

As for my health, I had some bloodwork done and I was VERY healthy.

I'm just curious how accurate this BMI thing is?

http://nhlbisupport.com/bmi/

As a sole measure, its not very accurate as BMI only measures height and weight. A better indicator would be to do that plus a skinfold caliper test (which would measure your body fat percentage).

[Greg M]

I've never liked BMI as a mesure, especially for men. It doesn't take muscle, frame size or bone density into account.

[AXG]

I don't like BMI. It said I was obese when I had hardly that much fat on me. It doesn't take into account any muscle weight and bone density.

[Mr. Brightside]

BMI is generally viewed by most fitness specialists as an outdated body measurement test. Like JunkyardDog said, a skinfold test of your body fat is a more accurate measure.

[Omer]

I'm 19.6.

However, according to something I read a while back, Michael Jordan's BMI was under the Overweight category.

[Azadre]

I have 20% body fat :( I am a fatty...