Weight/BMI challenge
 

Let’s have weight vs height challenge; I’m 5 foot 11 and 3/4” nearly 73 and weigh 186 to 188 depending on which day I check. My BMI 25.9 says I’m over weight.

Hear one site to measure if interested? You don’t have to post your readings. But if interested if considered healthy or not by weight and height.

Adult BMI Categories | BMI | CDC

Scroll down click on adult BMI calculator

Here adult weight charts

Ideal Weight Chart | Staying Well

Accord to this chart I just in standard for good health? If I use European standards I’m 25 pounds over weight. Seems like everyone has opinion when comes to weight ve height vs health?

BMI is BS. I am 6’1” 195 and my BMI says I am overweight. Work out daily and feel weak and too skinny if I get to 190, which still puts me borderline overweight based on the bogus BMI statistics. Muscle weighs more than fat and people who work out get penalized by the BMI.

I have been the same weight, give or take a pound or two, up or down, for years, and used to be within healthy BMI numbers.
I am 85, and have shrunk 2.5 inches, so now I am classed as overweight.
Can't/won't lose the pounds needed to get inside number, or I will look skeletal.
I put it down to muscle mass!!:icon_wink:

BMI is too simple a formula to be an accurate measure of body fat for everyone. But I think it’s a pretty good guideline for most people.

I am 6’ 2” and my bmi is 26. People say I am thin, but I can see I’ve have a gut. I wouldn’t mind dropping 15 lbs. if I were a body builder it would be a different story.

I think if your BMI is over 25 but you are muscular and have no belly you are fine. You can also just measure body fat by more accurate means if it’s worry.

On the other hand if your BMI is 30, you are obese regardless of body shape. But then you don’t need BMI to tell you that.

So then what’s the point of BMI? Not sure. It’s not accurate at the margins and it’s not needed at the extremes.

BMI for the elderly, try this instead.

BMI in the Elderly: What You Need to Know - The Geriatric Dietitian

I agree with assessment of BMI not fit all situations. IMO in my case I could lose 10 to 15 pounds to be what I consider my tip top weight range around 175. But, my age and joint conditions won’t allow me to get there unless I starve myself, which IMO without cardio might make me more susceptible to illness? We all have different opinions and goals when come to our fitness level. When I was younger I got all work out I needed at work I didn’t need to lift weights, watch my diet, along with my sport kept me in idea weight and cardio. Of course now Not nearly active so weight gain creeps up.

Muscle weighs more than fat? Yes and no?

pound of muscle weighs the same as a pound of fat, but muscle is denser and takes up less space:
Density
Muscle is about 20% denser than fat, so a pound of muscle takes up about 20% less space than a pound of fat.
Appearance
Muscle appears leaner and more toned than fat. For example, an extra 20 pounds of fat may make you look softer, while an extra 20 pounds of muscle will make you look firm and sculpted.
Health
Muscle is metabolically active, meaning it takes energy to maintain itself. Building muscle can improve your overall health and physical abilities, and it can also help improve bone density.
Body composition
It's important to understand your body composition, instead of just your weight. If you're gaining muscle mass, that's actually a good thing.
You can use a body composition bathroom scale or skinfold measurement to track your body fat percentage. You can also check your physique rating, which assesses your muscle and body fat levels and rates the result as one of nine body types.


We can all agree rather have more muscle than fat. Muscles are more healthy.

I'm 5' 9" tall and weigh 180.

My chart says I'm about 3" too short for my weight.

Working on it.

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According to that chart I'm the perfect weight, unfortunately according to the chart I'm 17 inches too short.

Bmi
 

86, 5'6 [ down from 5'7 1/2] , 130 , BMI 21 = healthy female
Don't remember mine ever being out of wack. Probably 12 yrs. since last.

I’m the exact same weight I was in college days. I lost about 1/2” in height and do feel I’d like to lose a few pounds to compensate as long as I keep my muscle mass. 5’6” and 118 lbs. For my frame it’s best. Once I gained 8-9 pounds and my bloodwork at my physical showed poorer results so I immediately stopped certain foods. I think there’s a “right” weight for everyone and it’s different for every frame.

5' 5" 120 lbs It says healthy weight.

The only accurate way to measure BMI is with a machine.

While the BMI calculation with height and weight is not the most accurate, generally if that shows a high BMI you will also have a high fat percentage with a machine.

As a Certified Personal Trainer and someone who has lost over 100lbs and kept it off the only way to improve your BMI is to change your life style by portion control and a resistance fitness program.

If you are interested in improving you health I can customize a program to get you those results.

Contact me if interested

Michael

Bogus Metric
 

I am 73, 6', 34" waist and weigh 210. It is all the same as when I played football 50 years ago. I work out 5x per week with weights and do cardio almost daily. My strength is 1/2 half of what it was then, but I am still muscular. I had a physical done recently, and some moron added to my record that I am obese by their algorithm. One size does not fit all.