Health Perform » Body Weight http://fergieperformances.com FERGIE'S HEALTH AND BEAUTY PERFORMANCE Mon, 14 Jun 2010 11:45:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 The First Thing We Should Know About Body Weight: The Body Mass Index or BMI http://fergieperformances.com/2008/11/the-first-thing-we-should-know-about-body-weight-the-body-mass-index-or-bmi.html http://fergieperformances.com/2008/11/the-first-thing-we-should-know-about-body-weight-the-body-mass-index-or-bmi.html#comments Mon, 03 Nov 2008 23:19:08 +0000 http://fergieperformances.com/?p=9 Everybody knows how to step to the scale and get their own weight, but not everybody knows how to calculate their body mass index or BMI. If you are asking what is BMI? BMI is a measurement of our body fat based on our height and weight. The BMI formula are weight(kg)/ height(m)2 for Metric Calculation or (weight(lbs)/ height(in)2) x 703 for Imperial Calculation.

It is very important to determine our Body mass index, BMI so we will find out if we are Underweight, in Healthy weight, Overweight or Obese.

The BMI categories for adults and children/teens are different.

Here they are the BMI categories for adults:
-Less than 18.5 are Underweight
-18.5-24.9 are Normal weight
-25-29.9 are Overweight
-30 or greater are Obese.

The BM categories for children/teens:
-Less than the 5th percentile are Underweight
-5th percentile to less than the 85th percentile are Healthy weight
-85th to less than the 95th percentile be Overweight
-Equal to or greater than the 95th percentile are Obese.

So, now let’s check it out your BMI and find out if you have ideal weight and height or not?

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