[Closed] Whats your BMI (and is it a 'realistic calculation?)

Once got a health check when I joined a new GP and got told by a wee dumpy nurse that my BMI was a bit on the high side at 26.
The fitness check at the gym though told me my resting heart rate was 45 and I had a body fat %age of 16. The gym test was a bit more accurate IMO.

Its a load of bollox. They did a BMI on a 6' 7" Olympic rower and deemed him clinically obese.

Yes It's a load of bollox for an Olympic rower, doesn't mask the fact that a significant proportion of the population are overweight or obese and that number is increasing. A fair few of those people are in denial about being overweight.

23.3 6 foot and 78kg but as above it is a total load of bollocks as someone like Cavendish would probably be deemed overweight.

Its a load of bollox. They did a BMI on a 6' 7" Olympic rower and deemed him clinically obese.

I'd love to know how he did on the height corrected one. I suspect that might be enough to put him in range as that is very tall

Also it doesn't mean it rubbish just because it doesn't work for olympic rowers

They did a BMI on a 6' 7" Olympic rower and deemed him clinically obese.

It's long been known it doesn't necessarily work for athletes. The question is, how many of us are athletes? 🙂

5'6" 11st 5lb 44yrs. BMI 26. Could lose a few pounds. Rugby and Sprint training in my youth has left a legacy, I think, always been broad, will never be Robert Millar shaped.

It's long been known it doesn't necessarily work for athletes. The question is, how many of us are athletes?

I think what bugs me most about the stupidity of BMI is that not only does it only work for those who are more lightly built than average and not tall, it encourages the obsession with mass as an indicator of health. So many people would be better served by gaining some muscle mass, getting heavier initially and then getting lighter as their quicker metabolism works in their favour - and in the process sorting out a multitude of issues which arise from poor core strength or joint stability. And the older you are, the more beneficial this is.

38 (178cm / 120kg) which puts me squarely in the BMI is a load of bollocks camp. It was still 32 all through my late teens and twenties, when I was playing University and National League rugby, so I don't put much by it. My BP is normal which is what my wife (a nurse) cares about. Last time I did a bleep test at work I was this weight and got to 12 something so I definitely think there are better indicators of health than BMI.

I definitely think there are better indicators of health than BMI.

I think everyone agrees. I'd be surprised if medical professionals were simply focusing on this and nothing else.

Fortunately I don't think any jobs (or indeed anybody apart from ignorant GPs) do use BMI in that blunt a manner.

Some police forces do. I know someone who was turned down from a transfer from West Yorkshire to North Yorkshire based on BMI, and I know a gym instructor (!) who was told he has lose X kgs before he could join thames Valley as a PCSO.

I'm 27.1 and I've hardly any fat at all. 5"10 and 86 kg.it really is rubbish.

Waist to hip & shoulder ratio is probably the most reliable yet simple indicator of healthy levels of fat.

188cm and 81kg bmi 22

6ft & 65kgs BMI 20 aged 67. (have a lower BMI than 99% of males aged 60-69 in your country).
Could be interesting seeing some of your scores when you get to my age 🙂

I think the US army puts staff on a diet who are above a certain BMI.

Fortunately I don't think any jobs (or indeed anybody apart from ignorant GPs) do use BMI in that blunt a manner.

Some police forces do.

pennine - Member

6ft & 65kgs BMI 20 aged 67. (have a lower BMI than 99% of males aged 60-69 in your country).
Could be interesting seeing some of your scores when you get to my age

Good work on your weight though.

24.82. So I'm nearly fat. Better have another toffee crisp then. (I've got a long back, big hip bones, am a professional athlete etc)

Abot right for me if I'm honest. Got a minor pie satchel since Mini S#2 came along and bikes were verbotten. Starting to shift it now though.

[quote=thegreatape ]38 (178cm / 120kg) which puts me squarely in the BMI is a load of bollocks camp.

5'10" and 19 stones. 3 stones more than your competitive rugby weight, when you presumably had rather more muscle than now - that extra flab is enough to take you from being very skinny (which you presumably weren't when a competitive rugby player at 16 stones) to being overweight. What is your waist size?

I definitely think there are better indicators of health than BMI.

Of course there are. BMI is however a fair indicator of unhealthy excess weight.

38". For sure I'm overweight, but a BMI that high is like those people that go on the TV for getting taken out of their house through the wall. I'm not skinny, but I'm not one of them!

Which puts you quite firmly in the "at risk" category and suggests that BMI might not be quite such a load of bollocks http://www.bhf.org.uk/bmi/bmi_measurewaist.html

It's a very rough guide for average builds. According to the scale, I'd be more healthy at 9st 10 than I am now, which is bollocks. 14st is my optimal weight at around 12-15% BF, which still counts me as overweight despite being in the healthy BF range.

BMI is not used to definitively diagnose obesity – as people who are very muscular sometimes have a high BMI, without excess fat – but for most people, it can be a useful indication of whether they may be overweight.
A better measure of excess fat is waist circumference, and can be used as an additional measure in people who are overweight (with a BMI of 25 to 29.9) or moderately obese (with a BMI of 30 to 34.9).
Generally, men with a waist circumference of 94cm or more and women with a waist circumference of 80cm or more are more likely to develop obesity-related health problems.

I'm carrying a good bit spare at the moment (due to 6 month old baby eating gym time) and my waist is still 2-3" less than 37" (94cm) so despite the BMI alarm going off, I reckon I'm OK.

Which puts you quite firmly in the "at risk" category and suggests that BMI might not be quite such a load of bollocks http://www.bhf.org.uk/bmi/bmi_measurewaist.html

Not seen that before - thanks. I've always been told - by Mrs TGA and the doc as above - something along the lines of 'BMI is pish, don't worry about it'.

Not read the whole thread but mine is 35 - do I win?

Now I am quite fat around my chest/stomach and do still need to lose a stone or two ideally, but I don't really have the overall shape or the face of a fat person I don't reckon. I would look ludicrous if I lost 40 kilos which is what my ideal weight would apparently be.

I'm around 34-36 in jeans and an L in most t-shirts etc.

I guess lots of fat people say this but I am pretty damn muscly. 🙂

Was beating two skinny friends up the hills out on the bike last night.

34!

I do more weights than riding and eat 150g of protein.

6ft2 116kg 33" inch waist and 48" shoulders.

I can press my Father overhead but he's only 11 stone.

Need to drop 12kg for a 6 pack but aiming for my first contest in Sept.

This thread suggests our perspective of "normal" may have changed.

n.n.n.n.nineteen, nineteen.

6'1, 10 1/2 stone.

Frankenstein - Member

34!

6ft2 116kg 33" inch waist and 48" shoulders.

Yes but that bolt in your neck must weigh a bit 😉

Lol

[i]thegreatape » 38 (178cm / 120kg) which puts me squarely in the BMI is a load of bollocks camp.[/i]

For a bit of perspective you are very nearly ( a couple of pounds short) the [b]combined[/b] weight of me and my GF and you're the same height as me....

18.7. 181cm, 61.5kg.

5ft7 11st2lb
BMI - 24.43
according to the BUPA/BBC website that puts me in the healthy weight category...but only just
http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/tools/bmi_calculator/bmi.shtml
http://www.bupa.co.uk/individuals/health-information/tools-calculators/hi-bmi-calculator#.U8kyNY21FFA

HORA - you lardarse!!

BMI of 23 🙂

1.97m tall, just under 90 kilos, so a BMI of between 22 and 23.

Marvel at my svelte form!

Actually, since I've done nothing for two months, I'm probably sliding towards the upper limit of acceptable for my BMI now. I need to get my arse into gear and get training again. I hate seeing myself with a gut.

Just had a look on the Nhs website

21.3

165, 58kg and 36 y o female, still think I have heavy bones!

Simone

I was offered a medicall recently so had it on Friday. They assess your family history and do cholestral tests etc.

Anyway I had a bmi of 26. 4.3 cholesterol BP of 132/84 and was told I had a 7% chance of developing heart disease. The average is 7.7%. I'm 53, 6'4" and 15st 7ib.

I'd prefer to be 15st but as I'm already very active it's unlikely!

5'2" & 9 stone 3lb & 47yrs old (next week) BMI of 23.5, i could actually lose a stone i suppose.
I can maintain an 18 mph solo average on my midweek solo rides & that's my personal measure of fitness 😉

Turned 40 this year so had my free NHS health review the other week, BMI was 23.6 (I think). 1% chance of a heart attack.

12 stone on the dot @ 5ft 11 and fittest I've ever been. Having said that my mates think I look too thin and have cat aids - also find it strange I don't drink that much.

Also, want to lead a healthier lifestlye than my parents and avoid problems in later life.