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Body Mass Index
Body Mass Index is a calculation based on a person's weight and height that is a good indicator of whether they are overweight, underweight or normal.
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How many calories can a 65 year old 5ft 1in woman eat to lose weight?
Depending on her weight this number may vary and it also depends on her rate of exercise as well. She must consume approximately 1000 calories to function normally. If exercise and other things are thrown into the mix, the woman may need to eat more calories. Eating healthly and more times a day in smaller portions can also promote weight loss. There are also diets if she is trying to lose weight quickly for an operation. Those diets need to be approved by a doctor or a nutritionist because of her age.
How can an athlete have a high BMI even though they may have a low percentage of body fat?
If you're doing the fitness appraisal for college, good luck. It's impossible, everyone fails!
How do you determine kcal intake needs daily?
Size plays a big factor on how many calories are healthy and acceptable for daily intake. A smaller woman would need to take in under 1500 calories while a larger man may need over 2000 calories.
How much weight can you lose doing crunches everyday?
Not much burning of body fat or weight loss will occur by just doing 150 crunches per day. Reducing your calorie intake, moderately lifting weights in order to increase your metabolism, and participating in some regular cardiovascular exercise, will be more beneficial to weight loss than those 150 daily crunches. You will only see abdominal toning once some of the fatty abdominal layer has been burned- no matter how many crunches you do.
What BMI indicates good health?
Although the BMI formula for adults and children is the same, the way the results are interpreted differ. Therefore, what is considered a healthy BMI also differs. For adults, an ideal BMI is between 18.5 and 24.9. A person with a BMI over 24.9 is considered overweight. A person with a BMI under 18.5 is considered underweight.
You are six foot tall and size 14 your BMI is 21.6 am I fat?
if your bmi is 21.8 and your 13 it does not mean your fat. it just means that you are the correct weight for your height.
i am 13 and my bmi is 16.9 and yes that means i am underweight but yet i am not skinny. i am perfectly normal. its just my average weight for my height.
Is 98 pounds normal for a 13-year-old girl?
There is no particular pr perfect weight for a 13-year-old girl. This is because weight is related to height and body composition, rather than age.
Here are some example answers:
- 90% of 13-year-old girls weigh between 80 and 150 pounds. Taller girls weigh more and shorter girls weigh less.
- I am thirteen (girl) and I weigh 106-107 pounds. I am not tall.
- I am very small in height and a 13-year-old girl. I weigh 68-71 pounds.
- A 13-year-old girl can weigh between 80 & 150 pound depending on their size. I am 5 ft 3 or 4 and weigh 127 pounds.
- I am also a small in height 13-year-old girl and I weigh 29 kilograms or 63 pounds. Although I have been sick recently and lost weight.
- I weigh 8 stone 11 pounds, but I am small.
- I am a 13 year old girl and my weight often changes from week to week from anywhere from 115 pounds to 125. I am a gymnastics tumbler so I have muscle, but I am small in height.
- I weigh 93-95 and I am almost 5' 6
- I am a 5' 4" 13-year-old girl and I weight 125 pounds.
- I am 5' 4½" and I weigh 130 pounds. I am 13 years old.
For in-depth information about weight in relation to height, and to see the distribution of weights and heights of children at various ages, please see the page links, further down this page, listed under Related Questions.
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Is there anything that helps to speed up metabolism?
One answer
In relation to how to speed up metabolism, a healthy way (that worked for me) is taking Chromium Picolinate. You might have heard of Chromax. Same thing. I was taking that. You can get 400m tablets and take 2 a day or get the 200m tablets and take 4 a day.
An additional answer
Knowing how to speed up metabolism is essential for effective but healthy weight loss. Specific fat burning foods and exercises are excellent natural ways to speed up metabolism. For in-depth information about how to speed up metabolism,see the two related pages, further down this page, listed under Related Questions.
Your lean body mass consists of everything that is notfat:
- Muscle and organ tissue (but not fat tissue)
- Bones
- Water, blood and other body fluids
Is it possible to be physically fit but classified as overweight based on a BMI value?
Yes, the BMI scale does not take into account body fat percentage, so, it would be possible to be physically fit but clinically "overweight" due to muscle mass. It would also be possible to be "fat" but have a normal BMI, due to a lack of muscle tone.
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If your weight is 78 kilograms and your height is 5 feet and 4 inches what is your BMI?
BMI is complicated-- the only real way to know your BMI is to get a full-body scan, which measures your fat to muscle to bone rations the most accurately. Oddly enough, they showed this scanner on the Dallas cowboy cheerleaders show on CMT network. Calipers, water displacement, etc are all older, less reliable indicators of BMI. Consult a reputable nutrition /medical clinic for advice on obtaining this scan and remember that BMI should be a range.
How do you improve your BMI and Waist to Hip Ratio?
You can increase BMI (Body Mass Index) either by eating more or (preferably) exercising a lot and adding muscle.
What percentage of body fat do you need to see abs?
I would say don't worry about that... Ab's don't appear unless your belly fat is limited :P anyways running REALLY helps you lose belly fat!! than do 1 minutes of sit ups every day for a week, the next week do sit ups for 2 minutes straight, then the next week you should do sit ups for 3 minutes everyday for a week. , after this start doing more different Ab exercises like V- sits
What is the body mass index of hockey players?
Hockey players typically have more muscle mass than other athletes in high cardo sports. The typical BMI index for obesity would not apply.
Other sports such as track & field's SHOT PUT, DISCUS or JAVELIN would also have a higher BMI number due to the muscle necessary to hurl objects of varying weight a great distance. Most Olympic gold metal winners in these events have high BMI numbers yet low body fat ratios.
Hockey players are required to have BOTH foot speed and strenght necessary to over power an opponent for control of the puck. Physical contact is a major part of the game. The higher muscle ratio provides strenght necessary to compete for puck control and stabilizes joints during physical contact thereby lessening the chance of an injury.
While Football has both individual speed and power positions, Hockey is unique in that all players must have both foot speed and muscle mass to be effective.
The higher muscle mass distorts the BMI index for Hockey players by an estimated 8 - 12%.
What is average weight for 39 year old women 5'4?
The average weight of a healthy women of height 5' 4" is between 56.3 - 59.9 kgs. If the body fat percentage of the women is below 10% then she can weight a bit more than the recommended weight.
What does your bmi have to be to go to hospital For being underweight?
18.5, i thinks. hope i helped :)
