All 5 Star members are in great shape with perfect bodies. All are nice and lean. Every 5 Star member is always being asked how they manage to keep looking so great and others want to know how they can get their bodies to look that way. That happens to you all the time, doesn't it?
This will also be seen by visitors and many of them will not be in the fantastic shape that 5 Star members are. I'm writing this for their benefit.
We often see, read and hear about the importance of nutrition and physical exercise. We also know there are health dangers associated with being overweight or obese.
I'm providing a link to a terrific source of a lot of information about nutrition and weight. It has information for children, teenagers and adults.
The first thing you probably would want to check is their BMI Calculator. This will give you your Body Mass Index. It is available in both the English and Metric versions.
You enter your height and weight. It will then show you your Body Mass Index (BMI). It will calcuate a number for you and indicate if you are underweight, normal, overweight or obese. You will be able to figure out what your weight should be to be in your desired classification if you aren't already.
Here is a question that gets asked very often:
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If an athlete or other person with a lot of muscle has a BMI over 25, is that person still considered to be overweight?
According to the BMI weight status categories, anyone with a BMI over 25 would be classified as overweight and anyone with a BMI over 30 would be classified as obese.
It is important to remember, however, that BMI is not a direct measure of body fatness and that BMI is calculated from an individual’s weight which includes both muscle and fat. As a result, some individuals may have a high BMI but not have a high percentage of body fat. For example, highly trained athletes may have a high BMI because of increased muscularity rather than increased body fatness. Although some people with a BMI in the overweight range (from 25.0 to 29.9) may not have excess body fatness, most people with a BMI in the obese range (equal to or greater than 30) will have increased levels of body fatness.
It is also important to remember that weight is only one factor related to risk for disease. If you have questions or concerns about the appropriateness of your weight, you should discuss them with your healthcare provider.
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Here is the link so you can check everything out for yourself and get some idea about yourself
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/bmi/index.htm
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