http://www.weightladder.com/using-bmi-to-calculate-required-weightloss/ Weight Loss, Fitness, Exercise, and Health Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:30:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.weightladder.com/using-bmi-to-calculate-required-weightloss/comment-page-1/#comment-232666 Taylor Sat, 07 Jan 2012 17:31:26 +0000 http://www.weightladder.com/2008/04/18/using-bmi-to-calculate-required-weightloss/#comment-232666 I'm a personal trainer and I really don't care for BMI at all. I never use it with clients, i like to track progress with before/after pics, circumference measurements, and skin calipers. I’m a personal trainer and I really don’t care for BMI at all. I never use it with clients, i like to track progress with before/after pics, circumference measurements, and skin calipers.

]]> http://www.weightladder.com/using-bmi-to-calculate-required-weightloss/comment-page-1/#comment-96635 Chad Walls - Fitness Dude Mon, 04 Oct 2010 07:04:19 +0000 http://www.weightladder.com/2008/04/18/using-bmi-to-calculate-required-weightloss/#comment-96635 The body mass index is usful if you are close to the mean of our population in height and muscle mass. The BMI will give a less accurate calculation the taller or shorter an individual is from the average. The smae is true for athletes with a large amount of muscle mass. The body mass index is usful if you are close to the mean of our population in height and muscle mass. The BMI will give a less accurate calculation the taller or shorter an individual is from the average. The smae is true for athletes with a large amount of muscle mass.

]]> http://www.weightladder.com/using-bmi-to-calculate-required-weightloss/comment-page-1/#comment-83002 CD Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:04:45 +0000 http://www.weightladder.com/2008/04/18/using-bmi-to-calculate-required-weightloss/#comment-83002 One of the most economical and accurate ways to evaluate progress is Skin Calipers. If I weigh 225lbs. and I am 5'6, according to the height and weight scale I would be overweight; however, my body fat percentage is 8%! One of the most economical and accurate ways to evaluate progress is Skin Calipers. If I weigh 225lbs. and I am 5’6, according to the height and weight scale I would be overweight; however, my body fat percentage is 8%!

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