Mindbody Fitness - An Overall Fitness Approach

The concept of Body Mass Index (BMI) is very simple. A ratio of your height and weight are used to calculate your BMI. It came out as an invaluable tool for identifying and tracking population trends in weight. People also try to relate it with the measure of body fat and as a way to help define overweightness and obesity. While it as an indicator of body fatness, it is not the best tool to tell about the body fat. BMI has many limitations in the assessment of the individual as it does not take into account the distribution of body fat. We will learn about BMI origin, calculations , limitations and how we can use BMI to maintain a good health.

To determine if you're at a healthy weight, enter the following information and calculate your body mass index (BMI). BMI Calculator BMI Categories: Underweight = <18.5 Normal weight = 18.5–24.9  Overweight = 25–29.9  Obesity = BMI of 30 or greater