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Body Mass Index  is a tool for indicating weight status in adults. It relates weight to height and can be used as a tool for assessing health risks. As BMI increases, the risk for some diseases increases, such as:


  1. •Cardiovascular Disease

  2. •High Blood Pressure

  3. •Osteoarthritis

  4. •Diabetes


The use of BMI allows individuals to compare their own weight status to the general population.

BMI

    Information about the Activity Level:


Sedentary:

                   


Light Activity:                         

                        



Moderate Activity:




Very Active:

                     


Extremely Active:


Healthy body weight formulas calculate the weight at which an individual has the lowest risk for developing medical complications.


It is important to maintain a healthy body weight by combining a fitness program with a healthy diet to prevent obesity-related diseases.

Healthy Weight

Basal metabolic rate is the amount of energy your body needs to function at rest and accounts for about 60-70% of calories burned in a day. To calculate your daily caloric needs, your BMR is calculated and then multiplied by an activity factor.

BMR

Light exercise

Sports activity (<1 hr)

1-3 days/week

Little or no exercise

Mostly sitting/desk

Moderate exercise

Sports activity (>1 hr)

3-5 days/week

Sports activity 6-7 days/week

(2 hr of physical activity/day)

Hard daily exercise or sports

and a physical job

(>2 hr of daily hard work)

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