BMI Calculators, CROCK OF SHIT

[logan89]

I'm 20, 5 foot 5 (yea i know i'm short), and 8 stone 12 pounds.

My BMI is 20.5 so i'm in the Healthy Weight section.

 

[seagulls4ever]

BMI = 21.5 = I am a healthy weight.

 

[Skint Gull]

I am around the same as you, Skint Gull. I am 5'10 and weigh 13st 4lb. I think I am overweight but that becuase I have very little muscle. If you have a decent amount of muscle then BMI is useless.

But that's just it, I know i'm still a little bit overweight but I don't believe for one second I'm TWO STONE overweight. According to this calculator I'd be healthier if I weighed 4 stone less than I am now which is just bullshit

 

[imissworthing2]

ignore bmi totally. I did a piece of 3rd yr course work at uni on the bmi's of the welsh rugby team in comparison to their corresponding fat and fat free mass ratio's.

basically about 1/2 of their team was classed as obese,not even just overweight. but were all very fit according to various cardiovasular tests done on them.

As already mentioned bmi doesnt take into account what makes up ur given weight. therefor a professional athlete and a sedentry couch potato with the same weight and height would be categorised the same.

And also muscle is heavier than fat so the more muscle you gain the more your bmi will increase

 

[Skaville]

I'm a fat ****

 

[ali jenkins]

The BMI is well known to be shit!

If you are say 5"5 but go to the gym twice a week you and weighed the same as someone 6"6 and fat then you could have the same BMI

 

[Bob!]

13st 3, just over 6ft. = BMI 24.4

that's 5lb I've shed in the last couple of weeks, looking to get to around 12st 10