The Bull stops here

If you're a sedentary couch potato who raises a sweat watching the footie on Saturday afternoon and I'm guessing you're not, then BMI has its place, enough said! Now lets get down to the nitty gritty and straight to the point,

The ShapeNoBull team tested this theory out on a muscular man in his early 30's:

The facts:

• Height: 5' 10"
  
• weight: 16 stones or 224 pounds
  
• resting heart rate of 55
  
• body fat percentage of 10%.
  

When he was measured against the BMI chart he was found to be clinically obese! We had a doctor check our bodybuilder out and he confirmed that he was in the best of health with no signs of any medical problems what so ever! Are you reading me loud and clear now? 

The worst culprits for telling us our BMI are those fancy electronic scales you occasionally find in commercial health clubs. You stand on it and tap in information about yourself; but it has no idea whether you're naturally ectomorphic, mesomorphic, endomorphic, what bone density you have or how much muscle your body is carrying. Our advice is stay well clear of them or use them to double check the weight of the spuds you've just purchased from the supermarket!

The best way to check your BMI is a mirror, forget all the instruments and scales and charts, just use a mirror; simple, you know what? Mr Mirror never lies; he'll show you exactly what shape you're in. 

We all know when we are carrying too much fat or which areas of our body hold the most amount of fat, hold cellulite or look a bit flabby. We know which areas could do with being toned up, we don't need a Doctor or weighing scales to tell us.

Even our clothes are a better indicator at telling us if we have put on weight, or our body shape has changed.

In conclusion Body Mass Index = "Bloody Mindless Information", don’t let some awful invention alarm you when it hasn’t got all the facts about you, use your common sense instead.   

Article Updated: 24th April 2009