The scale isn’t always a good indicator of how healthy you are, and it says nothing about your level of fitness. Find out why this is and two better measures of whether you have a healthy body composition.
BMI has been used as a measure of whether or not a person is overweight obese for 160 years. Now, researchers have found a measure they think is more accurate. Find out why measurement called body adiposity index could replace BMI – and how it’s measured.
Body fat percentage says more about your body composition than body weight. One inexpensive way to measure body fat percentage is by using calipers. How accurate are skinfold calipers for determining percentage of body fat?
The best way to keep your skin looking youthful as you age is to stop smoking, wear a sunscreen, eat a whole food diet with lots of fruit and vegetables, reduce stress in your life and don’t yo-yo diet
You’ve been lifting weights for a week or two, but it’s too early to see muscle building change when you look in the mirror. So how do you know if you’re working hard enough?
Find out the limitations of using BMI as a measurement of health and fitness and why your body fat percentage is better for determining a healthy weight.
Don’t assume you’re fit and healthy because the bathroom scale says your weight is normal. It’s not telling the complete story. You may be skinny fat.
The weight you see on your bathroom scale says nothing about your body composition. Find out more about body fat scales and if they really work.
