You FAT bastards! 355 of Kiwis obese

[dogsnbikes]

time to get that second pie strip sewn in?

speaking of pie strips, that has actually been removed

[meteor]

180cm and 85kg = bmi of 26.2 which means I'm overweight. No way.
I run, cycle, do gym bootcamps, ride off road and wouldn't carry more than 15% fat.
I reckon the scale is set for people with no muscle mass so they weigh very little.

[oneofsix]

180cm and 85kg = bmi of 26.2 which means I'm overweight. No way.
I run, cycle, do gym bootcamps, ride off road and wouldn't carry more than 15% fat.
I reckon the scale is set for people with no muscle mass so they weigh very little.

The scale is set by the American medical insurance industry. A year or so back they lowered the BMI so whereas before hand you might have been normal they can now say you are a risk and adjust the insurance accordingly. Reality has nothing to do with it.
Doesn't matter to me cause I know I am Obese no matter what table they use.

[Stirts]

I reckon the scale is set for people with no muscle mass so they weigh very little.

This "BMI" scale does not take into consideration such things as body composition i.e muscle mass, bone density blah, blah, blah de blah. It only is a very vague indicator/benchmark/measure of height over weight....so rather pointless.

Not a very accurate measure to tell you if you are a fatty fat or not.

Get a fat pinch/skinfold test done, and if the calipers can't open far enough over your many cheese incrusted folds, then you know you are a fat fuck.

[Fatt Max]

I gave up the 'Im Heavy Boned' excuse after I realised I have seen a fat skeleton.......

[rachprice]

Well BMI isnt always a great indication 32

They are the exception not the rule

Things are never black and white obviously but it's a pretty good indicator

And yes our nation is incredibly overweight

[Oblivion]

Eeeeh, ummmm

17.6........

HAs been that way for the past 4 years, and I'm on the internet for more that 3 hours a day, and don't exercise and eat shit food all the time.

[McJim]

I race bicycles over fairly large distances. I'll plug in about 250km+ per week on the bicycle. I'm quite competitive (have won club races and placed a few times) and yet my BMI is 24.8. Only just outside the "Overweight" classification. I think BMI is garbage. I also think wobbly people should buy a bicycle.

[oldrider]

I'm a skinny old prick so someone has got my share ... frankly they are welcome to it ... happy Christmas, enjoy my fat!

[cold comfort]

[QUOTE=Paul in NZ;1130218830]Well BMI isnt always a great indication unless you want a nation of anorexics. Nearly all of the all black squad would be classed as 'overweight'

eg - Ritchie McCaw at 1.87m tall and 106kg = BMI 30


yup. At 92 kg and 190.5 I'm officially still a fat bastard at 25.4 . BMI is a total crock. About as useful at measuring health as GDP is at measuring well being.

[Spearfish]

I race bicycles over fairly large distances. I'll plug in about 250km+ per week on the bicycle. I'm quite competitive (have won club races and placed a few times) and yet my BMI is 24.8. Only just outside the "Overweight" classification. I think BMI is garbage. I also think wobbly people should buy a bicycle.

You were on a roll until the italics bit.



Ive never been over weight, I am just to short...

[oneofsix]

I race bicycles over fairly large distances. I'll plug in about 250km+ per week on the bicycle. I'm quite competitive (have won club races and placed a few times) and yet my BMI is 24.8. Only just outside the "Overweight" classification. I think BMI is garbage. I also think wobbly people should buy a bicycle.

Sorry you will just have to switch to walking but you might also have to have a little op as I note the study was only on woman.

Women who walk at least 10,000 steps a day have no greater muscle strength and perform no better on tests of balance and agility than women who walk fewer than 7500 steps, according to a new study
Researchers did find, however, that extra walking each day is tied to favourable measures of body fat, weight and endurance

So once we are all skinny anorexic little plebs with no body condition they can release that the next virus to reduce the population. Got love a conspiracy theory.

[scissorhands]

my BMI is 26.

interesting, I've worked fairly hard the last six months to get fitter, (plus having found something I love doing helps) and my waist has decreased. Also trying to drink less beer. A lot of calories, delicious, alcoholic calories in beer.

mmmmm beeeeeeer.

"There are 20-plus risks associated with obesity. It's a horrific disease and it should be regarded as a disease in its own right."

I miss the beer too. The BMI is crap for well muscled guys or big busted girls, more 'one size fits all' crap like '8 glasses of water a day'. All you need to do is look in a mirror

I've lost 4kg in 10days with a frugal attitude around food, and the surf has been good most days. Finding something I love doing in Ak, is what I need to find, long term, or move to Piha Indo Tahiti or Hawaii

me losing weight yesterday http://nzsurfpix.photoshelter.com/ga...0009zOkDzdcSnQ

[Usarka]

Obesity has become so normal of the last couple of generations that most people will argue that the measurement is rubbish....

If you're not athletic or muscular then the bmi is correct and you're fat. And no, spending 5 mins every day on an ab circle pro does not make you athletic or muscular!

[HenryDorsetCase]

Obesity has become so normal of the last couple of generations that most people will argue that the measurement is rubbish....

If you're not athletic or muscular then the bmi is correct and you're fat. And no, spending 5 mins every day on an ab circle pro does not make you athletic or muscular!

that ab circle pro makes me giggle. the ads talk about "the equivalent of 100 situps in just three minutes" or something. But you could do 100 situps in three minutes. Well 100 crunches. not me, obviously. but fit people.