Knowing your Numbers
Knowing your Numbers can help you build goals, stay
motivated, and monitor your progress while making
healthy lifestyle choices.
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Body Mass Index
Body Mass Index (BMI) is a number calculated from a
person's weight and height. BMI provides a reliable
indicator of body fatness for most people and is used
to screen for weight categories that may lead to health
problems. BMI uses your weight and height as an
indicator of total body fat. It is reliable,
but some limits are:
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It may overestimate body fat in athletes and
others with muscular build
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It may underestimate body fat in older persons and
others who have lost muscle mass
Adult BMI Calculator
<18.5 Underweight / 18.5 - 24.9 Normal / 25.0 - 29.9 Overweight / >29.9 Obese
The above calculator provides BMI data for adults over the
age of 19. To calculate BMI for childeren ages 2 through
19, use the
BMI Percentile Calculator for Child and Teen at the
Center for Disease Control website.
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Waist Circumference & BMI
After determining your BMI, place a measuring tape
snuggly around your waist at your belly button to
measure your waist circumference. Use that information
to determine your risk of developing obesity related
diseases.
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You can track your own progress on HealthyButler.com
once you register for the program or you can have your
measurements taken free of charge, including weight,
BMI, body fat %, and waist-to-hip ratio at the Butler
YMCA. Measurements are voluntary and taken
by appointment, contact Sandy Ihlenfeld.
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Additional Tools
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