BODY MASS INDEX

How to calculate your own Body Mass Index (BMI)

The body mass index or BMI is better known as a practical and useful tool that will help us determine whether the weight of a person is according  to his/her stature. When the weight of a person goes according to his stature we say that this person is at  ideal weight. If our BMI is above 24.9 it means that we are in obesity group, which is very dangerous because it is  strongly related to many other diseases such heart attach and stroke.

Here is the formula to make yourself learn to calculate your Body Mass Index. The formula is to divide your weight in kilograms by the result given the multiplication of height x height. The result can be compared to the BMI chart according to the World Health Organization.

There is a classification chart to help us to know what position we are, and if we need to make changes in our diet and lifestyle to achieve our ideal weight. We can also see in the chart bellow,  the type of risk to which we are exposed based on our BMI.

Overweight, obesity and morbid obesity is a serious matter that must be corrected soon.

Being overweight is associated with many diseases, so it is very important to focus on losing weight, taking radical steps that lead us to live healthier, doing daily exercise and eating better.

Now that we already know how to calculate our BMI  and wich classification  we are in,  let's see then what is related to our BMI. If your BMI is between 18.5 and 24.9 Congratulations! If NOT - we must work this situation out as soon as possible because there are many related diseases when BMI is greater than 24.9.

How can we improve our Body Mass Index?

First step: Change our diet, eliminating junk food. Eat more fruits and vegetables.

Work out 30 minutes a day/5 days a week.

To avoid sedentarism, practicing out door activities such as biking, hiking, etc.

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