Posts Tagged ‘Body fat’

BMI (Body Mass Index) is not effective for bodybuilders, pregnant women and athletes, since it is based on the weight / height in the population previously named a deviation that does not correspond with reality.

The percentage of body fat is an assessment of the amount of fat in your body, being a reliable measure in weight reduction programs, especially when combined with body weight.

Since it may be the case that thin people, checking on measurements of body fat and yet, the weight remains the same or higher.

This is because if you were doing exercise, the muscle that has developed weighs more than fat.

Anyway, it is important to have a rough idea of the percentage of fat, to be able to design a fitness program. Read the rest of this entry »