Maintain a healthy body weight
A healthy body weight is not just defined by how much you weigh on the scales. For example, a 10 stone female with a high muscle to fat ratio will look much slimmer and may be a few dress sizes lower than a female of the same weight who has a much higher body fat percentage. This is because fat is less dense and compact than muscle and deposits itself unevenly around the hips, thighs and waist etc. Therefore your body weight is best defined by your muscle to fat ratio or body fat percentage. The higher your muscle to fat ratio, the better, as this decreases your overall body fat percentage, increases your metabolism and makes your body more efficient at burning fat. The higher your muscle to fat ratio, the more calories you burn per day and even when at rest. For every 1lb of muscle you gain you will burn approx. 50 more calories per day! You will effectively become a fat burning machine - burning fat even in your sleep!
The Body Mass Index (BMI) is used to measure and classify overweight and obesity. This number is an indicator that can estimate the relative risk of heart disease compared to a person of average weight. The ideal average range is between 18.5 to 24.9. Being overweight is defined as a BMI of 25 to 29.9 while obesity is defined as a BMI of 30 or above. Thus, the recommended upper limit for body mass is 24.9 BMI. What is your BMI? Although it is a good general indication of health risk it does not take into consideration your body composition (lean mass) as described above. Therefore not suitable for athletes and bodybuilders.
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