I do detest the BMI as it does not provide a realistic measure of physical fitness, especially for those who regularly participate in physical excercise.
Obviously the BMI is most out of whack when you use it on people like NFL and NBA players along with boxers as most of them are huge, carry alot of muscle mass and are generally genetic freaks (all respect due). However I do feel, that the average joe dismisses the BMI out of hand without doing some real soul searching. Weight lifters are the ones I see as the most guilty. Just because you can bench 500, or squat 800 does not mean you are physically fit. Most guys, not all but most I know who can do these feats are carrying alot of extra body fat, and have little or no cardio capacity at all. If they lost some of that body fat they would be alot closer to an ideal BMI (which also goes to show that body fat % is far more important than the BMI).
I am in no way supporting the BMI, but if you don't engage in regular excercise and a decent mix of cardio and strength training and you are fat by BMI standards, guess what..........your still fat. Don't say the BMI is not realistic because people like this don't fall intothe category of people I would say are the exceptions to the BMI. The BMI is a guideline, not a great one, but better than nothing for the sedentary people of the world.
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