You’re not the only one who has ever wondered whether your weight falls within a healthy range. Understanding your Body Mass Index is crucial to assessing your overall health and setting realistic wellness goals. The need to increase health awareness is more important than ever in a world with 30.7% overweight people, 42.4% obese, and 9.2% suffering from severe obesity.
Track Your Max will be your reliable companion, whether you are on a fitness quest, planning a healthier life, or just want to stay in the know. Our FDA-approved medications, along with evidence-based lifestyle modifications, can help you get back on track in your life and improve your health.
Understanding BMI (Body Mass Index)
The BMI is a number that is calculated from your height and weight. It’s a quick, yet accurate way to determine your body composition. It can help you determine whether your weight is within a healthy range in relation to your height. Calculate your BMI using a BMI formula or a BMI tool. Divide your weight in kilograms times the square of your height.
If you are 70 kg and 1.73 m tall, then multiplying the height by two gives 2.99. Divide the weight by height squared to get a BMI value of 23.41. Compare your BMI with the ideal BMI for your age and gender. This will determine if you are underweight, normal weight, overweight or obese.
BMI is Important
BMI can be used in many ways.
- Health Assessment: The BMI is a useful tool for evaluating your health in relation to the general population. It can help you determine if your weight is normal, underweight, overweight, severely obese or obese.
- Risk AssessmentA high BMI can increase your health risks, such as diabetes, heart disease, hypertension and cancer. A low BMI can indicate nutritional deficiencies or a weak immune system.
- Setting realistic goals: Your BMI is a good benchmark for setting and tracking your goals, whether you are on a fitness or weight loss journey, or if you want to live a healthier life.
- Monitoring Your Progress: Checking your BMI regularly helps you gauge the success of your fitness and health efforts. It provides essential feedback that will help keep you motivated.
Factors that affect BMI
BMI is an excellent tool but it does not account for the complexity of human health. Here are some limitations.
- Muscle massBMI does not distinguish between fat or muscle. BMI can be higher for individuals with high muscle mass, even if they have a healthy percentage of body fat.
- Age: An older individual may have a higher BMI because of muscle loss and an increased percentage of body fat.
- Sex: Men tend to have a higher muscle mass while women have a greater body fat. This can have an impact on BMI.
- Ethnicity: Different ethnic groups can have different body compositions and health risks associated with them at different BMI values.
- Body Form: Obesity in the abdominal region (fat) is associated with greater health risks than fat that is distributed evenly across the body.
- Genetics: Genetics are a major factor in determining the body composition and metabolism.
- Diet and Lifestyle: A balanced diet and regular exercise have a significant impact on BMI.
Why is DEXA better than BMI measurement?
Track Your Max uses DEXA scans in addition to BMI for accurate tracking of body composition and percentage body fat. DEXA scans are a highly accurate way to evaluate body fat percentages and specific body areas. This level of detail can be vital to individuals who are attempting to lose weight, gain muscle, or monitor progress.
DEXA scans have several advantages over other methods.
- Accuracy:Unlike the BMI, DEXA scans take into account muscle mass, bone density and fat distribution to provide a precise assessment during body composition test.
- Health Insights: DEXA scans are able to identify the health risks associated with conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, and hypertension.
- Safety: DEXA scans are safe because they use very low radiation doses.
- Cost EffectiveDEXA scans can be more time and cost effective than other methods such as CT scans and MRIs.
How to Perform a DEXA scan
The DEXA scan process is simple and painless. What to expect
- Dress Comfortably:Wear clothing with minimal metal like workout gear.
- Lay Down on the Scanner:You will be asked to lay down on a scanning platform that is designed for accurate results.
- Low Radiation and Painless:The scan is low radiation and painless.
- Scanner does its job: This scanner provides detailed information on your fat, muscle, and bone mass.
- Immediate results: You can see the machine’s immediate results, including your body fat percentage and muscle mass.
- Consistency is Important: To accurately track progress, use the same DEXA-technology for subsequent scans.
Track Your Max is the First Step in a Healthy Lifestyle!
Track Your Max provides accurate and reliable results with our modern scanners and state-of-the-art technology. Track Your Max provides accurate and reliable results using modern scanners. Our professionals will provide you with FDA approved prescribed medications and lifestyle modifications to help you reach your weight loss goal and improve your metabolism health.
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