1. BMI(Body Mass Index)
BMI (Body Mass Index) can be said to be the earliest entry A physical health value in the general fitness crowd, BMI = weight (kg) / height (m) squared. This value can reflect a person’s “fat and thin” degree.
According to Chinese standards, non-professional athletes, BMI between 18 and 24 are normal. If it is less than 18, it is thin; if it is greater than 24, it is overweight. However, this value is actually very rough. It is only a rough judgment of your visible fatness and thinness, and whether your health is up to standard depends on other data.
2. Body fat percentage
is the percentage of fat in your body mass. This data is also an important reference value for the current fitness industry to detect whether the fitness effect is up to the standard.
Generally speaking, men are in the range of 14-25% and women are in the range of 21-31%, which are all healthy. There are also many indicators in the physical measurement analysis, such as “muscle weight”, “fat-free body mass”, “inorganic salt content”, “total water content”, etc., which all reflect the level of body fat rate from the side, one by one. Interpretation doesn’t make much sense. Of course, the lower the body fat rate, the better. Our body also needs a certain amount of fat to maintain normal physiological functions. When it is lower than 5%, your health will also have problems.
3. Muscle Mass
Muscle mass is the percentage of muscle in the body, like a common measure of fat mass. The larger the value, the higher the muscle content, indicating that the body’s metabolism is more vigorous, and the exercise capacity is correspondingly stronger.
4. Waist-to-hip ratio
Waist-to-hip ratio is the ratio of waist circumference to hip circumference, which reflects the degree of fat accumulation in the abdomen and is closely related to visceral fat. If you are underweight but have a relatively high waist-to-hip ratio, be careful—the accumulation of abdominal fat is more likely to cause cardiovascular disease. A healthy waist-to-hip ratio needs to be less than 0.9 for men and less than 0.8 for women.
5. Basal Metabolism
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR for short), refers to maintaining the most basic Demand – the energy needed to be alive. Generally, it refers to the 24 hours a day, including 8 hours of sleep, 16 hours of waking hours, and when awake, without exercising, eating, or doing anything, it is alive and needs to consume energy. Equivalent to the minimum calories needed to sustain life. If you are losing weight or working out, this is a very important indicator of people, it can help you calculate the food calories you need each day. Generally speaking, the larger the body weight, the more vigorous the metabolism, and the higher the muscle mass, the higher the basal metabolic value. The average daily basal metabolic rate for women is about 1200 calories and for men about 1600 calories.
Combining these five data, you can see a person’s physical fitness.
For example: your BMI is normally low, but your body fat percentage and waist-to-hip ratio are not. If it is very high, then you are likely to be a “thin and fat person” and lack exercise habits. Another example is your friend, although his BMI is relatively high, but his body fat rate is low and his basal metabolism is high, he should have a relatively high muscle mass, and he should have the habit of exercising.
A healthy body and physical fitness requires a healthy management approach and proper exercise! You will definitely get what you want! Hold on, hold on, hold on!
