Now this is frightening.

[Czar]

like someone said on the daily show "you do fat very well"

 

[BigToque]

Originally posted by: edro13
30.0-34.9 BMI = Obese according to their website.

I think that BMI can be good as a very general guideline.

I'm 5'9 and 220 lbs. I am overweight, but not obice. I have a pretty solid frame (I am the triangle shape - wide big shoulders) and my cardio is good.

My ideal weight is around 170. My resting HR is about 42 - 45 (at 170 lbs). It's a little higher at the moment (55) because over the last 2 years I've put on 50 lbs and have just not been in as good shape.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: tm37
what they fail to mention is the change in critia to be obese

True, but I don't think you can escape the fact that people are getting fatter.

 

[Kibbo]

Am I the only one who thinks that this increase could in part be due to an aging population?

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: Kibbo
Am I the only one who thinks that this increase could in part be due to an aging population?

Stats show major increases in childhood obesity as well. Everyone's getting fat.

 

[Aharami]

/runs to the gym

 

[JDub02]

I think "ideal weight" is a bunch of BULL! I'm 6'3" and my supposed ideal weight is ~190. At 190 I would look anorexic. I'm a bit overweight at 245, but I'm not obese by any means. 220 is my personal ideal weight and that's considered obese by the standards.

 

[Atomicus]

I think my estimates were based on my HS standards.... so now that I'm almost 20.... make that in 7-20 min

 

[Yo Ma Ma]

Originally posted by: K1052
Yay for the Great Lakes states!

LOL.. must be something in the water.

 

[purbeast0]

either the creator of the movie "Super Size Me" stole that from that website, or the other way around ...

either way, they showed that same thing in the movie, and i was shocked.

 

[BigToque]

Originally posted by: JDub02
I think "ideal weight" is a bunch of BULL! I'm 6'3" and my supposed ideal weight is ~190. At 190 I would look anorexic. I'm a bit overweight at 245, but I'm not obese by any means. 220 is my personal ideal weight and that's considered obese by the standards.

Everyone has a different body structure. You have to know your own ideal weight. Weight calculators are only a very general guideline.

 

[Ogg]

Originally posted by: Beau

Originally posted by: Fausto
eek. :Q

I swear i saw one that showed the market expansion of lycra and spandex fabric throughout the states. It matched that pattern EXACTLY :Q

:Q is right, nice analysis

Originally posted by: SagaLore
The increase in obesity seems to correspond with the increase in global warming. Fat People = Higher Greenhouse Gas Emissions? :Q

:shocked:
Kiss your ass goodbye

 

[Chadder007]

What they don't tell you is they lowered the standard for Obesity which raised the number of people considered Obese....