BMI 429341021 Measuring Tape with Stop/Belt Clip, Red/White, 3 m x 16 mm

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NEED TO LOSE WEIGHT?— Use the BMI Calculator to find out if your weight and waist size are in a healthy range. What are the limitations of BMI? This means muscular adults and athletes may be classed as overweight or obese even though their body fat is low. BMI results Underweight Being underweight could be a sign you're not eating enough or you may be ill. If you're underweight, a GP can help. Always position the scale where there is easy access and on a hard flat surface (carpet is not suitable). Waist circumference and BMI are important indicators of risk. However, many other factors also contribute to disease.

BMI is not always accurate for assessing healthy weight in some people. It can’t tell what amount of weight is due to fat or muscle. Underwater weighing measures your density, which is then used to estimate body fat. Fat is less dense than bone and muscle, so a person with a higher percentage of fat will weigh less underwater, relative to the amount of water they displace, and be more buoyant. It can’t differentiate between fat and lean muscle weight. It isn’t very accurate for people who are elderly, pregnant, or very muscular. It is a very accurate technique. Consistent results means that it is a reliable method to measure progress. The down side: The measuring tape should sit neatly against your skin but not too tight that it causes an indent or digs in.Ideally measure on bare skin without clothing, if this is not possible measure wearing one thin layer of clothing. This is based on the premise if you can stand with your legs together and see a gap between your thighs–‘a thigh gap’– you're slim.For some it is seen as a desirable shape and something to aim for, but it is not necessarily healthy or normal. The plus side:

Body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference are measurements that you can use to see if you’re a healthy weight.This is the ratio of waist circumference to the hip circumference. The higher the ratio, the more fat is stored around the waist or abdomen – in other words, an “apple shape”. This shape poses a greater health risk than fat stored elsewhere in the body (a “pear shape”). The plus side: Famed for their reliability, excellent build quality and warranty, BMI is a private German company owned and run by the same family for over six decades. In their own words, the phrase 'made in Germany' means everything to them. Their main aim is to manufacture precision measurement tools that represent everything that phrase suggests... quality, durability, innovation and attention to detail. Measuring your waist to height ratio can tell you if you have excess tummy fat, even if you have a healthy BMI.

Wrap the tape measure under your armpits at the fullest part of your chest. Stand straight and don’t puff out chest People carry fat in different parts of their bodies. Some people carry extra body fat around their middle. This is more of a health risk than carrying weight on your hips and thighs. Underweight (BMI of less that 18.5) - Normal (BMI of 18.5 - 250 -Overweight (BMI of 25 - 30) -Obese (BMI of 30 and above) World Health Organization 2004 guidance on BMI thresholds Waist circumference is a better estimate of ‘visceral fat’. This is the dangerous internal fat that coats your organs.This section is about the old tape test used before mid-2023. Refer to the section above for the new tape test. Always test on the same side. It is recommended to take the average of two measurements at each place. You then put those numbers into an online calculator which will give you your body fat percentage.