My wife and I recently went to the Amador County Fair. They had one of those fitness booths where they estimate your Body Mass Index (BMI). They told me that I was carrying 67 pounds of fat! I almost choked, and not on a chili dog.
I am almost 6"2" and weigh about 232 pounds. I don't have love handles or man-breasts. I can easily see my belt. When I weighed 222 pounds, I was dunk-tested at 14 percent fat. I think that my ideal weight would be about 215 pounds, and that makes me about 17 pounds overweight. I am 59 and have not weighed 215 since I was 25 and working six days a week, 12 hours a day, on a farm.
I was visibly shaken at the Fair. Then I read this Internet article:
http://www.bmiscale.com/
According to official government weight tables, President Bush, probably the most physically fit President in United States history, is overweight. I believe that he jogs six days a week! According to the official charts, Karl Malone, Barry Bonds, Mark McGuire, and most current Hollywood heart-throb are fat. I noticed that Michael Jackson and Mick Jager were not on the obese list.
The woman at the Fair said that I should weigh 180 pounds or so. I have not been that light since I was about 18 years old. I started today on my quest to return to my Spring 1971 weight, 215 pounds. I doubt that I will get it done. Now, if I could only grow hair and get stronger.
I have a theory. Humans are not the same. Michael Jackson and Shack may be roughly the same specie, but the variation between individuals is huge. Duh. I think the fitness geeks are using a Cro Magnon chart and some of us are Neanderthals.
I am almost 6"2" and weigh about 232 pounds. I don't have love handles or man-breasts. I can easily see my belt. When I weighed 222 pounds, I was dunk-tested at 14 percent fat. I think that my ideal weight would be about 215 pounds, and that makes me about 17 pounds overweight. I am 59 and have not weighed 215 since I was 25 and working six days a week, 12 hours a day, on a farm.
I was visibly shaken at the Fair. Then I read this Internet article:
http://www.bmiscale.com/
According to official government weight tables, President Bush, probably the most physically fit President in United States history, is overweight. I believe that he jogs six days a week! According to the official charts, Karl Malone, Barry Bonds, Mark McGuire, and most current Hollywood heart-throb are fat. I noticed that Michael Jackson and Mick Jager were not on the obese list.
The woman at the Fair said that I should weigh 180 pounds or so. I have not been that light since I was about 18 years old. I started today on my quest to return to my Spring 1971 weight, 215 pounds. I doubt that I will get it done. Now, if I could only grow hair and get stronger.
I have a theory. Humans are not the same. Michael Jackson and Shack may be roughly the same specie, but the variation between individuals is huge. Duh. I think the fitness geeks are using a Cro Magnon chart and some of us are Neanderthals.