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Originally Posted by drpgq
Wow that includes Burlington too. Although using BMI pretty much guarantees anyone who lifts weights will be considered overweight.
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True, but the vast majority of people who tell me that (present poster excluded, of course) are overweight people, usually ladies, who go "BMI doesn't work as a measurement! It doesn't account muscle mass! It doesn't work for women! A number shouldn't tell me how to feel..."
... when really, most people at the gyms I've been at are well within BMI guidelines, unless you're trying to gain muscle mass as a goal in itself. Strength training (in the way most women train, and guys who aren't intentionally bulking up) won't push BMI over the edge, even if you're naturally a mesomorph. I lift on the heavy end of what most females can do, and there's no way my BMI's ever been over as a result of the gym -- I have been overweight when I've been lazy and failed to eat right and work out though.
And it's my sneaking suspicion that's how 70% of that 74%, at the very least, are overweight.