Which do you prefer BMI or waist to height ratio ?
Both seem tough to meet their parameters for healthy ! It seems with waist to height the basic idea is to get your waist to be half your height or less and BMI wants you to be under 25.
The BMI seems more realistic to meet for me. At 71" tall my weight needs to be 189 to achieve a 24.9 BMI, I estimate my waist would still be at least 40" at that point ( 290 lbs and 53" waist now), so I would still be at least 4.5" too big around the tummy to pass the W/H test.
Does anyone think that one is easier ? I bet only about 20% of Americans pass that one ?
I recently looked up my BMI and it says I'm way overweight. This is a good post for me because it puts in a little better perspective on how I should look at it. Thanks
Frank B, I think that you should go first with what suits you best namely what you think it is easily attainable.After reaching the easier one, you will be motivated enough to tackle the difficult one.
Sound advice. I can't face the tape measure yet, but I am only a pound or two into the overweight category. I know from experience that my waist will still be significantly more than half my height for a while after that. I'm doing what I can, and finding a weight I can reach and sustain is the main thing. But ideally, yes, I would like to tick off both.
Which do you prefer BMI or waist to height ratio ?
