There seems to be as many opinions and misinformation floating around about personal weight that I thought we might share and perhaps open our minds a bit. Here are the questions that I feel will provide useful info:
Age
Sex
Height
Present weight range (many people vary 3-4 lbs over a day)
Ideal weight range for optimum health (your opinion)
Ideal weight range for optimum swimming performance
What steps are you taking, or will you be taking, to lose or
gain the weight difference between present & optimum.
I'll start
54
M
6'1"
220-224
190-194
182-188
Drastically cut down drinking & desserts; resume active training
Speaking of body fat percentage, does anyone have a scale that measures body fat? I have a Tanita brand scale but don't put too much faith in the numbers it provides. I do use it to gauge whether I'm going up or down in percentage. The reason is because it uses a very subjective option when setting the scale. You enter gender, height, and then select whether you're a non-active adult or an athlete. The funny thing is that the scale measures weight in increments of 0.5 lbs so it seems like it's an accurate machine but then there's that completely unscientific setting of non-active versus athlete. Using the same height and gender for myself but varying that option results in the non-active body fat percentage being appx double the athletic body fat percentage.
Speaking of body fat percentage, does anyone have a scale that measures body fat? I have a Tanita brand scale but don't put too much faith in the numbers it provides. I do use it to gauge whether I'm going up or down in percentage. The reason is because it uses a very subjective option when setting the scale. You enter gender, height, and then select whether you're a non-active adult or an athlete. The funny thing is that the scale measures weight in increments of 0.5 lbs so it seems like it's an accurate machine but then there's that completely unscientific setting of non-active versus athlete. Using the same height and gender for myself but varying that option results in the non-active body fat percentage being appx double the athletic body fat percentage.
