Such measured results indicate that the gravity in mystery spots is. Body mass index bmi is a measure of body fat based on height and weight that applies to adult men and women. Measurements of body weight at the two standing positions of shrink and grow mysteryplatforms in three mystery spots in santa cruz california piercy california and oregon vortex in oregon. The bmi is a convenient rule of thumb used to broadly categorize a person as underweight normal weight overweight or obese based on tissue mass muscle fat and bone and height. An example of the ratio level of measurement is weight. Select compute bmi and your bmi will appear below.
An alternative approach to the hamwi bmi and percentage body fat methods of determining an individuals ideal weight is to physically measure various parts of the human body and reference height weight charts. Enter your weight and height using standard or metric measures. Commonly accepted bmi ranges are underweight under 185 kgm 2 normal weight 185 to 25 overweight 25 to 30 and obese over 30. If the answer is 05 or less the chances are that they have a healthy weight. A person who weights 150 pounds weights twice as much as a person who weighs only 75 pounds and half as much as a person who weighs 300 pounds. A woman who is 5 feet and 4 inches tall 163 cm should have a waist measurement below 32 inches 81 cm.
We can calculate ratios like these because the scale for weight in pounds starts at zero pounds. The measured body weights at the two standing positions diferred by 25 in santa crus but only by 1 in piercy and in oregon vortex. Hence individuals with a moderately high level of lean muscle mass will typically be classified as overweight if not obese.