Tag: BMI
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How to Assess your Own Fitness Level?
What is fitness and how can be it measured? That’s an important question everybody tends to ask. After all how can we decide that we are fit or not? The dictionary definition of being fit is about being physically and mentally sound. But it does not help to provide further clarifications of fitness at a…
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Obesity is a major problem!
Technically speaking, obesity is a condition in which excess body fat accumulates to such an extent that health may be negatively affected. It is commonly defined as a body mass index (BMI = weight divided by height squared) of 30 kg/m2 or higher. This distinguishes it from being overweight as defined by a BMI of…
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Obesity: Fatal Evil!
A beautiful body is always admired by everyone but Obesity can be like an ugly cloud which surrounds the beauty of every obese person. It is a major health hazard and more like a social evil. It seems more fatal than drinking or gambling. There is no clear definition of obesity. In general a fat…
