Weight to Height Ratio

[Nick the DSM]

I read the social group post, I'd have to agree that there is a correlation between waist and health.

Thankfully, I work out everyday.

[McElmurry]

I suspect dropping my waist line to 34" or so would put my WHtR just under 50%, my BMI would probably still be 26ish, and I would probably look and feel better.

I am 39" now. Fifty percent WHtR would put me back in the healthy range at 37" and 34" would put me at ideal. Here are some ratios and associated health levels from the above website.

Subjects
WHtR

Barbie Doll
25.0%

Ken Doll
36.0%

Female College Swimmers
42.4%

Male College Swimmers
42.8%

Willoughby Ideal
45.8%

WHO Increased Risk Females
49.2%

General Healthy Cutoff
50.0%

NHANES Risk Equivalent to BMI of 25
51.0%

WHO Increased Risk Males
53.6%

WHO Substantially Increased Risk Females
54.1%

NHANES Risk Equivalent to BMI of 30
57.0%

Willoughby Obese
57.7%

WHO Substantially Increased Risk Males
58.2%

[McElmurry]

I read the social group post, I'd have to agree that there is a correlation between waist and health.

Thankfully, I work out everyday.

I started working out again in December but it took me a while to find out how hard I can push my old body. My recovery time has now improved and my knees have gotten stronger. I just completed my first seven days in a row and I feel fine. I have decided it is better for me to exercise every day and not overdo it, than to go really hard one day but then need two days to recover.

[Nick the DSM]

Well, I'm still in my youth but I figure exercise and good health will help in the long run.

[McElmurry]

Well, I'm still in my youth but I figure exercise and good health will help in the long run.

You’re doing it the right way. I use to do a lot of hiking. Until I hit 40 I could go from sea level to 14,000 feet on a long weekend with very little training. After 40 I got really out of shape and took up sailing where it didn’t matter as much. Now I am trying to get back in shape for good, which means committing to the gym every day.

[The Thirsty Viking]

I hate the BMI as well. But it was always fun when I was in the Navy to see the look on the Jackwagon of a Chief who measured them, when I would come in between 16-18 at 72" and 245lbs. He always looked like I was cheating somehow, but he was the one measuring.

Thought I admit to letting myself go a bit, since my discharge. Working on getting back down to around 250 or so.

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

GET FIT DOING ECLAIR LIFTS

Now that's what I'd call a proper workout!

[Pleater]

Spring cleaning this year turned up one of my really good suede miniskirts - it would make a nice handbag.

My daughter stared at the waist in disbelief - I wore it when I was about her age, and it is three sizes too small for her.

The trick was a big black labrador dog. I used to get on my bike and ride to the next village along the old aerodrome road, very little used. The dog would run around across the open fields. I used to stop at the bench by the war memorial to get my breath back, and the dog would have a rest and a drink at the water trough, but in ten minutes he'd be waving a paw at me asking to get going again, so we would set off back at the same speed.

Doing that every day plus two walks, one in the morning and one at lunchtime was the way to reduce waist size. I was doing food storage testing then, eating loads of pure junk and it made no difference, was just burnt off.

I did weigh about 15 to 20 pounds more than all the women I knew, but none of them could wear my skirt size - in fact one of them burst a zip trying to put one of my skirts on.

Come to think of it the dog was really slender around the middle and rear end, with big broad shoulders, and labradors tend to be heavy due to their 'I'll eat it' attitude.

So that is about an hour and a half on foot chasing a very fit dog and three quarters to an hour of cycling - ditto dog.

I think I would need to get a rather small dog these days - otherwise I might just keel over after the first ten miles.

Anne the Pleater :ootd: