My daughter is 5''4 and weighs 134 and works out and runns everyday and has a lot of mucsle is she overweight?

Question

she is going too 6th grade

Answer 1

no not at all, muscle weighs more than fat :D she is completley average

Answer 2

Muscle weighs more than fat, and she isn't overweight.
Overweight is specific to people with excess body fat. Bodybuilders are way over a healthy BMI if you entered their information, but they have something like 1% body fat. A BMI calculation isn't a good way to depend on an overweight calculation. It doesn't take into consideration all the various factors that add to your weight.
She's about 12, unless she's been held back or skipped ahead a grade, so she's actually a little tall for her age. Also, she's very young for all that exercise. Make sure she doesn't overdo it, it can stunt her physical development as a woman. Gymnasts, for example, often don't develop breasts and start their periods until after they stop competing, around 16/17. Some never develop properly because they kept their fat content too low while in training.
Make sure you are getting your kids to their yearly appointments so a doctor can help keep an eye on their height, weight, and development.

Answer 3

No, overweight is the wrong word here. A common misconception is that the numbers tell whether someone is overweight or not. However, MUSCLE weighs MORE than fat. Therefore, your daughter has more muscle mass than fat on her body.

With the running, she's able to burn fat. That is what cardio is; running is a cardiovascular exercise. It gets the heart-rate up and helps burn fat.

As for working out, I would tell your daughter not to over work herself. Lifting weights should be done every other day and NOT everyday. After lifting weights on a (for example) Monday, you MUST let the body rest on Tuesday and then you are free to continue on Wednesday.

Running can be done everyday. However, if weight-loss is a primary concern apart from achieving top physical condition, she might consider swimming. I personally alternate between swimming (1 mile) and running (4 miles).

Swimming helps to burn fat ALL OVER the body. When you swim, you use your upper-body and your lower-body simultaneously. In running, you use only the lower-body.

Do remember that moderation is key especially when someone is so young. Unless she is planning to become a professional athelete, there's no reason to burn herself out so early and have nothing left for her later years in adult-hood.

Don't always trust the scale!!!! One of the best ways to check for weight loss/loss of body-fat is to wear clothes that are slightly smaller than what you used to wear.

Muscle > Fat

Answer 4

It depends on her age too. I am 5'4, 25 years old and the BMI charts say 130 is average weight. It's not over or under the norm. I would think she is overweight until she hits in the 140's. Plus like the other people said, when you have a lot of muscle mass, you will weight more anyways. If she is healty and happy, it doesn't matter though. People stress to much about weight, go by inches not weight.

Answer 5

I would suggest going to this site.

http://www.prevention.com/bmicalculator/0,5766,s1-2-0-0-1476-1,00.html

Your daughter has a BMI of 23.0


What is BMI?
Body Mass Index (BMI) is a number calculated from a child’s weight and height. BMI is a reliable indicator of body fatness for most children and teens. BMI does not measure body fat directly, but research has shown that BMI correlates to direct measures of body fat, such as underwater weighing and dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA).1 BMI can be considered an alternative for direct measures of body fat. Additionally, BMI is an inexpensive and easy-to-perform method of screening for weight categories that may lead to health problems.

BMI Categories, according to the National Institutes of Health:

Underweight = Less than 18.5
Normal weight = 18.5 - 24.9
Overweight = 25 - 29.9
Obesity = BMI of 30 or greater

Your child is at a normal weight

Answer 6

No, muscle weighs more than fat and for a female that is 5'4" the "ideal" wieght is around 128 pounds, but since she runs, she is not overweight at all. You can have her body mass index checked which is her percentage of body fat, numerous sites where you can go to tell you where to measure her to check this out. Simply go to google and type in body mass index or Determining Body Fat Percentage. For a female, her body fat should not exceed 28%.

Answer 7

She's 14 lbs overweight but that is fine because she is healthy and muscle weighs more than fat!

Answer 8

no.. she is a good weight for her height.... like perfect actually.. and if she runs and works out im proud of her.. not a lot of 6th graders do. you should be very proud she wants to take care of herself..

Answer 9

Muscle weights more then fat so stop worrying about her and try to talk more to her instead. Run with her!

Answer 10

Both of your kid's have a weight problem ? You just asked about your son..... I would'nt say she was overweight , but he may be .

Answer 11

No she isn't!!! She is just fine. We need more kids like that. She looks heathly and dosent look like she is so skinny that she is about to fall over dead!!!