i went on this website and it said my waist to hip ratio is 0.9 and i'm "apple" and that it means i'm at a great health risk and i need to lose weight.... but it also said my BMI is 17.31 and i need to gain weight... i also went on other sites and it told me the same thing.. i'm 5'7'' and weigh 110... my waist is lke 25 inches and my hips are like 27 inches... i'm confused... what's right??
2006-12-16 07:49:44 · 15 answers · asked by Brandi// 1 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
i dont have a belly! :( i have a ... flat... stomach
2006-12-16 07:57:25 · update #1
OH nvm... i get it.. i measured wrong :P
2006-12-16 08:01:12 · update #2
wait.. nvm i didn't measure wrong... it still says i'm obeise
2006-12-16 08:04:38 · update #3
I think you are okay, because you are not really apple shaped, but more ruler shaped. This is different and not a health risk. I doubt you have much abdominal fat, the reason your waist/hip ratio is so high is because you have such small hips, probably with very little fat. It is certainly not an issue of having to much abdominal fat, so I would try not to worry too much. You are just one of those random cases, where the waist/hip ratio doesn't indicate your health accurately.
HTH : )
2006-12-16 10:00:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sweet. Can you send me a pic? Just kidding.
By the measurements you described you sound just about right. Don't go by BMI, it's too general.
My BMI says I'm 25.5 which is overweight. How can that be? I'm 6'1" @ 192 lbs with a 33 inch waist. Oh well....BMI is too vague.
By the way, I'm sure JLo's hip/waist ratio is ridiculous and she looks great.
2006-12-16 08:12:36 · answer #2 · answered by Yea Yea 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are only 110 you do not want to lose weight. If you do gain weight you are at a higher health risk. You may not have as many curves when you are thin, but you are lucky, because when you gain it will go all over. If you were pear shaped you would gain in the hips and lose in the chest.
2006-12-16 07:53:49 · answer #3 · answered by higg1966 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You have narrow hips. The BMI is what matters.
Apples are women who gain weight first on their arms and bellies rather than their thighs and butts. Narrow hips does not mean you are an apple - you could in fact be a slim pear.
You are slim, and dare I say it, not the ugliest women I have seen.
2006-12-16 07:53:51 · answer #4 · answered by Pastor Sauce 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Don't just stay there! Do squats while cleaning your teeth, calf raises while standing in line, or lunges while chatting around the phone.
2016-05-30 21:01:22 · answer #5 · answered by Mia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Choose faster-paced methods of yoga such as Ashtanga or perhaps Vinyasa to burn more calories while also getting a good stretch.
2016-04-11 12:46:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't just stay there! Do squats while combing your teeth, calf raises while standing in line, or lunges while chatting around the phone.
2016-02-26 06:38:27 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't just remain there! Do squats while brushing your teeth, calf raises although standing in line, or lunges while chatting within the phone.
2016-01-21 16:07:20 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first off you look great,...i hate these measurement ratio things because...say your ballet dancer ...you will not fit the norm,a football player..yet everyone can look great at whatever the ratio...well,to a point,no kidding...i just think if you workout,keep fit you will release those endorphins that say..i look great
2006-12-16 07:53:31 · answer #9 · answered by rebel one 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When nature calls, use a bathroom on a different floor for making you use the stairs.
2016-07-14 01:28:50 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋