I'm a 12 year old boy, 5'5 feet tall, and 112 pounds...Am I fat? I eat a lot too cause I want to wrestle bigger kids next year and I want to be bigger for football... Am I overweight? Is it better to be like...average? Should I work out more and stuff? AND what should I do when I work out a lot? I can run a lot but that's only when I try...I tend to be lazy sometimes If I don't have to run...hehe
2007-03-03 15:16:10 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Jessie, most my friends are the same height as me...I'm not tall, one of my friends is though, he's like 6 feet tall and my friend thats 1 year older is what? 7 feet?
2007-03-03 15:25:28 · update #1
I'm more athletic then most people in my school and thats a he** of a lot of people...I guess I need to work out more often...
2007-03-03 15:30:44 · update #2
actually u would be categorized as underweight dear. Have your mom take u to the doctor and talk to your doctor about your goals. You and your doctor can work out a plan to help you gain the weight you need to and do it in a healthy way.
2007-03-03 15:23:04 · answer #1 · answered by funny_bunny_aplus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO you are not overweight. In fact you may be underweight. Have you talked to your doctor? You need to work on improving your self image. Working out never hurt anyone. But do it the right way with advice from a coach or a trainer and by all means stay away from steroids.
2007-03-03 15:20:10 · answer #2 · answered by Persiphone_Hellecat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Overweight and fat are concepts. If you bigger than others, the assumption is overweight.
If you want to be athletic you have to work more, eat more and excercise more than "average".
Training takes coaching. Only a medical professional can say if you weigh to much for your height. If you not flabby, then you are fine.
2007-03-03 15:20:11 · answer #3 · answered by bright_neon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
according to government standards, you are almost underweight.
Use the link listed in my source and try to bring yourself up to a bmi of at least 20
(BMI is body mass index)
2007-03-03 15:26:00 · answer #4 · answered by Adam 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No but you've got to be WAY tall for your age!
2007-03-03 15:23:30 · answer #5 · answered by dimondbacks7 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check with your doctor, about that. I believe you are, under weight, but I don't know, for sure.
2007-03-03 15:19:19 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
according to the BMI,(Body Mass Index), you are 18.6
Normal weight = 18.5-24.9
2007-03-03 15:25:16 · answer #7 · answered by PANDA 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its okay to be average but you'll need to build your muscles.
2007-03-03 15:20:52 · answer #8 · answered by Jerry C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋