What Is The Ideal Body Weight For Over 40?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ต.ค. 2024
- In this episode I discuss ideal body eight (IBW), how to calculate your BMI and what exactly is a healthy body weight. Plus I give a weekly update on my weight loss and fitness journey.
#Weightloss #Fitness #Over40 #Over50
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DISCLAIMER: The opinions in this video are for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as medical advice. Always check with your personal physician prior to starting any diet or exercise regimens.
Great information!! This is a great educational video especially for over 50. Keep up this kind of content and I have no doubt you will grow quickly on your channel.
I have learned that observing body fat % is the better guideline than chasing a weight goal alone. Sharing… When I returned to my previous “good weight”, I saw that I still had an unexpected amount of excess fat. Which showed me how much my muscles had shrunk in two decades. My form at x weight at age 55… is visibly different from my trim form at the same weight at 35. I thought I’d be all good once I shed 10kg. Now it is so clear I seriously have to rebuild a base healthy muscle.
So please everyone… focus on your composition ( muscles and bones), not just weight. Sarcopenia after 50 is very common and accelerates hereon. Some resistance exercise, strength training along, walks along with healthy eating.
Secondly, dont trust the cheap electronic scales. They serve only as general gauge. Trust your eyes, how you feel. Pinch, use a measuring tape.
I intercepted the menopausal weight gain, stopped it in its tracks, reduced all the nasty inflammation aches and pains that came with excess 10kg, avoided the danger of becoming diabetic or prediabetic. Just in time.
Feeling and looking ok again at age 54+. Get my weakling body stronger and learning ‘to appreciate some daily exercise’ is my longterm goal.
Ok… thats my share. Take care of yourself everyone, cheers!
Thanks for sharing your experience. I can't agree more regarding strength training! I'd go one step further and say that sacropenia isn't just common it's literally a part of aging. We can lose up to 8% of our muscle mass per decade and it can start as early as our 30's, but accelerates later in life. It's a big deal. Congratulations on your weight loss and avoiding diabetes. Those are huge milestones and I wish you success in getting stronger!
I started my journey back in the beginning of May 2024. I weighed 230 pounds, and im 5'8" short at 50 years old. As of today, i weigh 170 pounds. I urge everyone to not go on a crash diet. Keep you calories the same, and track your calories for two weeks. Do not drink your calories. If you're sedentary, start walking for 30 minutes per day. Look at your goal weight, and get 1 gram of protein per pound of ideal body weight, and strength train 3 days per week. You'll gain muscle and lose fat at the same time..... guaranteed! I wish I would've known this when i first started my journey. Hope this helps someone out there! You never know what you can do, until you stand up and decide to try!
That's awesome Kevin! You have great insight and I couldn't agree with you more, specifically the part about dieting. Diets have always failed me in the long run.
Great suggestions! Little steps add up to great success. Congrats.
Because of issues with BMI, many professionals are now saying that a better indicator of metabolic health is the waist/hip ratio. The WHO recommends a W/H ratio of 0.85 or less for women and 0.9 or less for men. Makes sense to me.
There’s plenty to criticize regarding BMI. Having said that, BMI is still a calculation in the patient chart when I enter their weight during triage. At the end of the day I think the best approach is whatever is easiest for an individual to track in addition to the mirror, honest introspection (which many lack for a variety of reasons) and basic lab results like glucose, kidney function, etc.
The phrase, "better steward of my body" resonates. I really do believe in move it or lose it.
Well said. Thanks for watching!
I love honesty only because overweight people may not know they are overweight i was one of those people maybe some people are more sensitive and dont like to be told what they dont want to hear but now im 33 notices after having five kids its harder to lose weight but when i noticed my knees were hurting i knew it was time to start caring about my body im 5'6 and was 150 pounds adding 30 pounds to my normal weight really was hurting me but it really drove me to start losing weight eating healthy i dont eat junk ive lost a little weight and my knee doesnt hurt no more i really wish doctors could be alittle more honest for the people who can take it i dont want someone just telling me to walk 30 minutes a day and i get my medical bill in the mail for 500 bucks to be told to go on a walk but thats just me people need to tough up a little and except the truth its not being mean its to better yourself
I wish there were more patients with your attitude! I think you can tell the truth in a serious manner without being mean about it. I'm glad you're taking control of your health. You're comment about your knees is ironic. We have a video coming out specifically related to knee pain. Thanks for sharing yourr thoughts!
BMI wise... It seems that somewhere between 21 and 22.5 is ideal, a lot of people with BMIs of 24 and 25 are already pre diabetic with abnormal HgA1C... I wonder why guidelines keep the same... Hip to waist ratio is good, but not better, since it depends on height and body type... Better use both and Body fat %...
If anything, stay thin, fit, and build muscle planning for old age...🙂👍👍
That’s a great question. I can only speak to American medicine, but in a prior life I worked in the medical device industry and it was the first time I got a peak under the hood. It’s incredibly difficult to initiate change to practice and there are a fair amount of things “we” do that don’t really make sense. 🤷🏻♂️ But I’m with you, better to use multiple measurements. Thanks for watching!
As a 52-year-old man who lost 80 pounds about 5 years ago (from 230 lbs to 150), there is no “ideal weight for men over 40.” Better to set healthy targets for protein intake, cardio, strength training, and body fat percentage. Don’t be in the overweight category or higher according to your BMI, but that’s only a general guideline.
Congratulations on your success. 230 lbs to 150 lbs is an amazing accomplishment. I agree with your assessment. Out of curiosity, did you get the impression I said something radically different?
@@50PlusFitnessJourney Not at all. I agree with you. BMI is fairly inaccurate measure of under/overweight for strength athletes, but it's an accurate enough guide for most of Americans who don't train. IMO, many people, especially women, are too focused on their weight and not focused enough on a proper diet and fitness level. If someone's goal is to "lose weight," they should use an online calculator to figure out their BMR, track their intake accurately, eat in a moderate (~500cal/day) deficit, sub out low protein junk foods & soda and sub in healthier, more nutrient dense, high protein whole foods, start getting in some cardio (a 20-30 minute daily walk is better than what most get), engage in regular strength training (even bodyweight) to avoid muscle loss (pushups, crunches, pull-ups, squats, etc.) Get more fit, not just smaller and lighter.
I'm at 12% body fat currently and have visible abs in any light for the first time. People are shocked when they first learn my age and I have tons of energy. It's been a life-changing journey and it's a mindset I'll have until the day I die. Fixing my health has been one of the most rewarding things I've done. My only regret is not starting when I was younger.
@@leeretaschen231 Thanks for the feedback. I think you're spot on. I don't have a problem with disagreement either, but I have an internal struggle with a tendency to ramble. LOL. Just checking to make sure you didn't get another impression. I hope your success can be an inspiration to others around you.
BMI is a joke to be honest. It is a one stop shopping calculation that does not fit every person individually and which does not take into account muscle mass etc…I think a better indicator is waist measurement to height measurement.
I wouldn't go as far as calling it a joke. It's a measurement, but I do agree it should be taken with a grain of salt and you're absolutely right about it not accounting for muscle mass. Having said that there is an unfortunately large amount of overweight/unhealthy people in our society who literally blame the scale not moving on "gaining muscle". I see it all the time in the ER. I think of BMI kind of like blood pressure. One blood pressure measurement is meaningless without a broader clinical context.
Yes.... many use W/Hgt but others swear by W/Hip ratio. I use one of those in conjunction with the BMI which for most people, except for the Arnold Schwarzenneger types, gives a good clue to metabolic health.
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@@ds5651 That looks pretty good. How do you feel (particularly regarding strength and flexibility)?
You do this thing where you smack your lips after you pause, like this sort of audio punctuation, and its kinda annoying in my headphones. Maybe listen back to your video and then work on avoiding doing that when you record.
Thanks? LOL I watch tons of videos produced by Gen X TH-camrs who are just starting out and see all kinds of annoying things like poor production quality, literally reading a script, one former 2nd grade teacher who sounds like she's talking to 2nd graders, elementary editing, etc. It has never occurred to me to offer them any "constructive criticism" and while I do listen back to most of my videos (I'm still pretty new to this) I will keep my eye out for post pause smacking of lips and try to adjust accordingly. Make sure to smash that subscribe button to see if I successfully stop in future videos!!
@@50PlusFitnessJourney😂 listen , I did the same thing and had to edit out and it made me more conscious of it.
@@Moneyfromzero Haha. I think it’s because I speak faster when I do a live vs. what I would in conversation. One more thing to add to my never ending list to improve.