Oct 27 • The Temple (Fitness & Food)
Healthy male body weight?
Are we living in reality?
This image is from 1956. I think in the US our perception of healthy weight is skewed.
Talking to a friend of mine over the weekend and he said he needed to lose 10 pounds. According to this chart...he actually needs to lose 30!
The CDC & NIH say that:
74% of American's are overweight
43% are obese
Being overweight more than doubles your "all cause" risk of death
You lose 10 years of life on average by being overweight
According to this chart: the average male at 5'9 and a medium frame should weigh no more than 160 pounds
The average male actually weighs 199 pounds
Our perceptions are skewed
At my 5'8 and medium frame I should weigh around 155 pounds even with a decent amount of muscle
I'm currently at 166 pounds
I am OVERWEIGHT and get told fairly often I am SKINNY.
Actual reality is: I AM FAT
Our perceptions are skewed. We aren't living in reality.
Ive been at as much as 240 pounds, as little as 137 pounds
Life is better at a healthy weight. A true healthy weight.
Is your perception of a healthy weight skewed by our society and culture of excess?
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