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Is there a good external scale to measure health???
wrote in message ups.com... On Jun 25, 11:53 pm, "em" wrote: wrote Do you think that's a better option? Have you done anything yet? Have you tried yoga or walking or weightlifting? Have you tried reducing the amount of food you eat each day? I see discussion of the concept, only. It is time for you to either use somebody's advice or find a path of your own. Or not. Hey.. I did try spot skipping.. I have to get back to my routine.. I have slowly quit my exercise.. I will need to be more punctual. . True! I will keep you all posted about my little experiences.. It did help.. I did complete 1 pushup today. Good start. I am thinking of buying some weightlifting equipment. I used to lift regularly, but I fell out of the habbit several years ago. I do feel a 0.001% healthy today.. Is there a good external scale to measure health??? I think a really good scale for you, for monitoring your weight, would be a pair of pants you were wearing before you got married. Put them on once a month and see how they fit. That is probably the best scale of all! How is your marriage going? Is it everything you hoped it would be? I've been really tempted to buy a scale to monitor my weight loss progress, but I haven't. Since I'm probably going to start lifting weights again, I think a scale will have less meaning then ever. To me, its all about the size of the clothes I wear, how well they fit, etc. I am really looking forward to not having such a big gut anymore. I haven't seen St. Peter in quite some time! Its going to take a long time, though, to lose this weight. Conservatively, I have fifty or sixty pounds to go. I have lost about 35 pounds so far, though, and that's a good start. Lets see... July is just about here. Aug, Sept, Oct... by the end of the year I should have made it a long way towards my weight loss goal. em |
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Is there a good external scale to measure health???
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Is there a good external scale to measure health??? Do you mean a machine to give your weight? That's called a scale. Do you mean a chart that gives heart rates during certain types of exercise to determine your cardio fitness? One level of fitness is to walk briskly on the flat for an hour. If you can do that and wonder why it counts as exercise it will be time to move on to the next level. Maybe jogging for 5K would be the next level. One scale is BMI. Body Mass Index. It is supposed to work well to determine obesity, underweight and so on. In practice it works poorly but at least it is easy. |
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Is there a good external scale to measure health???
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Is there a good external scale to measure health??? Do you mean a machine to give your weight? That's called a scale. Do you mean a chart that gives heart rates during certain types of exercise to determine your cardio fitness? One level of fitness is to walk briskly on the flat for an hour. If you can do that and wonder why it counts as exercise it will be time to move on to the next level. Maybe jogging for 5K would be the next level. One scale is BMI. Body Mass Index. It is supposed to work well to determine obesity, underweight and so on. In practice it works poorly but at least it is easy. |
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Is there a good external scale to measure health???
On Jun 29, 12:51 pm, "em" wrote:
wrote in message ups.com... On Jun 25, 11:53 pm, "em" wrote: wrote Do you think that's a better option? Have you done anything yet? Have you tried yoga or walking or weightlifting? Have you tried reducing the amount of food you eat each day? I see discussion of the concept, only. It is time for you to either use somebody's advice or find a path of your own. Or not. Hey.. I did try spot skipping.. I have to get back to my routine.. I have slowly quit my exercise.. I will need to be more punctual. . True! I will keep you all posted about my little experiences.. It did help.. I did complete 1 pushup today. Good start. I am thinking of buying some weightlifting equipment. I used to lift regularly, but I fell out of the habbit several years ago. I do feel a 0.001% healthy today.. Is there a good external scale to measure health??? I think a really good scale for you, for monitoring your weight, would be a pair of pants you were wearing before you got married. Put them on once a month and see how they fit. That is probably the best scale of all! Ok.. I just kept wondering if there was actually some product devised to measure health.. It does not seem impossible though.... Something that can meter 1. Breathing quality 2. Weight 3. Height 4. Strength Just guessing How is your marriage going? Is it everything you hoped it would be? Hmm it is very much going fine.. n what about yours? I've been really tempted to buy a scale to monitor my weight loss progress, but I haven't. You should really consider buying one .. it will surely help to measure the weight everyday... You will be always alarmed.. Since I'm probably going to start lifting weights again, I think a scale will have less meaning then ever. To me, its all about the size of the clothes I wear, how well they fit, etc. I am really looking forward to not having such a big gut anymore. Gosh you have a list.. I haven't seen St. Peter in quite some time! Its going to take a long time, though, to lose this weight. Conservatively, I have fifty or sixty pounds to go. I have lost about 35 pounds so far, That's a lot of weight lost.. hey I just wanted to know .. does that ne way make you feel week or you are normal.. or you feel far better after loosing the weight? though, and that's a good start. Lets see... July is just about here. Aug, Sept, Oct... by the end of the year I should have made it a long way towards my weight loss goal. I wish you reach your goals set. LD |
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Is there a good external scale to measure health???
How is your marriage going? Is it everything you hoped it would be? Hmm it is very much going fine.. n what about yours? Ugh. I'm at the tail end of a divorce! Things don't always go the way you hoped. May your marriage be blessed. I've been really tempted to buy a scale to monitor my weight loss progress, but I haven't. You should really consider buying one .. it will surely help to measure the weight everyday... You will be always alarmed.. I bought one. I'm weighing myself every day and keeping a chart. Its been less then a week, so I'm not too worried about the numbers on it. I seem to be in the range of 256, so I'm down a little more then forty pounds. That's a lot of weight lost.. hey I just wanted to know .. does that ne way make you feel week or you are normal.. or you feel far better after loosing the weight? I feel much better. I feel better about myself and have a lot more energy. though, and that's a good start. Lets see... July is just about here. Aug, Sept, Oct... by the end of the year I should have made it a long way towards my weight loss goal. I wish you reach your goals set. Same to you! |
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Is there a good external scale to measure health???
On Jun 30, 1:02 am, Doug Freyburger wrote:
wrote: Is there a good external scale to measure health??? Do you mean a machine to give your weight? That's called a scale. Yes, I know about that.. I am just thinking of a device that can be used to measure something more that just weight.. I saw a weight scale that also measured my height and gave me BMI readings... I just thought if there where better scales then this one.. I am sure there will be.. LD http://forums.familylobby.com (Your True Family Discussions) |
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Is there a good external scale to measure health???
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On Jun 30, 1:02 am, Doug Freyburger wrote: wrote: Is there a good external scale to measure health??? Do you mean a machine to give your weight? That's called a scale. Yes, I know about that.. I am just thinking of a device that can be used to measure something more that just weight.. I saw a weight scale that also measured my height and gave me BMI readings... I just thought if there where better scales then this one.. I am sure there will be.. I'm really happy with my pressure sensor scale and bioelectric impedance bodyfat monitor. Height is basically a constant. You can have someone help you measure height. Then you plug that into a formula for BMI or enter it into a device that calculates BMI, bodyfat percentage, body water, etc. I was skeptical of the consistency of digital scales with built-in bioelectric impedance bodyfat testing. With enough research I discovered and bought separate units with which I'm completely satisfied. Their consistency is excellent. The scale is a Conair model WW-39 (Weight Watchers branded), and the bodyfat/BMI device is an Omron HBF-306. I'm not concerned with absolute accuracy so much as being able to determine the trend of small changes. I'm trying to lose fat and gain muscle at the same time. To do that I need devices with fine resolution (the ability to gauge small changes) and excellent consistency (immediately repeated measurements return the same readings) more than absolute accuracy so long as I continue to use the same instruments. For basic BMI and health a knowledge of your height, a decent scale, and a tape measure are good enough. Height and weight determine BMI, and a tape measure can be used for waist/hip ratio and basic bodyfat (aka body composition) testing. The book "Protein Power" has what I think is an excellent chapter on determining body composition using age and weight and bodypart circumference measurements. LD http://forums.familylobby.com (Your True Family Discussions) |
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Is there a good external scale to measure health???
On Jul 5, 10:03 pm, Bill Eitner wrote:
wrote: Ok.. I just kept wondering if there was actually some product devised to measure health.. Yes, it's called a medical examination. It does not seem impossible though.... Something that can meter 1. Breathing quality 2. Weight 3. Height 4. Strength Just guessing Don't confuse health and fitness. It's possible to be healthy and unfit or fit and unhealthy. Health in the most basic sense is the absence of disease, whereas fitness is performance oriented. Treat the two (health and fitness) as separate entities with separate gauging criteria. I surely understand that.. I was just wondering about a device being able to measure both... This will surely be a wish list for the scientists to come up with a compact device... that's able to measure that.. I have been seeing in the discovery channel various instruments that has plucked a human with censors all over the body and the man is made to run over a thread mill.. but this is some what an instrument that surely measures health and fitness both at the same time. i am talking about.. but just wondering about a compact version of the same that could sell in the market. LD http://forums.familylobby.com (Your True Family Discussions) |
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