Just for fun we used one of those machines in some shops that measure you for height, weight, etc. What does it all mean?
My bmi is dead centre ok, body fat worryingly is only just in the average for my age. I've always been tall and thin. At just over 30 i filled out but never had a middle aged spread or even much of a belly. People who i work with see me as a skinny guy who's quite fit and healthy. I eat what i want and never put on weight. I've been 12 stone 7lb for probably 18 years.
So what's with the borderline poor fat content?
We've bought a body analyser scales, partly for my geekiness but also to check the stats every 3 weeks or so. Don't see the point checking more frequently.
So what should I do to get the most out of the scales and for health? I've restarted the daily cycle commute after 4 months off. 15 miles round trip which gives me a relatively short 54 to 60 minutes cycling per day.
If my goals are to reduce fat content and increase lean body mass, what should I do?
BTW diet is ok. A mixture of vegetarian, oily fish and red meat once a week. I don't eat much sweet things and try to avoid processed foods. I'm a bit low on fruit though purely because I just can't get on with a lot of them. I can't think of any i particularly like, mostly tolerate fruit.