Fat to Muscle Ratio
Most of health conscious individuals are into activities that burn fats while building muscles. However, it is difficult to measure your progress if you do not know how to get your fat to muscle ratio. In order to have better understanding with these tests, we must first have a background on the importance of fats and muscles before we move on to measuring them in our body.
Fats are also essential for our body to function well. However, like any other things that are too much, it could result in health problems. Our body fats play a vital role in reproduction, maintaining life and protecting our internal organs, most specially those in the chest and abdominal area. On the other hand, muscles are the ones that help our body to create voluntary and involuntary movements. It is also the one responsible for maintaining an individual’s body posture.
There are various tests that are done to measure body fat versus body muscle. Tests such as hydrostatic weighing, bio – electrical impedance analysis, caliper pinch test, which is also called as skin fold, test are just some of these tests. However the tests are done by experts, which would cost you an amount of money.
If you know your body fat percentage and weight, it is easier to measure the ratio of your fat and muscle by using this formula:
- Body fat percentage multiplied by the weight (in pounds) is equal to the amount of your body fat in pounds
- After getting your body fat in pounds, you just subtract it from your weight (in pounds) to get the amount of muscle you have in your body.
Since more people are not aware of their body fat percentage, the use of body mass index is becoming popular. Although body mass index (BMI) doesn’t really measure the exact amount of your body fat and muscle, it helps in determining what is healthy based on a person’s height. Weight problems such as underweight, overweight and obese are determined by using the BMI. However, what is considered to be acceptable or healthy would still be affected by various factors such as age, and nationality due to the differences in the body built.
To measure your BMI, you just need to know your weight in kilogram and height in meters then follow this formula:
- Weight in kilogram divided by the square of the height. (kg / height2) will give you your body mass index.
A chart is used to determine where your result will qualify. Shown below are the ranges of BMI and where they are classified.
- 30 – 40 BMI is considered to be obese
- 25 – 29 BMI is considered as overweight
- 18 – 24 BMI is the average or normal
- 16 – 17 BMI is already underweight
Exercising to lose fat and gain muscle is good for your body, but overdoing it may cause you to lose essential body fat needed by your body to function well. It is always best to consult experts if we want to have an accurate measure of our fat to muscle ratio.
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