Energetics E-205 User Manual page 27

BMI
The Body Mass Index (BMI) is a result of
Weight (kg) / Height (m)
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This value indicates if a person is normal-, over- or under weight . Your BMI
can be calculated based on the values in the charts below .
Normal BMI-values for age groups
Age group Normal BMI
19 – 24 years 19 – 24
25 – 34 years 20 – 25
35 – 44 years 21 – 26
45 – 54 years 22 – 27
55 – 64 years 23 – 28
over 64 years 24 – 29
BMR
The Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) is the amount of energy a body requires daily
to sustain it's basic function, as measured while at complete rest for example
while sleeping at a room temperature of 28° C .
Your actual energy consumption (performance volume) is found by multiply-
ing the, calculated BMR-value with the activity factor (see chart next page) .
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You can also use this value to check your nutrition and possibly
adjust it.
BMI-categories which differ from
normal values
(based on the age group 19 – 24)
Category BMI
severely underweight < 15
underweight < 17,5
borderline < 19
normal 19 – 24
overweight 25 – 29
severely overweight 30 – 39
obese 40 >
Degree of activity
low activity
sedentary job, little to no exercise
normal activity
average job activity
1 – 2 hrs exercise weekly
moderate activity
average job activity,
3 – 4 hrs exercise weekly
active
strenuous job,
4 – 5 hrs exercise weekly
very active
strenuous job,
> 5 hrs exercise weekly
Body fat in %
The body fat in % (FAT %) is a value that determines the proportion of fat in
relation to muscle .
Reference values for a good to average body fat proportion in reference to
the age and gender can be found in the chart below .
Good to average body fat proportion for age groups in %
Age group Male
19 – 24 years
13 – 20 %
25 – 34 years
15 – 22 %
35 – 44 years
18 – 24 %
45 – 54 years
20 – 26 %
55 and above
22 – 27 %
Activity factor
1,2
1,3
1,4
1,6
1,9
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Female
21 – 25 %
21 – 26 %
23 – 29 %
26 – 33 %
29 – 34 %