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WORKOUT GUIDELINES
Good Health is an Exercise in Common Sense
In the study titled, "The Surgeon General's Call To Action To Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity," the surgeon general
indicates that 61% of American adults are either overweight or obese. The study indicates that being overweight increases the risk of
health problems, such as heart disease, certain types of cancer, as well as Type-2 diabetes among other afflictions.
The Surgeon General's healthy weight advice for consumers encourages the following actions:
•
Aim For a Healthy Weight: Find your Body Mass Index (BMI) on the chart below.
•
Be Active: Keep physically active to balance the calories you consume.
•
Eat Well: Select sensible portion sizes.
Body Mass Index
BMI = weight x 703 / height²
54.5
59.1
63.6
137.2
29
31
142.2
27
29
147.3
25
27
152.4
23
25
157.5
22
24
162.6
21
22
167.6
19
21
172.7
18
20
177.8
17
19
182.9
16
18
188.0
15
17
193.0
15
16
198.1
14
15
203.2
13
14
12
68.2
72.7
77.3
81.8
34
36
39
41
43
31
34
36
38
40
29
31
34
36
38
27
29
31
33
35
26
27
29
31
33
24
26
28
29
31
23
24
26
27
29
21
23
24
26
27
20
22
23
24
26
19
20
22
23
24
18
19
21
22
23
17
18
20
21
22
16
17
19
20
21
15
17
18
19
20
Weight in Kilograms
86.4
90.9
95.5
100.0
104.5
46
48
51
53
56
43
45
47
49
52
40
42
44
46
48
37
39
41
43
45
35
37
38
40
42
33
34
36
38
40
31
32
34
36
37
29
30
32
34
35
27
29
30
32
33
26
27
28
30
31
24
26
27
28
30
23
24
26
27
28
22
23
24
25
27
21
22
23
24
25
109.1
113.6
58
60
Healthy Weight
54
56
Over Weight
50
52
47
49
Obese
44
46
41
43
39
40
37
38
35
36
33
34
31
32
29
30
28
29
NOTE:
Chart applies to adults
26
28
(age 20 years and older)
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