Dragonos on 03 October 2009
| hsrob said: People seem to think that just because some large muscular people don't fit into the BMI scheme (not a new idea), that it's totally useless. A meta study published in the Lancet this year which included data from over a million 'normal' people, not bulging Austrians, showed that BMI does predict mortality, diabetes risk and is correlated with hypertension and hypercholesterolaemia, all bad things. Of course it's not a perfect measurement and perhaps it is Wii Fit's fault for not presenting it in the appropriate light but for the average person it does have meaning. Without getting into hip-waist measurements, skin folds and a host of other more sophisticated testing methods which are impossible to do in the home, what could Wii Fit reasonably use to give Wii Fit users SOME information about their progress? If you are the kind of person who works out or plays sports and is lean and muscular already you are not going to be taking fitness advice from Wii Fit, you are not it's target market. You can still use Wii Fit to keep track of your weight change and as Rubang said, it gets the job done. In the end if you think you are overweight/obese or perhaps need to lose some weight, Wii Fit can serve as an adjunct, but shouldn't be a substitute for advice from your doctor or other health professional about your health. End o' rant. |
post is win. anyone who knows they are fit doesnt need a BMI to tell them that. I think at best BMI charts should have a "if you're muscley this doesnt apply to you" alert, but for everyone else im sure they could benefit at least partially from it.
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