Why the Scale Jumps Two Kilos Overnight
You ate well, trained hard, and woke up 1.8 kg heavier. Nothing went wrong. Here is what is actually moving, and how to read the scale so it stops lying to you.
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Measuring what your body is made of: BMI, body fat percentage, target weight and what the scale is really telling you.
Why Ideal Weight Formulas Disagree With Each Other
Devine says 75 kg, Robinson says 72.6 kg, and the healthy BMI range says anywhere from 59.9 to 80.7 kg. All three are looking at the same 1.80 m frame. Here is why.
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The Navy Body Fat Method: How to Measure It and How Wrong It Can Be
A tape measure and three circumferences give a body fat estimate accurate to about 3 percentage points, if you place the tape correctly. Most people do not.
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What BMI Actually Measures, and Where It Falls Apart
BMI is one division problem invented in the 1830s to describe populations, not people. Here is what it can tell you about your body, and the four situations where it gives the wrong answer.
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