Thread: waist size measurement

I haven't taken much notice of my waist size before - more focused on BMI - but I did before and after measurements with the 30 day shred and have just found this on the NHS website:

You have a higher risk of health problems if your waist size is:

• more than 94cm (37 inches), if you’re a man
• more than 80cm (31.5 inches), if you’re a woman

Your risk of health problems is even higher if your waist size is:

• more than 102cm (40 inches), if you’re a man
• more than 88cm (34.5 inches), if you’re a woman

My BMI is now in the healthy range but I have only just dropped to 34 inches which means tht I am in the top end of the first band of higher risk according to this. - Thank goodness I am not in the even higher risk band any more.

I wonder should I keep losing until my waist is 31.5"? or can I do something else in particular to shift fat from my waist?

Sit ups
aqua fit
Jack knife workout on the wii fit
boxing and sparring
Circuit training
30 day shred

These are all things that have helped me in the past xx

Thanks - looks like more hard work then!

Originally Posted by Nettee

I haven't taken much notice of my waist size before - more focused on BMI - but I did before and after measurements with the 30 day shred and have just found this on the NHS website:

You have a higher risk of health problems if your waist size is:

• more than 94cm (37 inches), if you’re a man
• more than 80cm (31.5 inches), if you’re a woman

Your risk of health problems is even higher if your waist size is:

• more than 102cm (40 inches), if you’re a man
• more than 88cm (34.5 inches), if you’re a woman

My BMI is now in the healthy range but I have only just dropped to 34 inches which means tht I am in the top end of the first band of higher risk according to this. - Thank goodness I am not in the even higher risk band any more.

I wonder should I keep losing until my waist is 31.5"? or can I do something else in particular to shift fat from my waist?

I wouldn't worry about all the stats that are thrown around on internet.It's like they say you should be a certain BMR.As long as your eating healthy and doing some sort of exercise I think thats all that matters. Even young fit healthy people with the 'right' measurements can have health problems.