Ideal Body Weight
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Our occidental culture is
very strict when it comes to appearances.
Our consumption and communication society imposes drastic norms, norms
that are far from the reality.
Even more when it comes to
the ideal body weight. We have to be careful: being the best looking
doesn't mean to be skinny, even less if it is affecting health.
When you think of an ideal
body weight for yourself, what comes to your mind? |
As a 31 year old male with a
medium bone frame; I stand at 6'1" and have about 10 percent body fat.
I currently weight is 175. Most people would probably consider this fine.
Notice the things I factored in. You have to consider bone frame, age,
height, and percent body fat. Without one of these, people can be thrown
off.
I don't consider myself to
have an ideal body weight. Personally I would prefer to have around 5 more
pounds of lean muscle. But hey, I'm working on that.
Muscle and fat are major issues when pondering a proper weight for you. If
you're lean and totally fine with that, then there's nothing wrong. So long
as you're not overly skinny.
Fat on the other hand is
completely different. You only want a certain percentage of your body to be
fat. Too much fat results in obesity and heart issues. Women are aloud to
have a higher percentage of body fat than men. Since men posses more muscle
tissue, they're body fat should be lower.
Now, when you're thinking healthy weight, don't forget that muscle weighs
more than fat does. If you're an avid weight lifter and stacked with lean
muscle, this can throw the standard weight chart completely off.
But at the end, what is the
most important? From my point of view it is to feel comfortable with my
body. Even if it doesn't fit to the actual norms imposed by the society.
To feel happier with my appearance, I just manage to wear the right clothes
according to my shape, and also that correspond to my tastes.
Just be yourself and you'll be happy, happy with your own ideal body weight.
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