Height
#2
Go to your profile (there is a tab for profile, after 'Overview') and put in your height (save it). Was it entered correctly when you set up your profile? Height is a factor.
It says there:
'Enter your height. FitDay uses your height to personalize your metabolism estimate' and your body mass index.'
If you google 'BMI,' you'll get BMI calculators. For someone who is 6 feet, you are overweight at that height, not obese.
It says there:
'Enter your height. FitDay uses your height to personalize your metabolism estimate' and your body mass index.'
If you google 'BMI,' you'll get BMI calculators. For someone who is 6 feet, you are overweight at that height, not obese.
Last edited by Kathy13118; 11-06-2016 at 01:39 AM.
#4
FitDay Member
Join Date: Nov 2016
Posts: 17
You can track the body measurements on FD to look at something that reflects the actual changes in your shape - and it is the best set of parameters to track if you are tracking anything.
You can also try the Body Fat Percentage, but it is a measurement that is more suitable to see changes over the long periods of time, and has a false illusion of accuracy because of the way it involves either calipers or the type of the scales.
Mirror is also a universal instrument that provides you with everything you want to know about your body, so long as you are not emotional.
Last edited by Ruvvoy; 11-23-2016 at 08:25 AM.
#5
FitDay Member
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 2
As others have said, FitDay uses a Body Mass Index, which can be misleading if you are muscular. It would be better to get a body fat reading to find out what your lean body mass is vs fat. There are a lot of online calculators out there to find out your BF% based on measurements other than just height. You could also get some skin fold calipers or a scale that does an impedance analysis.