Body Mass Index (BMI) Plus

Body Mass Index (BMI) Plus

The Body Mass Index (BMI) used to be the gold standard health assessment tool. Few use it these days as it says nothing about your body composition. Which means it doesn’t take into account your muscle/fat ratio. We have much easier access to accurate information...
Basal Metabolic Rate: Harris Benedict

Basal Metabolic Rate: Harris Benedict

The Harris Benedict method calculates your Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) using your age as well as weight and height. This is useful for insight as to how many calories we need to think about reducing as we get older. In the UK we are told that the ‘average’ women needs...
Waist to Hip ratio (WTH)

Waist to Hip ratio (WTH)

How much you weigh is usually how you measure how healthy you are. Until you are menopausal and then your waistline expands! It suddenly  comes under  scrutiny. The waist to hip ratio is an important guide for women’s health, as it measure where you store any...
Exercise Heart Rate Zones

Exercise Heart Rate Zones

Basal Metabolic Rate: Harris Benedict by Samantha Valand | Sep 12, 2016 | Health CalculatorThe Harris Benedict method calculates how many calories you need – Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) using your age as well as weight and height. Waist to Hip ratio (WTH) by...