Work giving our health rewards for BMI under 30 - WTF?

Hey buddy, your body fat is not single digit if your bmi is over 30. BMI was created by experts in the fields of medicine and health. What are your advanced degrees again?

Right.... Here's the truth, I don't know why your physician is not telling you this:

BMI over 30 is physically impossible without AT LEAST 25% body fat. Dude, just admit it you are gross. You need to stop doing your pretend exercises and do cardio. Every day. Not only must you feel terribly ashamed of yourself when you look in the mirror, its going to kill you. Your horrible lifestyle and the extra weight you carry is going to cut DECADES from your life.

Insurance companies are run by people who understand statistics.

edward teach wrote:

Hey buddy, your body fat is not single digit if your bmi is over 30.

That is true in 99% of cases.

But for example someone like Klitschko, he is easily over BMI 30 but has hardly any body fat.

You're just fat. Most runners aren't around 20, most runners are around 10.

The marginal health benefits for going from 32 to 28 on BMI are greater than going from 28 to 24. Despite being a very lean distance runner, my BMI does not indicate an advantage relative to someone with a BMI four points higher. In fact, on a statistical basis, it probably has a longer expected life span; although those stats are complicated by people with low BMIs because they have a problem (smoking, already sick, frail, etc.).

afraidtobefat wrote:

You're just fat. Most runners aren't around 20, most runners are around 10.

Talking about BMI here, not % body fat. Most runners are around 19-24 for BMI.

Most NFL running backs have a BMI over 30.

They are healthier than most people with a BMI under 30.

Except for the injury risk.

Because statistics

If a company has a lot of employees, than offering a desirable incentive to employees for being under the "obese" threshold should lower their healthcare costs. Just because the number doesn't work in some special cases is irrelevant. As long as it's useful most of the time, it's going to work.

The thing is, these SKINNY FAT guys get a refund while I, with superior physique and health am left out. That is simply not fair and I am going to complain about it to HR.

Star wrote:

Most NFL running backs have a BMI over 30.

They are healthier than most people with a BMI under 30.

Except for the injury risk.

Doesn't the average running back die at like 60?

Xfit_guy_the_real_1 wrote:

I'm better at working out than them so i'm going to whine until I get rewarded for it.

Go jerk it to some rich froning videos in the meantime

I don't think most NFL running backs have a BMI over 30 like somebody mentioned. For example, I watched the Chefs/Bills game yesterday so I just decided to look up a couple stats. According to ESPN's player pages:

Jamaal Charles, 5'11", 199 lbs, BMI 27.8

Fred Jackson, 6'1", 216 lbs, BMI 28.5.

And these guys are the 0.0000001% exceptions. Sorry, if your BMI is 30+, you're fat.

Ho Hum wrote:

Star wrote:

Most NFL running backs have a BMI over 30.

They are healthier than most people with a BMI under 30.

Except for the injury risk.

Doesn't the average running back die at like 60?

Jim Brown is still alive at age 78.

Defensive players seem to die young.

Ironically, they suffer more damage when they hit others.

xfitmorelikeXFAT wrote:

Go jerk it to some rich froning videos in the meantime

Not sure where the hate against Froning is coming from. Rich's a down to earth stand up Christian guy with high morality. And other than you guys, he's BUFF/RIPPED par excellence.

6/10

Xfit_guy is a runner (unlike Xfit_guy_the_real_one_1) but he knows how to work the crowd.

Xfit_guy_the_real_1 wrote:

Not sure where the hate against Froning is coming from. Rich's a down to earth stand up Christian guy with high morality. And other than you guys, he's BUFF/RIPPED par excellence.

He also has a BMI under 30, fat boy.

What color should I paint my apartment? (moms basement)

hobby_jogger_here wrote:

I don't think most NFL running backs have a BMI over 30 like somebody mentioned. For example, I watched the Chefs/Bills game yesterday so I just decided to look up a couple stats. According to ESPN's player pages:

Jamaal Charles, 5'11", 199 lbs, BMI 27.8

Fred Jackson, 6'1", 216 lbs, BMI 28.5.

And these guys are the 0.0000001% exceptions. Sorry, if your BMI is 30+, you're fat.

And a fat head, too ; p

Star wrote:

Ho Hum wrote:

Doesn't the average running back die at like 60?

Jim Brown is still alive at age 78.

Defensive players seem to die young.

Ironically, they suffer more damage when they hit others.

jim brown is hardly an "average" running back.