Archive for March, 2011

Wicked party trick

March 18, 2011

Professor Splash jumping from 11m into 30cm of water.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J54UzlFM9QU

Professor Splash

How to take your hip circumference

March 6, 2011

Taking your hip circumference is easy.

  1. Stand upright and relaxed.
  2. Keeping the measuring tape horizontal, measure the widest point around your hip/buttocks area.

Related blog: How to calculate your BAI.

Body Fat Guestimations

March 5, 2011

If you want a quick easy way to guestimate your body fat percentage then take a look in the mirror and then at these pictures.

How to calculate my BAI (Body Adiposity Index)

March 5, 2011

I like the sound of this new alternative to BMI as a non-invasive measure of body composition.

BAI = Hip circumference (cm)/ (Height (m)x √Height (m)) – 18

Use this Google Spreadsheet to calculate your own BAI.

Here is a description on how to take your hip circumference.

Here is the article in Obesity.


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