Fat is never a happy thought for any self-conscious person. People find it embarrassing if they know that other people consider them overweight. But it's also important to understand that fat is actually needed by your body to get energy. What is destructive-and subjectively embarrassing-is having too much of this fat in your body. So you have to consider doing a regular check-up of your body fat to ensure you are not gaining too much.
One of the best and probably the easiest method is through the use of a weighing scale. Simply purchase some general weighing scales from your nearest store. This is a device that you can leave in your room or closet and use as often as you want. It comes handy in monitoring your weight and how it fluctuates.
But for a more scientific method, you can do calculations like the Body Mass Index (BMI) or percent body fat. Your BMI is the ratio of your weight to the square of your height. A BMI of 18.5 to 24.9 is indicative of the normalcy of your weight in consideration of how tall you stand. If you fall lesser than this range, then means that you are considerably underweight. But if you get a higher range, then you can be considered overweight already. But since BMI is more of the external measurement and fat is not the sole factor, then you have to measure percent body fat, too. Percent body fat is the result you get when you divide your total body weight by your actual weight.
Other methods in measuring your body fat include the use of certain tools like hydrostatic tank and a pair of skin fold caliper. You need to be underwater when you use a hydrostatic tank to eliminate buoyancy count. With a skin fold caliper, you simply have to collect the subcutaneous fat under your skin with the tool and measure with its accompanying scale. Both of these tools however are suggested to be used under strict guidance of medical professionals to avoid the risk of injuries-especially with the hydrostatic weighing that has to be performed in a water environment.
You can choose from all these varying methods depending on your lifestyle, your availability and the level of your physical capability. Just bear in mind that a gain in weight may not necessarily mean a gain in fat. It could be a gain in muscle or retained water. Check more advise with your trusted osteopath.
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