I have a history of thinking that certain things don't apply to me. When I was in 6th and 7th grade, I unfortunately didn't think that my teachers' or parents' rules were things I needed to follow. As a cameraman at sporting events, I figure that regulations and boundaries on regular spectators don't include me, so I can walk all over the football field.
And for the last couple of years, I thought that the BMI Scale didn't apply to me.
But after visiting Trinity Christian College's new Human Performance Lab and getting some vital statistics tested, I think I need to take off my blinders and face the music...
I'm a big guy.
At Trinity, I found out my Body Fat % (41.7%) and my VO2 Max score (33).
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| Body Fat % Categories |
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| VO2 Max Norms for Men |
After looking at these charts, you can see that my Body Fat % puts me WELL into the "obese" category, and my measly score of 33 for my VO2 Max puts me on the border of "poor" and "very poor."
But...but...I've run four half marathons! How can I find myself labeled obese and poor?!
I think either I've been lied to all these years, or I've just refused to believe it.
So what does that mean for today? Tomorrow? 6 months from now? It means that every decision of every day is valuable. It means that my health should be near the top of my list of priorities (behind finding a job and loving my wife), and that it should be a focal point of every day - and especially every meal.
So here goes nothing!
2 comments:
To counter that, i know a lot of people with very low body fat who can't run a 5k, let alone a half marathon! If thats where you are now, then 6 months from now can only be that much better. Exciting, right?
How scary! I remember when I realized that I was not overweight but Obese and I was just a few pounds away from being Class 2 Obese. It's scary. But I know you will turn this around. :D You can do this, J!
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