Originally Posted by
CarloM
But waist-hip ratio has replaced BMI as a better indicator of health and as a predictor of the likelihood of cardiac event. . . . But when I started cycling my WHR was 0.94. This is measuring the circumference of widest part of your waist without sucking in, so let it all hang out, and divide it by the circumference at the widest part of your hips. To be classified as "normal" it needs to be 0.90 or lower. In the 3 months I've been cycling, my WHR is down to 0.915 (lost about 3/4" off the waistline), but I weigh exactly the same due to I'm going to guess adding muscles in my legs. So my BMI would be the same but WHR is improving.
Hmm, interesting, never heard of WHR. Is that your 'waist' or the largest part of your belly? Now after a several year hiatus from cycling and adding up to 40 lbs and a 1.0 WHR, its been keeping the pants up, they keep sliding right off my butt as I work around the yard, definitely have to wear a tight belt.