Originally Posted by
PeteHski
The new BMI scale appears to set a pretty low bar for fitness.
I guess it all depends what you mean by fitness?
For example, an NFL running back at 5'10" 220 lbs BMI 31.4 with the NFL average for body fat % (RB'S) of 11.8 would be considered obese by the BMI.
Without looking at musculature and bone frame, BMI seems to compare apples to oranges. That is, BMI perhaps is OK to use for average people but does not accurately depict muscular athletes.