Originally Posted by
PeteHski
The new BMI scale appears to set a pretty low bar for fitness.
I am 6'5 210# and went from 24.9 old BMI to 23.15 new BMI.
I always thought me being right on the absolute edge of being categorized as overweight is a bit nut at my current weight, but really dont think much of it. I mostly dismiss that BMI metric as pretty worthless, actually.
While I 100% could improve on my fitness and get stronger while also reducing fat, its tough for me to view myself as actually overweight at this weight. So the new calculation tracks in this case.
...or maybe its just an adjustment to make everyone feel slightly better.