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Healthy Weight Loss Program: Your Personal Exercise Prescription

Executive summary about Healthy Weight Loss By Malton A. Schexneider, PT, MMSc

A fat burning exercise prescription is a MUST for the long term success of any healthy weight loss program. Guidelines for healthy weight loss related to exercise and physical activity have been steadily improving over the last 20 years.

The diet industry also endorses exercise as a beneficial component in any healthy weight loss plan.

1. Determine your age adjusted maximum heart rate (220 – your age = maximum heart rate)

2. Determine your optimum fat burning exercise heart rate range (maximum heart rate x .6 = minimum heart rate; maximum exercise heart rate x .75 = maximum exercise heart rate ) Read more »

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What is a Healthy Weight? BMI

Executive summary about Healthy Weight By Matthew Corson

BMI is a fairly reliable indicator of total body-fat levels using your height and weight as a guide. BMI may overestimate body fat for fit/athletic individuals with more then average muscle mass.

BMI may underestimate total body fat for older individuals whom may have loss muscle mass over the years.

First off that number is your BMI. Below are the guidelines for BMI and the risks involved.

BMI Guidelines:

Underweight = <18.5

Normal weight = 18.5-24.9 Read more »