SAMPLE HEALTH ASSESSMENT

Personal Fitness Assessment

Name:   John Doe 

Health and Wellness Objectives: tone up, better eating, goal 180

Age: 24                  Height:5’11”

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*If you would like more information on any specific area please contact a L.E.A.N. representative directly.

~ BMI (Body Mass Index): is a measurement of body fat based on height and weight that applies to both men and women between the ages of 18 and 65 years. BMI can be used to indicate if you are overweight, obese, underweight or normal. A healthy BMI score is between 20 and 25. A score below 20 indicates that you may be underweight; a value above 25 indicates that you may be overweight.

 * Your BMI is between 30-34.99 (Obese Class 1)
Individuals with a BMI of 30-34.99 are in a physically unhealthy condition, which puts them at risk for serious illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, gall bladder disease, and some cancers. This holds especially true if you have a larger than recommended Waist Size. These persons would benefit greatly by modifying their lifestyle. Ideally, see your doctor and consider reducing your weight by 5-10 percent. Such a weight reduction will result in considerable health improvements.*Because the BMI does not take into account muscle mass BMI calculations can be inaccurate, especially when referring to males.

 ~ BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate): the number of calories you’d burn if you stayed in bed all day. You use energy no matter what you’re doing, even when sleeping. If you’ve noticed that every year, it becomes harder to eat whatever you want and stay slim, you’ve also learnt that your BMR decreases as you age. Likewise, depriving yourself of food in hopes of losing weight also decreases your BMR, a foil to your intentions. However, a regular routine of cardiovascular exercise can increase your BMR, improving your health and fitness when your body’s ability to burn energy gradually slows down.

~Caloric intake: a formula that uses your BMR and then applies an activity factor to determine your total daily energy expenditure (calories). The only factor omitted by this is lean body mass. Remember, leaner bodies need more calories than less leaner ones. Therefore, this equation will be very accurate in all but the very muscular (will under-estimate calorie needs) and the very fat (will over-estimate calorie needs).