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Weight Management

Do you need to lose weight?

Check your Body Mass Index (BMI). This metric is a ratio of weight to height that can be used to screen for obesity. Where are you on the BMI chart? Click here to view BMI chart.

Do you have abdominal obesity?

If your BMI is between 25 and 35, measure your waist circumference. If you are a woman and your waist is > 35 inches or if you are a man with waist circumference > 40 inches you have too much belly fat. This is a risk factor for heart disease.

What about other risk factors?

Major:

• Sleep apnea
• Diabetes
• Coronary heart disease

Other:

• High blood pressure
• Cigarette smoking
• Abdominal obesity
• Dyslipidemia (high Triglycerides, low HDL-cholesterol, high LDL-cholesterol)
• Glucose intolerance (high blood glucose that is not diabetes yet)
• Family history of early heart disease (male close relative < 55; female close relative < 65)

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Are You Ready to lose weight?

If you would like to learn more about your body composition, call the University Health Club at 271-1650 to schedule an appointment to have your body composition measured by a Fitness Specialist.

Set SMART Goals

A few simple tips:

• Specific.
• Measurable 
• Achievable
• Realistic
• Time-specific. make a goal that can be directly controlled

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