Measuring weight alone leaves you in the dark. Stepping on the conventional bathroom scale is like trying to fly an airplane with just one dial that measures altitude. Without knowing your body fat percentage, you're not in control of your weight loss program. Body fat percentage is simply the percentage of fat your body contains. In fact Arnold is a lean, muscle bound machine.
Muscle is much more dense and weighs far more than fat.
Because obesity, which is the accumulation of excess body fat, increases the risk for Type II diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke, cardiovascular disease and cancer, to name just few. New research suggests that fat loss, not weight loss, can extend human longevity. Because knowing your body fat percentage can help you determine realistic weight loss goals. 30 lbs. of body fat. Now if this woman knew her body fat percentage before beginning her weight loss program, she could readily understand that the goal of losing twenty pounds is not realistic or healthy.