Size Doesn’t Always Matter: How to Measure Whether Your Body is Healthy
by The FIRM Master Instructor Team | October 1st, 2009 | Comments (1)
topic: Fitness, Health & Wellness, Weight Loss | tags: blood pressure, BMI, body fat percentage, Body Mass Index, building muscle, cholesterol, clothing size, diet, exercise, healthy-eating, losing fat, measurements, metabolism, sizes, weight-loss
By The FIRM Master Instructor Kirsten Palmer
Have you heard the awful rumor that clothing manufacturers use “vanity sizing”? It turns out it’s true. They’ve adjusted their sizes to fit our expanding waistlines. What that means for you is that, without changing your weight or measurements at all, you might suddenly fit into a size 8 when you never could before. Or, you could have gained five or so pounds, but not notice it (or want to notice it) because you can still buy the same size clothes.
