IBM Health Fair 2008

[tripam]

Given that my exercise for the last 7 weeks has consisted of walking and shoulder rehab, I wondered what my body composition would be this year.  My weight has been fine since the shoulder surgery.  I was worried I would gain, but apparently part of healing is a metabolic boost that's still going

Comments

[imzadi]

Don't put *too* much stock in the specific numbers. The measurement technique used at the fair isn't particularly accurate.

See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_fat_percentage#Bioelectrical_impedance_analysis

I've had a home scale, and I've seen how my body fat percentage can change drastically just over the course of one day. Your hydration can severely influence it, and I doubt your hydration was exaclty the same year after year.

sigh

[anetmarie]

I'd give anything to have the 24.5 number. Mine just keeps going up. And my working out is not shoulder rehab and walking.. At least you're rather holding steady. I avoided the health fair at Dell because I knew my body fat would be at least 30% and I'd get a lecture about how I needed to be more active.