A muscular client has an elevated BMI. What is the best interpretation within a fitness assessment?
- AClassify the client as overweight and set a fat-loss goal from the BMI
- BNote BMI cannot separate muscle from fat; add a body-composition test
- CConvert the BMI to an estimated body-fat percentage for the file
- DReport the elevated BMI as evidence of high cardiometabolic risk
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Answer
B
BMI uses only height and mass, so muscular clients can be misclassified; skinfolds, circumferences or bioelectrical impedance give a better picture.
A
Setting a fat-loss goal from BMI alone may target fat the client does not have.
C
BMI-to-fat conversions are population estimates and are least accurate in muscular people.
D
BMI alone cannot confirm cardiometabolic risk; waist circumference and medical data are more informative.
B
BMI uses only height and mass, so muscular clients can be misclassified; skinfolds, circumferences or bioelectrical impedance give a better picture.