6 years older, yet 10 years younger!

I just wanted to post the results of my bio-age test this week. Whilst taking this not-so subtle opportunity to brag about how happy I am with the results, I also want to take the opportunity to remind people that fitness, quality and length of life are MUCH more meaningful goals than the number staring back at me from my bathroom scales.

The beauty of this test is to see objective evidence that the more effort I put in to improving my health and fitness, the more quality time I'll get to spend with my beautiful family - now in my book, that's a victory!

At age 26, I was inactive, grossly unfit and obese at 105kgs. I had a bio-age of 35! I had high blood pressure, borderline high cholesterol, over 100cm waist, and an appaling VO2Max of under 30! WTF!

Since then I have yo-yo dieted, and had periods of success (and more of failure) between then and now. I want to stress that this has not taken 6 years to acheive, but 90% of the hard work and results have come due to a consistent effort with diet and exercise in the last 5-6 months. I started my MFP adventure at this this time (last September) as obese at 95.8kgs.

So here are some of the results from this weeks test:

Blood pressure: 119/58
Airflow (peak flow meter): 700
VO2Max: 67.65
Reach test: 20.2 cm
Waist: 83cm
BMI: Just inside the normal range (not that this means a lot to me)

I still have a way to go, but I am very happy with my progress so far, and it's nice to be back in my 20's again - seeing as I didn't make the most of it the 1st time around.

So please, for all of us that can get too caught up in the number on the scale sometimes, please remember the most important reason for making these lifestyle changes. Your health!

Ray :flowerforyou: