kieranjlee

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  • In terms of health, waist measurements and body fat are pretty good indicators for excess visceral fat. BMI is fairly good for the general population but obviously people with a lot of muscle mass need to take that into consideration. It's also important to understand that numbers can also vary across age groups, gender…
    in don't just rely on BF% Comment by kieranjlee February 2013
  • Since I'm less concerned with aesthetics (both girls in the 15% picture look great to me), body fat percentage is more important from a health point of view in terms of visceral fat leading to a poorer health prognosis. I'm not sure where my body fat measure lies at the moment but I've lost about six inches around the…
    in don't just rely on BF% Comment by kieranjlee February 2013
  • I'm pretty impressed. Was surprised with just how well it tracks with MFP's guesstimates for squash so now I just go with the Fitbit calc. Pretty much the only exercise I put in separately is my SCUBA diving and by putting in the times MFP adjusts accordingly. The only thing I found myself doing after the first week or so…
    in Fitbit? Comment by kieranjlee February 2013
  • The Mio Alpha works with iPhone 4S and 5 (but not 4). Don't think you can synch it directly with MyFitnessPal, you need to capture the data with another app which can capture the readings live over bluetooth and then synch that data over to MyFitnessPal
    in Heart Rate Monitors Comment by kieranjlee January 2013
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