Ebarsabal, Rickaella G.

STEM-103
Assignment 1
1. Define BMI
2. Get your BMI
3. What is the importance of knowing your BMI?
4. Target heart rate definition
5. Get your target heart rate during resting time, moderate activities and rigorous activities.

1. The Body Mass Index ( BMI) is the weight of a person in kilograms divided into meters by
the square of height. An indication of high body fatness may be a high BMI. BMI may be
used to test for weight categories that may contribute to health conditions, but the body
fat or health of a person is not diagnosed.

2. FORMULA:
Weight (kg)/ Height (m)​²
Height = 153 Height²= 23409
Weight = 58

58/153² = 24.8 normal weight

3. BMI is important because according to the World Health Organization, it is widely

regarded that your chances of having a longer and healthier life are improved if you have
a healthy BMI.I f your BMI is high, you may also have an increased risk of developing
type 2 diabetes, as well as other metabolic diseases such as hypertension, high
cholesterol and heart disease.

4. In order to achieve the level of effort needed for cardiovascular fitness, appropriate to the
age , gender, or physical fitness of a person, the target heart rate is defined as the
minimum number of heartbeats in a given period of time.

5. TARGET HEART RATE AT REST = 90 bpm per minute

HEART RATE DURING MODERATE ACTIVITIES =111 bpm per minute
HEART RATE DURING RIGOROUS ACTIVITIES = 162 bpm per minute