Your BMI (body mass index) shows if you’re underweight or overweight based on things like your height, gender, and age. But a new chart made by Body Labs that’s circulating the internet right now proves that numbers don't tell the whole story.
If you look closely, you can see that all of these figures have the same BMI of 22.8, which is in the normal range. But just because they’re the same weight and height doesn’t mean that their bodies look the same. That’s because BMI doesn’t take into account your fat and muscle tissues, which actually shape your body.
Muscle weighs the same as fat, so you could be totally in shape by your trainer's standards, but not by your doctor's, since your BMI may indicate that you’re overweight or even obese. Just as appearances can be deceiving, hard numbers can be as well.
In short, focus on staying active and eating healthy instead of obsessing over numbers like BMI and the ones you see on the scale. Every body type is different, so trying to force yourself to reach a certain number isn’t a fun, nor particularly healthy way to live.