Originally Posted by
livedarklions
BMI without percentage of body fat is a really lousy measure. Slightly overweight people tend to be healthier than normal BMI for the simple reason that muscle is actually heavier than fat, so most well-muscled people fall into the overweight categories.
I should probably admit that it was so unpleasant to bike at 300 pounds that I ended up quitting on it until I got down below 180. I hope op's husband doesn't find that to be true.
I beg to differ, guv'ner.
BMI is an excellent indicator for most of the population, because overweight due to muscle mass is a very, very small percentage of the people being weighed. All of us see people everyday who are easily carrying 40 lbs to 50 lbs of fat. And there but for exercise and cycling, go I.
Otherwise, my hope is that our quibbling over this has not turned the OP's honest, original question into one of those pathetic rants that will discourage them from taking the risk to embrace a very satisfying lifestyle option.
Meanwhile, it's Father's Day and I have plenty to do. My grands are coming over. We might go out and ride the neighborhood on our mysteriously enjoyable Wally World bikes! See y'all on the road maybe.