cliffordbarnabus
08-14-2014, 00:42
if you are willing to share the information in the subject of this post, this would help me greatly in some research i'm doing about the effects of hiking on one's body. i've searched past posts and a lot of people mention, of course, losing weight. but they say "i went from 195 lbs to 175 lbs." but without the height of the hiker, those numbers are relatively meaningless.
so here's my data on one of my thru hikes on the AT (feel free to post using the metric system). if you provide your height and weight, i can calculate the BMI (body mass index (which, yes, i know, is not a great tool, but it does provide a means of comparison...)):
PRE HIKE
6'2"
148 lbs
~2180 miles (thru hike)
119 days (this is total days from the day i left springer to the day i hit katahdin...i don't want to start trying to subtract nero's and zero's etc. etc.)
20 years old
POST HIKE
6'2" (perhaps some people lose some height due to spinal compression?)
141 lbs
20 years old (no trail b-day for me...)
so, i understand some people may think this information is too personal and i respect that and, if that is the case, obviously, just don't post.
incidentally, my pre-hike BMI was 19 which falls in the "normal" range. my post-hike BMI was 18.1 which falls in the "underweight" range (just barely...).
thanks,
cb
so here's my data on one of my thru hikes on the AT (feel free to post using the metric system). if you provide your height and weight, i can calculate the BMI (body mass index (which, yes, i know, is not a great tool, but it does provide a means of comparison...)):
PRE HIKE
6'2"
148 lbs
~2180 miles (thru hike)
119 days (this is total days from the day i left springer to the day i hit katahdin...i don't want to start trying to subtract nero's and zero's etc. etc.)
20 years old
POST HIKE
6'2" (perhaps some people lose some height due to spinal compression?)
141 lbs
20 years old (no trail b-day for me...)
so, i understand some people may think this information is too personal and i respect that and, if that is the case, obviously, just don't post.
incidentally, my pre-hike BMI was 19 which falls in the "normal" range. my post-hike BMI was 18.1 which falls in the "underweight" range (just barely...).
thanks,
cb