what are the relevance of determining clients baseline body weight

Hi Percina,

Establishing baseline numbers is very helpful for setting short and long term goals. It’s also helpful for measuring progress & evaluating the effectiveness of your workout plan – whether it’s losing weight or wanting to be able to do a particular number of pushups – whatever. You need a starting point to know what’s going on. However, when it comes to weight loss, I do place more emphasis on body fat % reduction vs. actual scale weight reduction. But to determine body fat percentage, I need to know their bodyweight – from the start & along the way. I hope that helps.

Paul Thomas
www.homeworkoutguy.com

Hello Percina Mckenzie,
It is not always necessary to get numbers to start a program; but, it sure does help to track progress which is motivating.
Take care,
Natalie aka NAPS 2 B Fit.