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what are the relevance of determining clients baseline body weight

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percina August 27, 2014 0 Comments

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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

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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.

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