Waist to hip ratio is not generally an impactful metric, it is rarely used by the general public. It can be useful for those who are looking to have a deeper understanding of their body and can be used as a metric to track and work on in the gym.
According to the WHO, a healthy ratio for a woman is .85 or less while for a man anything under .9 is considered healthy.
People who are more curvy tend to have a waist to hip ration closer to 0.7.
It is not necessarily better but it can give a slightly different outlook on the person's health as it takes more of the abdominal fat into account. Both can be used it depends on the person's goals and current belief into the systems.
A waist to hip ratio difference can generally be easily identified by men, depending on the amount of clothes worn at the time, the distance between them, and other environmental factors.
Create Date: September 26, 2024
Last Modified Date: September 26, 2024
