Revamp, nay, REWAMP yourself!

Recombinant Exercise & Weight Management Protocol (REWAMP) is based on the current wisdom of modern sport & exercise sciences, Yoga, Meditation, individual temperament, eating and emotional patterns. It is one dimension of our holistically-oriented platform ZENLAB, for the promotion and maintenance of physical, mental and spiritual well-being. This program is aimed at engendering lasting results without you having to resort to harmful designer diets and equally ineffective glamorized weight-loss programs popularized through media. It shall also help you achieve desired physical fitness/well-being without having to kill yourselves on exercise machines trying to slash down your waistlines.

REWAMP is a tailor-made and person-specific protocol carefully designed to give you full control on your exercise, physical fitness and weight management. It helps you assess and determine your present physical status in terms of Psycho-Somatic constitution/temperament ( Try Online Calculator OR Download Assessment Questionnaire), emotional, thinking patterns (Download Template for Thought Surveillance) and life-style so that a composite profile can be developed. This assessment is then used for tailoring a protocol befitting your physical, mental and emotional/spiritual constitution and inclinations. This personalized protocol not only helps you slip into a healthy size but also grow as an individual so that you can take on the challenges of daily life (Download Template for Daily Journal) confidently and resolutely.

REWAMP will assuredly help you revamp your life for better—physically, mentally and spiritually. If you are interested in getting first hand experience of this holistic program, come to our forthcoming workshops. For dates, location and timings, contact us at or call us at 905.524.3463.

MEASURING BODY FAT & DETERMINATION OF WEIGHT STATUS FOR ADULTS
In order to help you make an informed and smart decision about your weight status, this section is designed in a question and answer format.

What is Body Mass Index (BMI)?
BMI is a frequently used method to assess the weight status or body fat in a person and is based on height and weight. It applies both to men and women.

Why should I care about BMI?
Obesity has almost taken an epidemic proportion in the world. As more and more research is suggesting a reasonably strong linkage between obesity and deadly diseases, paying attention to our physical well-being has gained renewed urgency. Some of the diseases and attendant psycho-social problems tied to over-weight are presented in the table:

English Calculation

Metric Calculation

⇒Cautions in interpretation of BMI and assessing your health risk
Despite being the most popular assessment tool with clinicians and scientists alike, this index should be used cautiously because the BMI ratio also varies according to the body type, age and gender of a person. For example, a body-builder may have the same BMI as that of an obese person. But the interpretation in both cases will be vastly different. Though BMI indicates body fat yet it should be kept in mind that BMI alone is not a diagnosis of health risk or proneness to a disease. The health risk or increased susceptibility to a disease can only be determined after taking into account various other pre-disposing factors like family history, hypertension, cholesterol, blood sugar, smoking and sedentary life style.

How do I know my ideal body weight?
Research studies are increasingly veering toward unanimity that body over-weight is instrumental in generation of various avoidable diseases thus cutting short the viability index of life in the affected person. Therefore, it is advisable to maintain a healthy body weight. Dr Herbert Benson, a physician in Harvard University, USA and his colleagues recommend the following commonly used method to determine the ideal body weight:

• For Men: Take 106 pounds for the first five feet, and add six pounds for each additional inch. Once this number is determined, subtract 10 percent and add 10 percent to determine the ideal body weight.
  
  
• For Women: Take 100 pounds for the first five feet, and add five pounds for each additional inch. Once this number is determined, subtract 10 percent and add 10 percent to determine the ideal body weight.