If you try to get below that number you are going to be less healthy then you are at that number.
People get all upset about the number and forget that it is indeed JUST A NUMBER.
My temperature runs about 1 to 1.5 degrees below normal. If I went around trying to run a temp of 98.6 people would think I was daft. They would be right.
But some chart says you are suppose to weigh a certain number and we damage our health trying to reach that number?
Eat healthy. Lean protein, veggies and water should be a good part of it. Move healthy. Try to do something every day that gets your whole body in motion. Try to build muscle. Lift weights.
Ignore the number they push.
I concluded some time ago just what you advocate.
I paddle my kayak at least a mile twice a week from April to October and swim 300 meters twice a week from October to April.
I would guess that many many my age find it easier to ignore many things that would improve their health and perhaps make themselves feel better.
The proactive wellness programs attempt to reduce costs by improving overall health. Many here are critical because it seems big brotherish and perhaps it is, but it might just work.