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Yes, high rate, low age is good.
I have tanita scales, as does a mate of mine and they roughly give the same results.
My metabolic age is 18 compared to my 32 years Earth years. Other than an "oh, that's nice" I've never really paid attention to it, just track the fat and water %
Yukirin-
Thanks dude. Yeh, the BMR stuff is the last thing it measures I'm interested in really, but nice to have a basic understanding. Are you aware of what male BMR for our age group (i'm 30) is supposed to be, just out of interest?
It is all about the mass, fat and water % really though. My water % is way over the average.
jim1985
Had a go on some Tanita scales today and trying to get my head around Basal Metabolic Rate and Metabolic Age -
Rate will be higher the higher your muscle mass. Are there recognised average BMRs? Had a google of this and found nothing too definitive, but seems to be in the 1600-1700 range for men
Age - this is the description on the Tanita website:
If your metabolic age is higher than your actual age, it’s an indication that you need to improve your metabolic rate. Increased exercise will build healthy muscle tissue, which in turn will improve your metabolic age.
What is it suggesting is a 'good' metabolic rate though? High or low? I presume it's implying a high rate is good as this implies more muscle mass. So you want as low a metabolic age as poss.
I know you need to take all this stuff with a pinch of salt, but I've never seen this data for me before so am interested in getting a basic grasp.