Investigate the body type <BMI> of the top 20 men's tennis players and Japanese players! 【tennis】

Investigating the BMI of the Top 20 Men's Players!　Nadal, Federer, and Garin achieved the highest values

Nadal, Federer, and Garin, who had something in common in terms of BMI values ​​(Photo: Takeo Tanuma)

Tennis players who are getting taller. Tall players like Daniil Medvedev (Russia/World No. 2) often appear to be relatively thin, but is that really the case? Introduced the BMI of the top 20 men's players, players who look skinny, strong players, and Asian players such as Japanese and Koreans, and examined their characteristics. [Image] Click here for the list of BMI figures for the top 20 men! BMI is an abbreviation of "Body Mass Index", and it is an index that indicates the degree of obesity of a person calculated from height and weight. You wouldn't expect any top tennis pros to be obese, but the reality is that they range from lean to lean. The formula for calculating BMI is as follows. [Weight (kg)] ÷ [Square of height (m)] BMI index is classified into the following categories. This is a classification by the Japan Society for the Study of Obesity, and the judgment criteria differ from country to country. A BMI of 22.0 is considered normal, which is statistically the least susceptible to disease. Less than 18.5 Underweight 18.5 to less than 25.0 Normal weight 25.0 to less than 30.0 Obesity (1st degree) 30.0 to less than 35.0 Obesity (2nd degree) 35.0 to less than 40.0 Obesity (3rd degree) 40.0 or more Obesity (4th degree) < Top 20 male players Investigate BMI! Also introduce the BMI of Japanese and Asian players you are interested in > Let's look at the BMI of the top 20 men's players (*Surveyed by height and weight listed on the ATP official website. Rounded to the third decimal place). Visit the link above for a list of BMI numbers. Let's take a look at the BMI of athletes with distinctive body types outside of the top 20. Alex De Minaur (Australia), who is currently ranked 26th in the world, is known for his speed. At first glance, De Minaur seems to be a thin type, but his BMI is 20.60, which is the lowest BMI among the top 20 players. There seems to be some correlation between BMI and playing style. Grand Slam champions Rafael Nadal (Spain/No. 6) and Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland/No. 46) are both famous for their love of sweets (Wawrinka's Instagram post features a lot of food, including sweets.) do). In addition, Matteo Berrettini (Italy / 7th place) is tall at 196 cm and has a strong body. . All three are in the upper range of BMI, which is considered normal weight (18.5 to less than 25.0). They are also players who have a reputation for serving and power shots, and you can see that the style of play is very different from De Minaur. Nadal 24.84 Berrettini 24.73 Wawrinka 24.19 Diego Schwartzman (Argentina / 15th place) and Yoshihito Nishioka (Miki House / 71st place) are not particularly tall among top professionals have exactly the same height and weight, so their BMI is also the same as 22.15. As expected of keeping a BMI of 22, which is said to be the least likely to get sick. Regarding the BMI of Japanese athletes, Taro Daniel (Able / 111th), who is tall at 191 cm, has the lowest BMI, while American-raised Brandon Nakashima (83rd) has a BMI of 24.54, which is close to the upper limit of normal weight. rice field. Kei Nishikori (Nissin Foods/No. 52) 23.04 Yoshihito Nishioka (Miki House/No. 71) 22.15 Taro Daniel (Able/No. 111) 21.93 Kwon Seung Woo (Korea/No. 57) 22.22 Brandon Nakashima (USA/No. 83rd place) 24.54 ● Top 3 players with the highest BMI: Nadal, Federer, Garin: 24.84 The three players are 185 cm tall, weigh 85 kg, and have the same BMI. It might come as a bit of a surprise that Nadal and Federer are exactly the same. ● Athletes with low BMI Best 31st Furkacz, 21.082nd Medvedev, 21.173rd Rublev, 21.22 The lowest BMI among the top 20 men's players, Hubert Furkacz (Poland/12th place) professes to be a vegetarian. The reason why even a slim body can exert its full power may be because it is possible to practice a diet that suits your body. It turned out that the top athletes who appear to have various physiques actually fall under “normal weight” with a BMI of 18.5 or more and less than 25. It can be said that the fact that all the top pros fall within this number is a standard. BMI is based solely on body weight and does not take body fat percentage into consideration. Nonetheless, it seems good to recognize it as a reference value.

Yuzuka Yamane