My BMI and Bret Favre's were the same when he played quarterback for the Green Bay Packers. Both of us were considered overweight, but he was all muscle and, believe me, I wasn’t.

Nice article, but the “not even a doctor” did pique me a bit. Neither was Louis Pasteur.

The standup test without hands doesn’t work well with arthritic knees. I did give it a try, but needed help from a friend to haul me to my feet.