BMI can be a misleading source of health information, for example, someone like Arnold Scwarzenegger (at his peak) would be classified as Morbidly Obese on the BMI Scale as muscle weighs more than fat despite the fact that Arnold was super super fit. Some people are just built to be skinny, If in doubt, go and see a GP for an opinion.
Things could change too, at age 10, my little brother had knees that stuck out of his legs like giant ball joints and was all skin and bone and Mum used to be so worried that people would think that she wasnt feeding him!
Thanks hun, yep I know about BMI and I would never use it or recommend a client use it as a form of fitness testing but in children I think it's slightly different as there is no serious muscle mass to be considered. But yep, I think I will take her to the Docs just to rule out anything specific (like hollow legs or a giant tape worm lol!).
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