To find your bmi you need to know your current weight and height. Although bmi is not perfect because it does not directly assess body fat it is still considered a reasonable. 4 11 94 to 123 lbs. A bmi greater than 30 is regarded as obese. A bmi lower than 185 is considered underweight while a bmi of 25 or over is deemed overweight. 148 to 193 lbs.
People who are overweight or obese are at higher risk for chronic conditions such as high blood pressure diabetes and high cholesterol. The bmi or body mass index is a widely used formula for estimating whether or not a person is at a healthy weight. You are a healthy weight for your height if you are in a healthy weight range. If the answer is 05 or less the chances are that they have a healthy weight. A woman who is 5 feet and 4 inches tall 163 cm should have a waist measurement below 32 inches 81 cm. If your result is under 185 youre considered underweight.
For at least 150 minutes adults should be involved each week. For example if you are a 510 male estimating your ideal weight with the devine formula you would add 23 10 kg to 50 kg to get 73 kg or 161 lbs. 119 to 142 lbs. While those are still around this is a newer more accurate way to calculate what is truly a healthy. A nutritious diet and physical exercise in your daily life are also essential for you to remain healthy. A result between 185 and 249 means youre in the normal weight range for your height.
For your height a normal weight range would be from to pounds. For example the bmi for a person 67 inches. Scan upward to the top of the column to find the corresponding bmi number for that height and weight. Overweight obese or very obese. 5 97 to 127 lbs. Your bmi body mass index is a calculation that is used to determine if a person is overweight that applies to both adult men and women.
Your bmi is indicating your weight is in the category for adults of your height. Scan across the row to find your weight pounds. 124 to 147 lbs. For years people looked up their weight on tables drawn from insurance company statistics. Between 25 and 299 means youre considered. All of the formulas have the same format of a base weight given a height of 5 feet with a set weight increment added per inch over the height of 5 feet.
143 to 186 lbs. 4 10 91 to 118 lbs.