Athletes may require a higher caloric intake to maintain their current weight. If you add the below charts as well and include your frame size the ideal body weight calculation can be made more accurate. Bmi weight in pounds height in inches x height in inches x 703. 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. The ideal weight for a person your height is between. While those are still around this is a newer more accurate way to calculate what is truly a healthy.
Scan upward to the top of the column to find the corresponding bmi number for that height and weight. These equations were developed for use by doctors to calculate drug dosages. For example the bmi for a person 67 inches. Weight in pounds height in inches 2 703. For men ideal body weight in kilograms 52kg 19kg for each inch over 5 feet. 143 to 186 lbs.
Now using the bmi formula you can calculate if you are overweight obese underweight or normal. These calculations are based on averages and provided by welltech solutions. The bmi has multiple calculations but the most common one is as follows. 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. Bmi weight in pounds height in inches x height in inches x 703 for example if you are 5 feet 5 inches tall and weigh 135 pounds your bmi would be 225 or in the healthy range. To know your bmi level note down your your height in inches and weight in pounds.
4 11 94 to 123 lbs. A woman who is 5 feet and 4 inches tall 163 cm should have a waist measurement below 32 inches 81 cm. 4 10 91 to 118 lbs. 124 to 147 lbs. For years people looked up their weight on tables drawn from insurance company statistics. 148 to 193 lbs.
Scan across the row to find your weight pounds. 119 to 142 lbs. According to the centers for disease control and prevention a bmi between 185 and 249 indicates a healthy weight for an adult of age 20 or older. Calculators are appropriate for healthy non pregnant adults 19 and older. If the answer is 05 or less the chances are that they have a healthy weight. For women ideal body weight in kilograms 49kg 17kg for each inch over 5 feet.
5 97 to 127 lbs.