You have probably heard the term BMI (Body Mass Index) thrown around in various health magazines and TV shows. This number is used to determine whether your current weight is healthy or unhealthy for someone of your height.
But what if you didn't want to know your BMI, and instead want to simply know what would be an ideal weight for you? That's quite easy to calculate - we just have to tweak the equation for calculating the Body Mass Index a little bit. Don't get discouraged - it's extremely easy. I will do all the math for you!
Your BMI would have to be anywhere between18.5 and 24.9 for your weight to be considered healthy. All we need to know is your current height and the above BMI range, and we can determine both the minimum, as well as the maximum healthy weight for you.
I believe that everything is best understood through examples, so here is one for you. Feel free to open a calculator if you'd like to keep up with what I'm doing here:
Let's assume that you are 5'3'' tall. The first thing you'll want to find out is how many inches that is. As there are 12 inches in a foot, 5'3'' will translate into exactly 63 inches.
Next, you'll want to convert those inches into meters. To do that, multiply your height in inches by 0.025. This means 63 x 0.025 = 1.575 meters.
Now we get down to what you're really after! To find out your ideal weight, first multiply your height in meters by itself (square it), like so:
1.575 x 1.575 = 2.48
Now all that's left is to multiple this result by the minimum and maximum healthy BMI to find out your ideal weight range:
2.48 x 18.5 (minimum healthy BMI) = 45,88 kilograms. This is your minimum healthy weight.
2.48 x 24.9 (maximum healthy BMI) = 61,5 kilograms. This is your maximum healthy weight.
Therefore, you should aim to weigh anywhere between 45,88 and 61,5 kilograms. If you want to know how much that is in pounds, just multiply each value by 2.2. So in this example, we are looking at 101 and 135 pounds. Nice work!
Please note that the numbers and the method that I just explained will not be entirely accurate for someone with an unusually large amount on muscle mass. If this is the case for you, then you should add anywhere between 5 and 15% to the numbers above, depending on how much extra muscle you've got on you.
About the author: Mark Nazzal specializes in 1 on 1 online weight loss and fitness coaching. You can contact him for help with your specific dieting or exercising issue through his website, where a large number of helpful articles are also available: Help Me Lose Weight
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