Self Help Health Tools:BMI(Body Mass Index) Calculator
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- BMI(Body Mass Index) Calculator
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BMI(Body Mass Index) Calculator is a very useful tool for anyone wanna keep healthy and beauty,great body curves,simply got it via input your body weight and height number,got sure of your BMI,start your slim and great curves plan and sooner or later you will become a handsome!
✧ If your calculated BMI is below 15: This indicates an extremely low Body Mass Index, with very little or unmeasurable body fat. Malnutrition, health problems, or eating disorders are the most common causes for such a low figure. If you find yourself in this range, you should seek a professional medical, physical, and dietary assessment. You could be at risk of starvation, nutritional deficiencies, osteoporosis, and other serious health conditions.
✧ If your BMI calculation is between 15 and 18.5: This indicates a very lean Body Mass Index, which means you have a low amount of body fat. If you are an athlete, this can be desirable. If you are not an athlete, this could mean that your weight may be too low. Being underweight can lower your immunity - you should consider gaining weight through good diet and exercise habits, to increase your muscle mass.
✧ Underweight(BMI is equal to or less than 18.5): A lean BMI can indicate that your weight maybe too low. You should consult your physician to determine if you should gain weight, as low body mass can decrease your body's immune system, which could lead to ilness such as disappearance of periods (women), bone loss, malnutrition and other conditions. The lower your BMI the greater these risks become.
✧ Normal Weight(BMI is between 18.5 and 24.9): Great! People whose BMI is within 18.5 to 24.9 possess the ideal amount of body weight, associated with living longest, the lowest incidence of serious ilness, as well as being perceived as more physically attractive than people with BMI in higher or lower ranges. However, it may be a good idea to check your Waist Circumference and keep it within the recommended limits.This indicates a good Body Mass Index with the ideal, healthy amount of body fat. This range is associated with living longest, and the lowest incidence of serious illness. Coincidentally, it seems this ratio is what many individuals perceive to be the most aesthetically pleasing as well.
✧ Overweight(BMI is between 25 and 29.9): People falling in this BMI range are considered overweight and would benefit from finding healthy ways to lower their weight, such as diet and exercise. Individuals who fall in this range are at increased risk for a variety of ilnesses. If your BMI is 27-29.99 your risk of health problems becomes higher. In a recent study an increased rate of blood pressure, diabetes and heart disease was recorded at 27.3 for women and 27.8 for men. It may be a good idea to check your Waist Circumference and compare it with the recommended limits.This indicates that you are overweight, and have too much body fat. You are at increased risk for a variety of illnesses at your present weight. You should attempt to find ways to lower your Body Mass Index and the amount of body fat by changing your eating habits and exercising more.
✧ Obese Class 1(BMI is between 30-34.99): Individuals with a BMI of 30-34.99 are in a physically unhealthy condition, which puts them at risk for serious ilnesses such as heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, gall bladder disease, and some cancers. This holds especially true if you have a larger than recommended Waist Size. These people would benefit greatly by modifying their lifestyle. Ideally, see your doctor and consider reducing your weight by 5-10 percent. Such a weight reduction will result in considerable health improvements.In general conditions, If your BMI calculation is over 30, this is a very high Body Mass Index, with an extreme excess of body fat that indicates an unhealthy condition. This BMI range is classified by international health organizations as 'obese'. You are at risk for heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, gall bladder disease, some cancers, and an increased risk of death from all causes. *phew* You should consult with a physician plus consider changing your diet and starting an exercise regime to lose those pounds.
✧ Obese Class 2(BMI is between 35-39.99): If you have a BMI of 35-39.99 your risk of weight-related health problems and even death, is severe. See your doctor and reduce your weight to a lower BMI.
✧ Obese Class 3,Morbid Obesity(BMI is over 40): With a BMI of 40+ you have an extremely high risk of weight-related disease and premature death. Indeed, you may have already been suffering from a weight-related condition. For the sake of your health it is very important to see your doctor and get specialists help for your condition.
✧ How to calculate the BMI: BMI is a reasonably reliable indicator of overall body fat composition for the general population, however it can occasionally be misleading for a person who's body composition is not typical. Since BMI is determined solely from height and weight data, it is essentially an indication of whether or not you fall into a "healthy" weight range for your height. However, since no actual body fat measurement is made when determining BMI, if your BMI should happen to be 25.0 or above the resulting "overweight" or "obese" classification is essentially based on an assumption that the additional weight on your body is from fat rather than muscle. Take, for example, an athletic, 5'11" tall, muscular male with low body fat that weighs 180 lbs. Many athletes, professional or otherwise, fit this general body type description yet they would be classified as "overweight" according to any BMI calculator. There is nothing wrong with the calculator, the BMI classifications are simply targeted for the general population and do not account for that portion of the population that has low body fat but high lean (i.e. muscle) body mass. Rest assured, if you are lean and muscular and this BMI calculator informs you that you are overweight or obese, there is nothing to worry about, it is the BMI classification system that is at fault and you need not be concerned about your weight. On the other hand, if you are not lean and muscular and this BMI calculator informs you that you are overweight, then you are most likely overweight.
✧ Classification categories for BMI: as outlined by the World Health Organization, are shown in the table below.
BMI Classification Less than 18.5 Underweight From 18.5 to 25 Normal Greater than 25 Overweight Greater than 30 Obese
✧ Equations:The equations used by BMI calculators to determine your BMI are shown below:
Metric: BMI = WKG / (HM x HM)
Imperial: BMI = (WP x 703) / (HI x HI)
where
BMI = Body Mass Index
HM = Height in Metres
HI = Height in Inches
WKG = Weight in Kilograms
WP = Weight in Pounds
- Body Mass Index Chart:
Your body mass index can be calculated and compared on this chart.
BMI
Height (in)
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4'10" 4'11" 5'0" 5'1" 5'2" 5'3" 5'4" 5'5" 5'6" 5'7" 5'8" 5'9" 5'10" 5'11" 6'0" 6'1' 6'2" 6'3' 6'4' 100 21 20 20 19 18 18 17 17 16 16 15 15 14 14 14 13 13 13 12 105 22 21 21 20 19 19 18 18 17 16 16 16 15 15 14 14 14 13 13 110 23 22 22 21 20 20 19 18 18 17 17 16 16 15 15 15 14 14 13 115 24 23 23 22 21 20 20 19 19 18 18 17 17 16 16 15 15 14 14 120 25 24 23 23 22 21 21 20 19 19 18 18 17 17 16 16 15 15 15 125 26 25 24 24 23 22 22 21 20 20 19 18 18 17 17 17 16 16 15 130 27 26 25 25 24 23 22 22 21 20 20 19 19 18 18 17 17 16 16 135 28 27 26 26 25 24 23 23 22 21 21 20 19 19 18 18 17 17 16 140 29 28 27 27 26 25 24 23 23 22 21 21 20 20 19 19 18 18 17 145 30 29 28 27 27 26 25 24 23 23 22 21 21 20 20 19 19 18 18 150 31 30 29 28 27 27 26 25 24 24 23 22 22 21 20 20 19 19 18 155 32 31 30 29 28 28 27 26 25 24 24 23 22 22 21 20 20 19 19 160 34 32 31 30 29 28 28 27 26 25 24 24 23 22 22 21 21 20 20 165 35 33 32 31 30 29 28 28 27 26 25 24 24 23 22 22 21 21 20 170 36 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 27 26 25 24 24 23 22 22 21 21 175 37 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 27 26 25 24 24 23 23 22 21 180 38 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 27 26 25 24 24 23 23 22 185 39 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 27 26 25 24 24 23 23 190 40 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 27 26 25 24 24 23 195 41 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 27 27 26 25 24 24 200 42 40 39 38 37 36 34 33 32 31 30 30 29 28 27 26 26 25 24 205 43 41 40 39 38 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 29 28 27 26 26 25 210 44 43 41 40 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 29 28 27 26 26 215 45 44 42 41 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 28 27 26 220 46 45 43 42 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 28 28 27 225 47 46 44 43 41 40 39 38 36 35 34 33 32 31 31 30 29 28 27 230 48 47 45 44 42 41 40 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 30 29 28 235 49 48 46 44 43 42 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 29 240 50 49 47 45 44 43 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 245 51 50 48 46 45 43 42 41 40 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 32 31 30 250 52 51 49 47 46 44 43 42 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 30 255 53 52 50 48 47 45 44 43 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31 260 54 53 51 49 48 46 45 43 42 41 40 38 37 36 35 34 33 33 32 265 56 54 52 50 49 47 46 44 43 42 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 270 57 55 53 51 49 48 46 45 44 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 275 58 56 54 52 50 49
