Now that you know your body mass index your waist to hip ratio and your body frame size you can finally use the ideal weight calculator to determine your healthy weight. The average female is 153 cm or just over five feet. Whats the ideal weight for my height and age. Ad 34 of an inch to the chest measurement. Its helpful that bmi numbers are standardized and offer ranges of healthy body weights. Your body mass index bmi is an approximate calculation of your body mass which is used to predict your.
How much should i weigh for my height and age. Choose your goal bmi between 185 and 249 taking into account what youve learned so far and calculate your ideal weight. Most people usecentimeters as measurement for size. His formula is based on wrist measurement. A persons waist to hip ratio whr can give an idea about whether they have more. In the book brawn stuart mcrobert published the old john mccallum formula for challenging yet realistic measurements for hard gainers.
To calculate what your minimum body measurements should be for every inch over 52 that you are you ad 14 of an inch to the calf upper arm and neck measurements. The height of an average south american male is 1655 cm or a little over 5 foot five inches. Bmi takes into account both height and weight but not body composition. 13 of an inch to the thigh measurement and no more than 12 of an inch to the waist measurement. The height of the average north american male is 1755 centimeters a little over 5 foot 9 inches. John mccallums realistic measurement ideals for hard gainers.
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