An online weight calculator or ideal BMI calculator is your safest bet if you want to find out or calculate your ideal weight for height. There are also ways to calculate the ideal body weight for height yourself. You can avail of several different formulas for calculating ideal weight for height for both sexes at any given age and let me now tell you how you can do it. Don’t worry, its not that difficult.
You will require a BMI chart, a scale, tape and calculator.
First of all I will teach you how to calculate your BMI. You have to first measure yourself and take note of your height. Measure yourself in inches. If your height is 5 feet and 10 inches, then your height in inches only will be 70. Then you have to square your height. You have to multiply the number that you just got (your height in inches) by itself, which is 70 x 70. The result will be 4900.
You also know your weight in pounds. Now you have to divide that weight of your body by the squared result attained in the previous step. That means if your body weight is 160 pounds, you have to divide that 160 pounds by 4900. That is the formula.
If you are a resident of UK and follow British scales, you have to multiply the number you obtained from the previous step by 6.35 while North Americans have to multiply that number by 703. Those who follow the metric system can afford to skip this given step.
If you have access to internet, then you have to open a BMI chart and find out your BMI number. There are many of these charts which take into consideration factors like age, gender etc.
However, let me sound a word of caution. There are factors like ethnicity and region depending on which BMI charts are made. As a result, a BMI chart for a European won’t be very helpful for an Asian. That is why you need to choose the right BMI calculator or chart for yourself.
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