Calculate Your Body Mass Index

How do you calculate Body Mass Index

Body Mass Index is a simple calculation based on the person's height and weight. Formula: BMI = kg/m ^2. where kg is the weight of a person's in kilograms, and 2 is their height in metres. ^2. represents their height measured in metres squared.

It is a BMI over 25.0 or more indicates overweight and healthy can be 18.5 or 24.9. BMI applies to most adult aged between 18 and 65.

Who should not use a BMI calculator

BMIis NOT used to build muscle, long distance athletes, pregnant women, the young or elderly. This is because BMIdoes do not take into account what percentage of the body weight carried by muscle or fat, just the number. Individuals with a greater strength, for example, athletes, could be a bit high in BMI however they are not at risk of developing health issues. The people with a lower mass, for instance, children who have not yet completed their growth phase or who may be losing some muscle mass , may have less of a BMI. In the course of pregnancy and lactation, a woman's body composition is altered, therefore, the use of BMI is not an appropriate way to measure.

Calculate Your Body Mass Index

Body mass index (BMI) is an index of body fat calculated based on height and weight that applies for both men and women of adult age. View these BMI Tables using the tool below to calculate yours.

• Add your weight and height using traditional or measurements. measures.
• Choose "Compute BMI" and your BMI will appear below.