BMI Calculator2018-07-07T09:51:30+00:00

BMI calculator

What is BMI and why does it matter?

Body mass index (BMI), is a measure of your body fat based on your height and weight. BMI is a good way to assess if your weight is healthy or unhealthy and of course, to get an idea of how much weight you might need to lose. Calculate your BMI – use our BMI calculator below:

Body Mass Index Calculator

1Enter your height:
2 Enter your weight:

Your BMI is: ?

This means you are: ?

What your BMI means

BMI CalculatorSo, you’ve used the BMI calculator above to calculate your BMI or Body Mass Index to give it its full name and you have a number. But what does your BMI score mean and how can it help you lose weight?

Your BMI let’s you see how your body weight differs from what is considered normal, healthy or desirable for someone of your height. Remember though that although some of the excess weight may be down to body fat, some other factors such as how muscular you are, also affect BMI significantly – check your body fat percentage to help you find out how your BMI is made up.

BMI Category

BMI (kg/m2)

 What your BMI meansfromto
Very severely underweight < 1515
Severely underweight1516
Underweight1618.5
Normal (healthy weight)18.525
Overweight2530
Obese Class I (Moderately obese)3035
Obese Class II (Severely obese)3540
Obese Class III (Very severely obese)40 40+

BMI ready reckoner table

To use the BMI table instead of the BMI calculator, find your height in the left-hand column labelled Height. Move along to your weight (in pounds). The number at the top of the column is your BMI for your height and weight

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Height
(inches)

Body Weight (pounds)

589196100105110115119124129134138143148153158162167
599499104109114119124128133138143148153158163168173
6097102107112118123128133138143148153158163168174179
61100106111116122127132137143148153158164169174180185
62104109115120126131136142147153158164169175180186191
63107113118124130135141146152158163169175180186191197
64110116122128134140145151157163169174180186192197204
65114120126132138144150156162168174180186192198204210
66118124130136142148155161167173179186192198204210216
67121127134140146153159166172178185191198204211217223
68125131138144151158164171177184190197203210216223230
69128135142149155162169176182189196203209216223230236
70132139146153160167174181188195202209216222229236243
71136143150157165172179186193200208215222229236243250
72140147154162169177184191199206213221228235242250258
73144151159166174182189197204212219227235242250257265
74148155163171179186194202210218225233241249256264272
75152160168176184192200208216224232240248256264272279
76156164172180189197205213221230238246254263271279287

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