What is the Right Weight For My Height?
Many want to be at a healthy or ideal weight. This is because you not only will typically be more healthy at this weight but you will also look better not being too fat or too skinny. Typically this is figured out by finding about what weight you would be at your height.
Generally when people look at being underweight, the proper weight, overweight, or obese, BMI or body mass index is used. The concept is that you take your height and your weight and put it into a body mass calculator. It will give you a number that is supposed to show which of the four categories that you fall into. A six foot man has to weigh less than 184 to not be overweight.
While BMI can be a decent indicator, it’s not really the greatest for determining your body’s ideal weight. The reason is that it does not take muscle mass and your core body weight into the calculation. Many men could be 6′ tall and over 185 pounds but have very little fat. This doesn’t mean they are overweight.
A better indication than using height and weight calculations is to measure your body fat percentage. For men having about 15% bodyweight is ideal. For women around 20% is a good indicator of an ideal body size.
Since everyone has a different body type, height, shape, and muscle mass, body fat percentage is a more logical approach to finding out if you are really at an ideal weight for your specific body.
You can pay to get a body percentage test. There are different types. One will put you into a tub of water which measures your muscle mass, bone density, and fat percentage. Others today can be as simple as laying down on a table and being scanned to get this data.
The simpler way is to use skinfold calipers. It’s not quite as effective but it can give you a general idea of what your body fat percentage is.
Eating right, doing exercises, and building muscle will help reduce this percentage considerably helping you get a more healthy body.
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