Ideal Weight Calculator
The ideal weight calculator tells you what will be your perfect weight according to your gender and height. UrduPoint's online ideal weight calculator is available in US and metric units. You choose your gender, enter your height, and press the 'Calculate Ideal Weight' button. You immediately get your ideal weight with this ideal weight calculator online and see if you are overweight or underweight. This way, you can know if you need to struggle to achieve your ideal weight.
Ideal Weight Calculator
The ideal weight calculator feature is enabled for the user of Urdu Point gives them the perfect weight calculations. This calculator ranges between height, age, and gender. The formula for calculating the ideal weight has long been discovered by most experts. Currently, there are almost 04 formulas that are prevailing. The ideal body weight is also used or commonly known as the IBW.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the recommended BMI range for a healthy male and female ranges between 18.5 – 25.
How this Calculator works
Calculation under US Units:
The working of the calculator is a simple process for the user to work with. All the users have to enter in this calculator under the US Units is disclose the gender in the gender section, after that enter the height in feet and inches under the elaborated sections. And in the end, click on the submit button. Your ideal weight calculator shows you, your weight.
Calculation under Metric Units:
The working of this section of the calculator allows you to calculate your body weight by entering your gender in the gender section and then putting the information regarding your height in centimeters in it. This will bring all the prescribed information to you.
Ideal Weight
The ideal weight of male and females are elaborated here for your convenience. These ideal weight calculations are based upon the most popular formulas currently prevailing.
Formula | Ideal Weight |
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Healthy BMI Range | 59.9 - 81.0 KGS |
Robinson | 72.6 KGS |
Hamwi | 77.3 KGS |
Miller | 71.5 KGS |
Devine | 75.0 KGS |
Height according to weight:
Women:
There are two height sections for women. The one is the height above 5 feet 2 inches and the other category belongs to the 5 feet and 5 inches.
Women under 5'2" Height range:
The women height is calculated according to the wrist size
Women with wrist size less than 5.5" are included in small-boned
Women with wrist size 5.5" to 5.75" are included in medium-boned
Women with wrist size over 5.75" are included in large-boned
Height between 5'2" and 5' 5" height range:
Women with wrist size less than 6" are included in small-boned
Women with wrist size 6" to 6.25" are included in medium-boned
Women with wrist size over 6.25" are included in large-boned
Height over 5' 5" height range:
Women with wrist size less than 6.25" are included in small-boned
Women with wrist size 6.25" to 6.5" are included in medium-boned
Women with wrist size over 6.5" are included in large-boned
Men:
There are single height sections for men. The height section from 5 feet 5 inches.
Height over 5' 5" height range:
Men with a wrist size between 5.5" to 6.5" are included in small-boned
Men with a wrist size between 6.5" to 7.5" are included in medium-boned
Men with a wrist size above 7.5" are included in large-boned
The formula working behind the calculator
The formulas working to calculate the perfect ideal weight for the body works according to the calculations based on the formulas mentioned below.
For Men:
D. Robinson Formula (1983)
52 kg + 1.9 kg per inch over 5 feet
J. Hamwi Formula (1964)
48.0 kg + 2.7 kg per inch over 5 feet
R. Miller Formula (1983)
56.2 kg + 1.41 kg per inch over 5 feet
J. Devine Formula (1974)
50.0 + 2.3 kg per inch over 5 feet
For Women:
D. Robinson Formula (1983)
49 kg + 1.7 kg per inch over 5 feet
J. Hamwi Formula (1964)
45.5 kg + 2.2 kg per inch over 5 feet
R. Miller Formula (1983)
53.1 kg + 1.36 kg per inch over 5 feet
J. Devine Formula (1974)
45.5 + 2.3 kg per inch over 5 feet