Ideal Weight

An ideal body weight is that weight that is associated with the lowest risk of diseases such as cancer and heart attack. Body Mass Index (or BMI) is an easy method for estimating a healthy body weight. The BMI gives a number associated with the risk of diseases associated with obesity. The BMI range for a healthy weight does not take into consideration age or frame size. A person with a petite physique ought to aim for an ideal weight at the lower end of the range, whereas a person of the same height, but with a larger frame could easily weigh in at the higher end of the range. Although BMI is one of the most scientifically accepted methods of estimating healthy weight, it is just an estimate and becomes less accurate for more muscular people. For those individuals interested in more accurate estimates of their ideal body weight should consider having their body fat percentage calculated by one of the several options available on the net. Being underweight can be as health-threatening as being overweight. Weighing is not always the best method to assess your weight-loss success. If you exercise, you might be losing fat but gaining muscle mass. Inch loss is sometimes a better indicator.
It is important to understand that no formula can predict ideal body weight accurately. There are simply too many differences in body types (including bone structure or frame size) and body composition (percent muscle vs. fat). Calculating BMI has become the most popular method of categorizing your weight, from Underweight to Morbidly Obese.

we are providing here ideal weight tables for men and women for informational purpose but it is not a tool for self-diagnosis or a substitute for medical treatment. You should speak to your physician in such cases. Also the data in these tables assumes that you are wearing shoes with 1-inch heels and indoor clothing weighing 3 pounds.

To determine whether you are small, medium or large framed, just measure your wrist as per the instructions below.