To choose your goal bmi required for the ideal weight calculator you need to take into account your bone structure. Body mass index bmi is a measure of body fat based on height and weight that applies to adult men and women. What is the sbmi. If you have a small body frame your goal bmi should be closer to 185. Enter your weight and height using standard or metric measures. The ideal healthy bmi for women would fall into the normal range of 185 to 249.
There are three body frame size categories. However bmi does not account for muscle mass which means elite athletes may have high bmi ratings. A bmi of between 25 and 299 is overweight. 24 million until april 2020. Bmi doesnt actually measure body fat and people with the same bmi numbers may have widely different body fat percentages. A bmi of less than 185 means that a person is underweight.
Bmi from the cradle to the grave. What you should know about the bmi. Small medium and large. Calculate your body mass index. A bmi of between 185 and 249 is ideal. In one study people with a bmi of 185 had body fat percentages ranging from 246 to 323 for women and 122 to 19 percent in men.
The research was published in the american journal of clinical nutrition in 2012. Larger bones are heavier and therefore you should aim for a bmi closer to 249. Typically bmi is used as an indicator of health status as the lower or higher the bmi the greater the health risk based on the assumed amount of body fat. Body mass index. A bmi over 30 indicates obesity. Losing weight without any stress.
Body fat and its functions. Select compute bmi and your bmi will appear below.