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Calculators - Body Mass Index
 Calculators
- Body Mass Index
This provides a correct height for weight index. This particular measure is used
by the US government (NIH) to generate obesity statistics. It has been modified here
to provide some guidance for running weights. To use just fill in the two top values
and click the BMI button. Your Body Mass Index and some guidance will appear below
the buttons. Entering information is easy but a little different from other systems.
Weight: s-stone, {l,p,lbs}-pounds,k-kgs,g-grams; eg 145lbs (default lbs)
Height: f-feet,i-inches,m-metres,c-centimetres; eg 5f6i (default inches)
More Details
The BMI is one of the standard correct weight for height measures. It takes a person's
weight in kilograms and divides it by their height in meters squared. The higher the
figure the more overweight you are. Recently(mid 1998) in the US a group of experts
under auspices of the NIH re-defined overweight and obese using the BMI. A BMI between 19
and 25 is healthy, 25 or over would be overweight, whilst over 30 would be obese. This
brought the USA in line with the World Health Organisation recommendations. By this
standard some 59% of Americans are overweight (cf 40% of Australians) . Like any of these
types of measures it is only an indication and other issues such as body type and shape
have a bearing as well. The best measure for determining body fat is a bio-impedance test.
Top class runners are on the okay/underweight borderline. RunCoach will
classify you as being in racing shape if your BMI is between 19 and 21.
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