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How to determine the ideal weight for a man. Height-to-weight ratio in women
It is known that in the USSR, the healthy weight for a woman was calculated according to the simplest formula, growth minus one hundred. According to her, Baba Klava from the bench at the entrance was declared a woman with perfect figure... Later, nutritionists slightly changed the formula - "height minus one hundred and ten", and for ballerinas the formula "height minus one hundred and twenty" was always used. If you are not satisfied with such summarized data, read on - we have collected the most interesting, relevant and reflecting the reality of the formula.
Ideal weight calculator
Classification of body types according to Soloviev:
- Asthenic type: less than 18 cm in men, less than 15 cm in women.
- Normosthenic type: 18-20 cm in men, 15-17 in women.
- Hypersthenic type: more than 20 cm in men, more than 17 cm in women.
Cooper's formula
Ideal weight for a woman (kg): (height (cm) x 3.5: 2.54 - 108) x 0.453.
Ideal weight for a man (kg): (height (cm) x 4.0: 2.54 - 128) x 0.453.
Lorentz formula
Ideal weight = (height (cm) - 100) - (height (cm) - 150) / 2
For our heroine, the ideal weight will be 25 kg. Shta?
Kutla's formula (body mass index)
The body mass index is designed to measure overweight and obesity. BMI is familiar to many.
BMI = weight (kg): (height (m)) 2
BMI below 19 - underweight.
- At the age of 19-24 - BMI should be in the range from 19 to 24;
- at the age of 25-34 - BMI should be from 19 to 25;
- at the age of 35-44 - BMI should be from 19 to 26;
- at the age of 45-54 - BMI should be from 19 to 27;
- at the age of 55-64 - BMI should be from 19 to 28;
- over the age of 65 - BMI should be between 19 and 29.
Calculation example:
weight - 50 kg.
height - 1.59 m
BMI = 50 / (1.59 * 1.59) = 19.77 (normal BMI)
Fixed weight-growth factor
The calculation is based on a fixed coefficient (weight in grams is divided by height in centimeters). The table below is for women between the ages of 15 and 50.
Ideal Weight Formula: (height in cm * coefficient) / 1000
Broca's formula
It was this formula, proposed by the French physician Brock over a hundred years ago, that was used in vulgar calculations. Broca's formula takes into account the physique: asthenic (lean), normosthenic (normal) and hypersthenic (stocky).
Ideal Weight Formula:
- under 40: growth -110
- after 40 years: growth - 100
Asthenics subtract 10%, and hypersthenics add 10%.
So, our calculations:
age - 24 years
height - 159 cm
physique - hypersthenic.
Ideal weight = 53.9 kg.
Brock-Brugsch formula
This is Brock's modified formula for people with non-standard height: less than 155 cm and more than 170 cm.
- Less than 165 cm: ideal weight = height - 100
- 165-175 cm: ideal weight = height - 105
- Over 175 cm: ideal weight = height - 110.
Egorov-Levitsky table
Attention: the table shows the maximum weight for this height!
Maximum permissible body weight
| Height, cm | 20-29 years old | 30-39 years old | 40-49 years old | 50-59 years old | 60-69 years old | |||||
| husband. | wives | husband. | wives | husband. | wives | husband. | wives | husband. | wives | |
| 148 | 50,8 | 48,4 | 55 | 52,3 | 56,6 | 54,7 | 56 | 53,2 | 53,9 | 52,2 |
| 150 | 51,3 | 48,9 | 56,7 | 53,9 | 58,1 | 56,5 | 58 | 55,7 | 57,3 | 54,8 |
| 152 | 51,3 | 51 | 58,7 | 55 | 61,5 | 59,5 | 61,1 | 57,6 | 60,3 | 55,9 |
| 154 | 55,3 | 53 | 61,6 | 59,1 | 64,5 | 62,4 | 63,8 | 60,2 | 61,9 | 59 |
| 156 | 58,5 | 55,8 | 64,4 | 61,5 | 67,3 | 66 | 65,8 | 62,4 | 63,7 | 60,9 |
| 158 | 61,2 | 58,1 | 67,3 | 64,1 | 70,4 | 67,9 | 68 | 64,5 | 67 | 62,4 |
| 160 | 62,9 | 59,8 | 69,2 | 65,8 | 72,3 | 69,9 | 69,7 | 65,8 | 68,2 | 64,6 |
| 162 | 64,6 | 61,6 | 71 | 68,5 | 74,4 | 72,7 | 72,7 | 68,7 | 69,1 | 66,5 |
| 164 | 67,3 | 63,6 | 73,9 | 70,8 | 77,2 | 74 | 75,6 | 72 | 72,2 | 70 |
| 166 | 68,8 | 65,2 | 74,5 | 71,8 | 78 | 76,5 | 76,3 | 73,8 | 74,3 | 71,3 |
| 168 | 70,8 | 68,5 | 76,3 | 73,7 | 79,6 | 78,2 | 77,9 | 74,8 | 76 | 73,3 |
| 170 | 72,7 | 69,2 | 77,7 | 75,8 | 81 | 79,8 | 79,6 | 76,8 | 76,9 | 75 |
| 172 | 74,1 | 72,8 | 79,3 | 77 | 82,8 | 81,7 | 81,1 | 77,7 | 78,3 | 76,3 |
| 174 | 77,5 | 74,3 | 80,8 | 79 | 84,4 | 83,7 | 83 | 79,4 | 79,3 | 78 |
| 176 | 80,8 | 76,8 | 83,3 | 79,9 | 86 | 84,6 | 84,1 | 80,5 | 81,9 | 79,1 |
| 178 | 83 | 78,2 | 85,6 | 82,4 | 88 | 86,1 | 86,5 | 82,4 | 82,8 | 80,9 |
| 180 | 85,1 | 80,9 | 88 | 83,9 | 89,9 | 88,1 | 87,5 | 84,1 | 84,4 | 81,6 |
| 182 | 87,2 | 83,3 | 90,6 | 87,7 | 91,4 | 89,3 | 89,5 | 86,5 | 85,4 | 82,9 |
| 184 | 89,1 | 85,5 | 92 | 89,4 | 92,9 | 90,9 | 91,6 | 87,4 | 88 | 85,9 |
| 186 | 93,1 | 89,2 | 95 | 91 | 96,6 | 92,9 | 92,8 | 89,6 | 89 | 87,3 |
| 188 | 95,8 | 91,8 | 97 | 94,4 | 98 | 95,8 | 95 | 91,5 | 91,5 | 88,8 |
| 190 | 97,1 | 92,3 | 99,5 | 95,6 | 100,7 | 97,4 | 99,4 | 95,6 | 94,8 | 92,9 |
Our exemplary woman with her weight of 50 kg with a height of 159 cm and an age of 24 is far from the maximum. And this is good.
Many consider this particular table to be the most complete and balanced approach to determining the presence of excess weight.
Borngardt Index (1886)
It also uses data on the circumference of the chest.
Ideal weight = height * bust / 240
Robinson's Formula (1983)
It is believed that for men it is incorrect.
For women (height in inches):
49 + 1.7 * (height - 60)
For men (height in inches):
52 + 1.9 * (height - 60)
Miller's Formula (1983)
For women (height in inches):
Ideal weight = 53.1 + 1.36 * (height - 60)
For men (height in inches):
Ideal weight = 56.2 + 1.41 * (height - 60)
Monnerot-Dumine Formula
This formula takes into account body type, bone volume, muscle mass.
Ideal weight = height - 100 + (4 * wrist)) / 2
Formula Kreff
This formula takes into account age and body type.
Ideal weight = (height - 100 + (age / 10)) * 0.9 * coefficient
Odds:
- Wrist less than 15 cm - coefficient 0.9
- Wrist 15-17 cm - factor 1
- Wrist more than 17 cm - coefficient 1.1.
Formula of Mohammed (2010)
Ideal weight = height * height * 0.00225
According to it, the ideal weight of our heroine should be 56.88 (which is a bit too much).
Nagler's formula
The slightly too general Nagler formula does not take into account your age and current weight at all - only height and gender.
For women (attention: height in inches!):
Ideal weight = 45.3 + 2.27 * (height - 60)
For men (attention: height in inches!):
Formula Humvee (1964)
Online weight calculators on the Internet usually use exactly this:
Formula for women (height in inches):
Ideal weight = 45.5 +2.2 * (height - 60)
Formula for men (height in inches):
Ideal weight = 48 + 2.7 * (height - 60)
Devin's Formula (1974)
Dr. Devin invented it for the correct dose calculation. medicines... It got into the mass consciousness as an ideal weight calculator later and enjoyed great success. True, there are disadvantages: for women of small stature, the weight is usually offered very small.
For women (height in inches):
Ideal weight = 45.5 + 2.3 * (height - 60)
For men (height in inches):
Ideal weight = 50 + 2.3 * (height - 60)
Normal human weight Is a concept that cannot be precise. Its criteria include not only weight and height, but also the physique and even the age of a person. Many men and women experience problems with being overweight or underweight. In this article I would like to tell you how to calculate your weight and what, in general, is the norm.
Weight calculation by height and age
There are many ways to help you calculate weight for height and age. But it should be remembered that such schemes may not be entirely perfect, since other factors can also affect the weight ratio, which are often not taken into account.
Method 1
For a long time, many people trust Brock's method.
A person's height is taken in centimeters, then 100 is subtracted from this.
But after some time, the indicators of this method have changed slightly. This formula is best used to calculate weight by height for females between the ages of 40 and 50. How does it change
Women under 30 years of age need to have a body weight of 10% less than this result.
Method 2
To calculate weight by height and age, it is considered more accurate Quetelet method... This formula calculates the percentage of fat and bone and muscle tissue. It allows you to identify whether a person has an excess, or maybe underweight... Usually this method of calculation is used for people from 20 to 60 years old.
For men, 10-15% of fat from the total body weight is considered normal, for women only 12%.
How is it calculated: body weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared.
Not worth using this method of calculation for pregnant women, women during lactation, adolescents and people involved in sports.
Method 3
There is a formula that helps to reveal the distribution of fat by measuring the volume of the waist and buttocks.
Calculated as follows: the volume of the buttocks should be divided by the volume of the waist.
Norm:
- for men - 0.80;
- for women - 0.60-0.80.
Method 4
In order to determine your type of body addition, you need to measure the circumference of the wrist of the right hand, but if the left hand is the working one, then you need to measure it. In the normative type, it is equal to 17-18.5 cm, in the wide-boned type - more than 18.5 and in the thin-boned type - less than 17 cm.
Weight by height and by age
Of course, age has a strong influence on body weight. It has been scientifically proven that over the years, body weight in men and women gradually increases with age. Moreover, it may not be extra pounds, but a natural physical process. But height also affects the weight of people.
Weight, height, age - table for men
Each person has his own type of body composition. In total, there are 3 of them: thin-boned, normosseous and broad-boned. Each type of body build has its own characteristic features.
Traits that distinguish one type from another:
This table shows the weight for men, which is considered the norm, taking into account its type of body build and height:
| Thin-boned addition | Normosseous addition | Wide-boned build |
| 155 cm - 49 kg | 155 cm - 56 kg | 155 cm - 62 kg |
| 160 cm - 53.5 kg | 160 cm - 60 kg | 160 cm - 66 kg |
| 165 cm - 57 kg | 165 cm - 63.5 kg | 165 cm - 69.5 kg |
| 170 cm - 60.5 kg | 170 cm - 68 kg | 170 cm - 74 kg |
| 175 cm - 65 kg | 175 cm - 72 kg | 175 cm - 78 kg |
| 180 cm - 69 kg | 180 cm - 75 kg | 180 cm - 81 kg |
| 185 cm - 73.5 kg | 185 cm - 79 kg | 185 cm - 85 kg |
It should be borne in mind that with thin-boned addition, sometimes they subtract 3-5% from the weight indicated in the table. With a large bone - 1-1,5%.
Weight, height, age - table for women
Using this table, you can track the average weight for a woman, taking into account her height:
| Height, cm | Normal weight, kg |
| 148 | 46,3 |
| 149 | 47 |
| 150 | 47,4 |
| 151 | 48 |
| 152 | 48,4 |
| 153 | 48,9 |
| 154 | 49,6 |
| 155 | 50 |
| 156 | 50,7 |
| 157 | 51 |
| 158 | 51,8 |
| 159 | 52 |
| 160 | 52,6 |
| 161 | 53,4 |
| 162 | 54 |
| 163 | 54,5 |
| 164 | 55,3 |
| 165 | 55,8 |
| 166 | 56,6 |
| 167 | 57,6 |
| 168 | 58,2 |
| 169 | 59 |
| 170 | 59,5 |
| 171 | 60 |
| 172 | 61 |
| 173 | 62 |
| 174 | 62,5 |
| 175 | 63,4 |
| 176 | 64 |
| 177 | 64,5 |
| 178 | 65,2 |
| 179 | 65,9 |
| 180 | 66,8 |
| 181 | 67,4 |
| 182 | 68,5 |
| 183 | 68,8 |
| 184 | 69,5 |
| 185 | 70 |
Weight, height, age - table
In these tables, you can see the normal body weight in women and men, depending on their age and height.
The first table will tell you how much weight should be in men and women between the ages of 20 and 29:
|
Height in cm |
Floor | |
| male weight in kg | female weight in kg | |
| 150 | 52 | 48,9 |
| 152 | 53,5 | 51 |
| 154 | 55,3 | 53 |
| 156 | 58,5 | 56 |
| 158 | 61 | 58 |
| 160 | 63 | 59,8 |
| 162 | 64,6 | 61,6 |
| 164 | 67,3 | 63,6 |
| 166 | 68,8 | 65 |
| 168 | 71 | 68 |
| 170 | 72,7 | 69,2 |
| 172 | 74,1 | 72,8 |
| 174 | 77,5 | 74,3 |
| 176 | 81 | 77 |
| 178 | 83 | 78,2 |
| 180 | 85,1 | 80,8 |
The second table will tell you about normal weight in the stronger and weaker sex between the ages of 30 and 39:
|
Height in cm |
Floor | |
| male weight in kg | female weight in kg | |
| 150 | 57 | 54 |
| 152 | 59 | 55 |
| 154 | 61,5 | 60 |
| 156 | 64,5 | 61,5 |
| 158 | 67,3 | 64,1 |
| 160 | 70 | 65,8 |
| 162 | 71 | 68,5 |
| 164 | 74 | 70,8 |
| 166 | 74,5 | 71,8 |
| 168 | 76,2 | 73,7 |
| 170 | 77,7 | 75,8 |
| 172 | 79,3 | 77 |
| 174 | 81 | 79 |
| 176 | 83,3 | 80 |
| 178 | 87 | 82,5 |
| 180 | 88 | 84 |
In the third table, you can see the normal weight of people from 40 to 49 years old:
|
Height in cm |
Floor | |
| male weight in kg | female weight in kg | |
| 150 | 58,1 | 58,5 |
| 152 | 61,5 | 59,5 |
| 154 | 64,5 | 62,4 |
| 156 | 67,3 | 66 |
| 158 | 70,4 | 67,9 |
| 160 | 72,3 | 69,9 |
| 162 | 74,4 | 72,2 |
| 164 | 77,2 | 74 |
| 166 | 78 | 76,6 |
| 168 | 79,6 | 78,2 |
| 170 | 81 | 79,8 |
| 172 | 82,8 | 81,7 |
| 174 | 84,4 | 83,7 |
| 176 | 86 | 84,6 |
| 178 | 88 | 86,1 |
| 180 | 89,9 | 88,1 |
The fourth table will tell us about normal weight between the ages of 50 and 60:
|
Height in cm |
Floor | |
| male weight in kg | female weight in kg | |
| 150 | 58 | 55,7 |
| 152 | 61 | 57,6 |
| 154 | 63,8 | 60,2 |
| 156 | 65,8 | 62,4 |
| 158 | 68 | 64,5 |
| 160 | 69,7 | 65,8 |
| 162 | 72,7 | 68,7 |
| 164 | 75,6 | 72 |
| 166 | 76,3 | 73,8 |
| 168 | 79,5 | 74,8 |
| 170 | 79,9 | 76,8 |
| 172 | 81,1 | 77,7 |
| 174 | 82,5 | 79,4 |
| 176 | 84,1 | 80,5 |
| 178 | 86,5 | 82,4 |
| 180 | 87,5 | 84,1 |
And finally, in the fifth table, we will talk about the normal weight of men and women in old age, that is, from 60 to 70 years:
|
Height in cm |
Floor | |
| male weight in kg | female weight in kg | |
| 150 | 57,3 | 54,8 |
| 152 | 60,3 | 55,9 |
| 154 | 61,9 | 59 |
| 156 | 63,7 | 60,9 |
| 158 | 67 | 62,4 |
| 160 | 68,2 | 64,6 |
| 162 | 69,1 | 66,5 |
| 164 | 72,2 | 70,7 |
| 166 | 74,3 | 71,4 |
| 168 | 76 | 73,7 |
| 170 | 76,9 | 75 |
| 172 | 78,3 | 76,3 |
| 174 | 79,3 | 78 |
| 176 | 81,9 | 79,1 |
| 178 | 82,8 | 80,9 |
| 180 | 84,4 | 81,6 |
It is known that in old age it decreases significantly physical activity and, the metabolism in the body decreases. But some of the habits of older people proper nutrition and an active lifestyle remain unchanged even after many years. Therefore, despite the decrease in muscle tissue, many people do not stop gaining weight over the years.
Outcome
Summing up the results of the above formulas for calculating weight and tables in which the weight norms for men and women are indicated, we can conclude that a person's weight is directly related to many other criteria.
Before you start losing or gaining weight, you need to decide on the end result. A goal is needed. A tourist who goes on a hike without a map looks stupid. People who begin to adjust their weight without deciding on the final result look unreasonable. This issue requires specifics, that is, do not think that "I want to lose weight." Decide how many pounds you need to lose, or gain to gain the ideal weight. If you have an ultimate goal, it will be easier for you to develop a daily routine.
How to correctly determine your ideal weight?
Many people make the mistake of trying to fit their physique to universal standards. For example, 90 - 60 - 90, or they are trying to create a figure like that of another person (famous athlete, TV presenter, actress, model). This is not worth doing, for the following reasons.
1. On our appearance and physique is very strongly influenced by genetics (heredity). If your parents are thin and short in stature, you should not indulge yourself in the hope of making a figure like that of a model.
2. For many of the people we see on television, the job is to "look good." They are doing just this all day - they maintain their appearance and weight in excellent condition. Most of us have a different profession, and we do not have enough time and money to keep ourselves in optimal shape.
The surest way to calculate your ideal weight is to remember yourself before you put on those extra pounds. Check out the photos in the family album. Imagine how you felt when you were in optimal shape. Now, many experts, when talking about the ideal weight (figure), pay attention not to numerical parameters (weight, size, volume), but to a person's feelings.
When you determine your ultimate goal, remember in what period of your life you felt the best, and what your weight and volume were then. Many people feel optimally about 1 to 5 extra pounds. At the same time, they have good health, well-being and mood. If you are one of these people, then you should not try to get rid of those extra pounds.
Often the pursuit of the notorious ideal only worsens health and mood.
To make it easier to calculate your ideal weight, experts have developed special formulas. First of all, you need to determine your own body type. The simplest method of determining what type of physique you personally have is to take a tailor's tape and measure your wrist at the narrowest point.
If it turns out less than 14 cm - the body type is asthenic
If the wrist is from 14 to 18 cm - the physique is normosthenic
With wrist sizes over 18 cm - hypersthenic physique
French anthropologist Paul Broca proposed the simplest formula for calculating the ideal weight. Ideal weight is equal to height minus one hundred. But this weight is considered ideal for women between 40 and 50 years old. For young women from 20 to 30 years old, it should be less by 10 - 12 percent, and for women over 50 years old - more by 5 - 7%.
American scientists offer their own formula for calculating the ideal weight:
Ideal weight = 50 kg. + (Height, see minus 150) multiply by 0.75. For example, with a height of 170 cm, it turns out so 50 kg. + (170 - 150) x 0.75 = 65kg.
There is a Lorentz formula, according to which the ideal weight is calculated as follows.
Ideal weight = Height, cm. Minus 100 minus 0.25 x (Height, cm. Minus 150). For example, with a height of 170 cm, it turns out so 170 - 100 - 0.25 x (170 - 150) = 65 kg.
Quite accurately, you can calculate the ideal weight using the Quetelet index. To calculate the Quetelet index, you need to divide your weight (in kg.) By your height (in m.), Squared. The norm is a value that does not go beyond 20 - 23.8. The Quetelet index varies depending on age and body type.
You can determine whether your weight is normal using the following formula:
ideal weight = (height, see divide by 2) minus (40,000 divide by height, see) - this formula is for women
ideal weight = 4/5 x height, see minus 70 - for men.
The easiest way is along the fat fold on the abdominal wall, located 3 centimeters above the navel. Normally, it should be 1 - 2 centimeters.
After determining your body type, adjust the results. If you have an asthenic type, then subtract about 10% from the result, and with a hypersthenic type, on the contrary, add it.
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Calculate your ideal weight almost everyone has tried at least once. There are many formulas by which you can determine if your body weight is normal. The most simple method Calculation of normal body weight is considered: "height minus 100" - for men and "height minus 110" - for women.
However, this approach does not give a true idea of whether this particular person is overweight.
It is clear that people with asthenic build will weigh less than normosthenics, and normostenic people will weigh less than broad-boned ones. In addition, an athlete's excess muscle mass can be interpreted as obesity, or vice versa, the body weight of an asthenic teenage girl can be considered insufficient.
Ideal weight
Currently ideal weight(normal body weight) is determined using a number of indicators that take into account the characteristic features of the structure of the individual. This approach allows you to more accurately determine whether you are overweight, which, by the way, from a medical point of view, may not yet be obesity.
Obesity
Although we are accustomed, following the fashion, to hang the tag "obesity" on everyone who does not look like anorexic catwalk beauties, there are a number of medical indicators for diagnosing this serious disease that are very different from our aesthetic ideas about beauty.
Endocrinologists distinguish between 4 degrees of obesity. With 1 degree of obesity, overweight exceeds ideal, or normal - 10-29%, with 2 degrees of obesity - by 30-49%, with 3 degrees of obesity - by 50-99%, with 4 degrees of obesity - by 100% more.
To determine what degree of obesity a particular person suffers from, it remains to find out what a normal, or ideal, body weight is.
What should be the ideal weight (ideal body weight)
The most scientifically grounded, proven in practice and easy to measure is such an indicator as body mass index (BMI)... The body mass index allows you to determine the degree of overweight or underweight.
Determination of body mass index (BMI)
From a medical point of view, body weight is considered normal in a fairly wide range, which depends on body structure, age, gender, race, etc. The ideal body weight will be, accordingly, body weight, taking into account all these indicators.
Body mass index can be calculated using the formula:
The body weight in kilograms should be divided by the height in meters squared, i.e .:
BMI = weight (kg): (height (m)) 2
For example, a person's weight = 85 kg, height = 164 cm.Therefore, BMI in this case is equal to: BMI = 85: (1.64X1.64) = 31.6.
The indicator of body mass index was proposed as a determinant of normal body weight by the Belgian sociologist and statistician Adolphe Ketele ( Adolphe quetelet) back in 1869.
The body mass index is used to determine the degree of obesity and the degree of risk of developing cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and other complications associated with overweight and obesity.
| Body mass types | BMI (kg / m 2) | Risk of comorbidities |
|---|---|---|
| Underweight | <18,5 | Low (increased risk of other diseases) |
| Normal body weight | 18,5-24,9 | Normal |
| Overweight | 25,0-29,9 | Elevated |
| Obesity I degree | 30,0-34,9 | High |
| Obesity II degree | 35,0-39,9 | Very tall |
| Obesity III degree | 40 | Extremely high |
The table below shows the parameters at which the body weight remains within the normal range from a medical point of view.
Normal weight(marked in green in the table):
Overweight is shown in yellow, obesity is in red.
In addition, a number of other indices can be used to determine normal body weight:
- Broca's index is used with a height of 155-170 cm. The normal body weight is equal to (height [cm] - 100) - 10 (15%).
- Breitman index. Normal body weight is calculated by the formula - height [cm] 0.7 - 50 kg.
- Borngardt index. Ideal body weight is calculated by the formula - height [cm] chest circumference [cm] / 240.
- Davenport Index. The mass of a person [g] is divided by the height [cm] squared. An excess of the indicator above 3.0 indicates the presence of obesity. (obviously this is the same BMI, only divided by 10)
- Oder index. Normal body weight is equal to the distance from the crown to the symphysis (pubic joint of the pubic bones) [cm] 2 - 100.
- Noorden index. Normal weight is equal to height [cm] 420/1000.
- Tatonya index. Normal body weight = height - (100+ (height-100) / 20)
In clinical practice, the Broca index is most often used to estimate body weight.
In addition to height and weight indicators, the method for determining the thickness of the skin fold, proposed by Korovin, can be used. This technique determines the thickness of the skin fold in the epigastric region (normally -1.1-1.5 cm). An increase in the thickness of the fold to 2 cm indicates the presence of obesity.
Abdominal obesity
Another measurement option, which is proposed to determine the degree of obesity, along with calculating the body mass index, is the measurement of the waist volume, since it is believed that the most dangerous for health is the deposition of fat along the visceral-abdominal type (on the internal organs). The waist for women is considered normal not exceeding 88 cm and for men - no more than 106 cm.
Although the indicators here are, of course, more subjective, because the waist volume largely depends on the height and build of a person. For example, women with a pear-shaped figure may have obesity on the hips and lower part of the body, but the waist will remain thin, while women with an apple-shaped figure (with thin legs, but an excess waist) will recognized as suffering from abdominal obesity.
Body Volume Index
One of the relatively new methods for determining excess body weight is based on the use of three-dimensional scanning, which calculates body volume index(Eng. Body volume index, BVI). This method of measuring obesity was proposed in 2000 as an alternative body mass index that does not provide accurate information about the risks of obesity for each individual patient. At the moment, the method has passed clinical trials in the USA and Europe as part of a two-year project Body Benchmark Study.
The question of how to achieve your ideal weight has always been and will be relevant.
In search of their norm, few people think that the ideal weight bar is a combination of many factors, not only the numbers on the scales, but also the state of health: physical, psychological and health status when reaching a particular weight category.
There are many different options for calculating your ideal rate, but this is just an average and may differ. In this regard, it is necessary to focus on the general indicators of tables with designated norms of weight categories depending on the height, age and sex of a person and find among them the indicator that will be comfortable for a person.
How to find your ideal weight? To begin with, the concept of excess weight is just excess fat in the human body.
It is fat, not muscle. Many people mistakenly believe that pumped up muscle mass is considered overweight, this is not the case.
People of the same weight, age, height and gender can look completely different depending on the presence or absence of muscle.
That is why one person will look plump and the other slim, thanks to the properly designed sports forms, like an athlete. In this regard, you should critically, as if from the outside, look at your body.
This look will help you see yourself and understand that the reasons for dissatisfaction with your figure are not wide bones, genetic inheritance, but rather excess weight, or rather fat.
Where to begin?
After the realization has come that it is necessary to get rid of excess subcutaneous fat, it is necessary to understand the following: the ideal mass can be obtained only if you eat right and play sports. It is worth remembering that the method of a grueling hunger strike or many hours of daily training can be not only useless, but also harmful, which is why it is important to do everything right and in moderation.
With proper weight loss, it is worth remembering:
- For women during critical days, body weight fluctuations are characteristic.
In this regard, plus or minus one kilogram per day during weight loss is the norm. - It can also fluctuate depending on the amount of water you drink.
- It can also change due to muscle gain.
Oddly enough, but gaining muscle mass and thereby gaining a slender body relief may be accompanied by a slight increase in body weight.
This is because muscles weigh almost twice as much as fat.
It is very important not to overdo it, and if the goal is simply to tighten the body, choose the right physical activity.
Why you need to know your weight rate: to maintain health, as well as track the process of losing weight or, conversely, gaining weight.
How to calculate your ideal weight: a description of the methods and formula for calculating
Calculation by Broca's formula
This method of calculation is incredibly popular, due to taking into account not only the growth of a person, but also the constitutional structure of a person. 
The initial data required for the calculation is a person's height.
If the height is less than 165 cm, then the following formula applies:
Height - 100 = normal weight.
If the height ranges from 165 to 175 cm, then the following formula applies:
Height - 105 = normal weight.
If the height is more than 175 cm, then the following formula applies:
Height - 110 = normal weight.
When calculating according to this formula, the body type should also be taken into account:
- Thin-boned or asthenic.
If you use this particular method, then make a calculation, taking into account the asthenic addition of your body.
To do this, it is necessary to measure the wrist in girth and make sure that the asthenic type has this indicator less than 16 cm.
It is necessary to correct as follows: 16 cm - 10% = normal. - With a normal body type, use norm indicators from 16 to 18 cm.
No adjustment required. - If the body type is hypersthenic or broad-boned, then the girth of the wrist will be more than 18 cm.
Adjustment: 18 cm + 10% = normal.
More details about body types in the article will be described a little below.
Calculation according to the Lorentz formula
One of the easiest options to calculate your weight norm is this particular formula. But the result obtained after calculating according to Lorentz is only a guideline, since it does not take into account an important factor - physique. 
To calculate your ideal body weight using this formula, you only need to know your height. Here is an example of a calculation using the Lorentz formula, where the height will be 176 cm:
Step 1: Height 176-100 = 76
Step 2: Height 176-150 / 2 = 13
Normal weight: 76-13 = 63.
The ideal weight for a height of 176 cm will be 63 kg.
Lorentz formula:
X = height - 100
Y = height - 150/2
Ideal weight = H-Y
Calculation by the Bongard formula
More suitable for calculating normal weight in men. This formula is not complicated, but at the same time it takes into account a very important factor in a person's physique.
To perform the calculation of body weight in this way, it is necessary to know the growth and volume of the chest.
The formula looks like this:
IV = Height * Breast volume / 240
Learn the methods for calculating the ideal body weight of a person with the video.
The history of the emergence of other well-known formulas for calculating the ideal body weight
The above formulas for calculating the ideal weight are not the only ones. Questions of this nature have interested a person at all times.
- The first formula that was created in 1871 was Brock's formula.
According to the method of this scientist, it was proposed to calculate body weight by subtracting 100 from height, for example, height 166 cm. 166-100 = 66. The normal weight for this growth will be 66 kg. - Later in 1964, the scientist Humvee suggested calculating the weight of anyone, taking into account the height and initial weight in kilograms for a man and a woman.
Humvee believed that a man should take a mass of 48.1 kg as a starting point and add 1.1 kg to it for every centimeter of height if he is over 152 cm.
For women (girls), the starting point will be a weight of 45.4 kg.
And adding 0.9 kg after each cm over 152 cm. - Scientist Devine, who proposed his method in 1974, adhered to approximately the same calculation system.
If we count according to the formula of this scientist, it is necessary to take the indicator of the starting point of reference in the weight of a man - 50 kg, a woman - 45.5.
After that, for each cm of growth above 152 cm, add 0.9 kg for men and 0.9 kg for women. - The calculation created by Robinson is similar in its calculation to the methods proposed by scientists a little earlier.
Only as the initial body weight, the scientist suggested taking the numbers: for men - 52 kg; women - 49 kg.
And also for every centimeter over 152 cm add: 0.75 kg for men, and 0.7 kg for women. - The formula developed by Hammond in 2000 suggests taking the same system for calculating weight.
The initial weight in this case for a man will be 48 kg, and for a woman 45 kg.
The growth reference bar will be a figure of 150 cm.
If the height is over 150 cm, then for each subsequent cm of height, a man needs to add 1.1 kg, and a woman 0.9 kg.
How can a person understand if there are extra pounds?
Speaking about the ideal body weight, it is important to first determine whether there is excess weight at all? To determine this, you need to know your BMI (body mass index).
It is thanks to the BMI indicator that you can determine the lack or excess of mass.
The ideal height to weight ratio - what is it
Based on the foregoing, it can be understood that "ideal weight" is the ratio of many indicators.
All factors are very important:
- height;
- body type;
- age.
That is why we can say that the ideal weight is a certain indicator, that figure of "comfortable weight" from an already defined norm.
Height to weight ratio table:
Is it worth losing weight
How should a person who wants to lose weight motivate himself? It is necessary to determine for yourself that it is impossible to lose weight by mocking yourself with hunger strikes and endless sports.
Sooner or later, an excess of physical activity will lead to disgust at the very thought of the need to do exercise, and a hunger strike will not lead to a loss of mass, but to its subsequent repeated gain, because no one can live without food.
That is why you need to determine excess weight in kilograms, choose a suitable physical activity and be sure to eat.
Nutrition is an important prerequisite for losing weight!
Nutrition can be different, but for health and systematic loss of excess body weight and the subsequent maintenance of "comfortable weight", you need to eat right!
Find out how to find your ideal weight and maintain it from the video.
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