• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • About Us
  • Contact
  • Search Site
  • Sitemap
TF Clark Fitness Magazine Logo TF Clark Fitness Magazine Logo TF Clark Fitness Magazine

TF Clark Fitness Magazine

The Best Information On Fitness

  • Home Page
  • Bodybuilding
    • Abs – How to Create a Killer Six Pack Stomach
    • Arms – How to Develop the Most Massive Guns
    • Back – How to Tone and Build Your Muscles
    • Celebrity Trainers
    • Celebrity Bodybuilders – Learn How Famous People Get In Shape
    • Chest – How to Chisel Armor Like Pecs
    • Legs – How to Develop Quadriceps, Butt, and Hamstrings
    • Professional Bodybuilders – What You Can Learn From the Best
    • Shoulder Workouts – How to Create the Most Powerful Results
  • Fat Loss
    • Exercise – How to Use Workouts to Create the Body You Want
    • Fat Loss Journey
    • Fat Loss Diets – How to Use Food to Create Your Dream Body
    • Natural Activities – How to Use Daily Activities to Stay Fit and Healthy
    • Weight Loss – How to Follow Scientifically Proven Methods
  • Healthy Living
    • Coronavirus Journey
    • Emotional Health – How to Focus on Your Feelings
    • Healthy Living – How to Get Results Away From the Gym
    • Men’s Health
    • Mental Health – How to Nurture a Healthy and Fit Mind
    • Physical Health – How to Protect Your Greatest Asset
    • Sexual Health – How to Improve Your Performance in the Bedroom
    • Work Place – How to Create a Healthy and Fun Career
  • Workout Plans
    • Fat Loss Workout Program
    • Home Workout Program
    • Pre-Exhaustion Workout Program
    • Post-Exhaustion Workout Program
    • Strength Training Workout to Build Athleticism
  • Fitness Calculators
    • BMR Calculator – Do You Know Your Numbers?
    • Body Mass Index (BMI) Calculator
    • Body Fat Percentage Calculator
    • Fitness Plan Calculator
    • Food Calorie Calculator
    • Ideal Body Weight Calculator
    • One-Rep Max Calculator
    • Protein Calorie Calculator
You are here: Home / Body Mass Index (BMI) Calculator

Body Mass Index (BMI) Calculator

 

What Is BMI?

If you are concerned about your health and weight, you have undoubtedly heard of or read about BMI. BMI is short for Body Mass Index, a calculation based on your height and weight to show body “fatness” or obesity.

BMI is relatively easy to determine (especially when using our calculator), provides a standardized result, and is simple to use and understand. The calculation works best for those over 18 years of age and is the same for men and women. You need your height in feet and inches and your weight in pounds.

What Is BMI Used For?

 Your calculated BMI is often used to screen for body mass/weight categories that suggest health problems, like obesity. Keep in mind that your BMI is not a measure of your body fatness (body fat percentage) or your health or fitness. Physicians often use BMI to show whether a patient is overweight, underweight, or healthy body weight. Both the Center For Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) use the results of the BMI index to determine risks for malnutrition or obesity.

man  squat Eccentric Exercises outdoors Eccentric Exercises TF Clark Fitness Magazine

Understanding Your BMI

Once you calculate your BMI, determine which category you are in:

  • Underweight: Your BMI is below 18.5, showing malnourishment or a need to increase your calorie intake.
  • Average weight: Your BMI is between 18.5 and 24.9, considered a healthy weight ratio.
  • Overweight: Your BMI is between 25 and 29.9, which is overweight, may increase your risk of cardiovascular disease.
  • Obese: Your BMI is above 30, suggesting you may be at an increased risk for diseases and health conditions, including cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure (Hypertension), Type 2 diabetes, and breathing problems.
How The BMI Calculator Works

If you are a math whiz with a calculator, you can use this formula to calculate your BMI.

Convert your weight to pounds and inches and use this formula: [weight / (height x height)] x 703. Use our calculator if you are NOT a math wiz or like simple, quick results!

How Calculating Your BMI Can Help You Reach Your Health And Fitness Goals

Knowing your BMI and the corresponding category you fall into, such as underweight, average weight, and overweight, has clinical significance and is a useful measure of body weight and mass. The higher your number, the higher your body fat and the risks for chronic health problems, including:

  • Cardiovascular disease, heart attack, and stroke.
  • Hypertension (high blood pressure).
  • Type 2 diabetes. **
  • Arthritis and sleep apnea.

** Aside from genetics and family history, obesity (as shown by your BMI) is the most influential factor in determining your risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Those who fall into the obese category are 80% more likely to develop type 2 diabetes, especially those who accumulate excess body fat around their waist.

Why is it essential to calculate your BMI for your health?

The BMI determines if you are underweight, average weight, overweight, or obese. Your health is paradise if you are not in the usual weight range. For example, assume you have a BMI of 17.5. You are underweight if this is the case. Being underweight makes you more susceptible to illnesses since it shows a weakened immune system. Later in adulthood, you may develop osteoporosis or become anemic. However, if you are overweight, obese, or extremely fat, your risks of getting different illnesses rise as your BMI rises. High blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, coronary artery disease, stroke, and other illnesses have become increasingly common.

What is the average BMI for adults and children?

BMI is measured in children, similar to adults, but the healthy and unhealthy limits are established differently. We deem children underweight if their BMI falls below the 5th percentile. We defined obesity as a BMI number more than the 95th percentile. A score between the 85th and 95th percentile is overweight, whereas a value between the 5th and 85th is average.

When should you visit a doctor?

If your BMI is outside of the usual range, you should be checked every six months to a year. The more your BMI deviates from the normal range, 18.5 to 25, the greater your risk. You should visit a doctor right away if you are extremely underweight or even on the verge of being obese. Unfortunately, because of the limited scope of a BMI score, it’s impossible to determine the particular state of your health for the rest of the measurements. Therefore, they are impersonal and should never substitute medical advice.

Advantages of using BMI Calculator
Accurate Measurements –

The BMI works effectively for what it did: assess obesity rates in a population. Looking at variations in BMI level allows researchers to get a fair sense of how rates of overweight and obesity vary over time or across groups since it’s a generic measure of obesity that will work for most individuals. In addition, because it’s a straightforward method to assess obesity in a community, it makes it easier for health researchers to collect data to study the obesity pandemic or, for example, look at how dietary habits influence obesity risk in large groups of individuals.

Informs Doctor –

A healthy BMI may reduce a patient’s risk of acquiring chronic diseases like heart disease, anorexia, or diabetes. As a result, it is widely utilized as a diagnostic tool. In addition, since the safety of certain operations frequently depends on whether a person’s BMI is within a healthy range, surgeons will use it to evaluate patients for treatment.

Specific Goal –

The BMI isn’t the most precise measurement available. It doesn’t include muscle mass, for example, or any other variables that may lead to someone having an abnormal weight. It is, however, an aim. You may deceive yourself by looking healthy in the mirror. You may ask friends and family members whether you are overweight or underweight. They may claim that everything is OK because of a lack of knowledge and a desire to protect their emotions.

Your BMI will not lie to you. Instead, it will inform you if you are at a healthy weight, which should serve as an excellent reminder to prioritize your health and fitness. You should only use BMI as one measurement in assessing your health since it isn’t very accurate. You will require a more comprehensive, holistic strategy.

 

Primary Sidebar

RSS
Follow by Email
Facebook
Facebook
fb-share-icon
Twitter
Visit Us
Follow Me
Tweet
YouTube
YouTube
Pinterest
Pinterest
fb-share-icon
Instagram

E-mail Newsletter

More to See

30 Minute Chest Workout

30 Minute Chest Workout – Try this Routine to Build Mass

December 21, 2021 By Terry Clark

Vince Sant Fitness Trainer

Vince Sant – How V-Shred Became a Household Name

November 1, 2021 By Terry Clark

Leg Day Workout Sexual Performance

Leg Day Workout – How to Improve Sexual Performance

September 6, 2021 By Terry Clark

Chloe Ting 2 Week Shred

Chloe Ting 2 Week Shred Challenge – Can It Burn stomach fat?

June 7, 2021 By Terry Clark

Duffy Gaver Fitness Trainer

Duffy Gaver Fitness Trainer – Uses 3 Pillars of Exercise

April 1, 2021 By Terry Clark

Arnold Schwarzenegger Bodybuilder

Arnold Schwarzenegger – The Greatest Bodybuilder of All Time

December 17, 2020 By Terry Clark

Home Workout Lose 10 Pounds

Lose 10 Pounds – Try this Meal and Workout Plan

December 10, 2020 By Terry Clark

how to gain 20 pounds of muscle fast

Diet and Workout Plan – How to Gain 20 Pounds of Muscle Fast

October 15, 2020 By Terry Clark

muscular well-defined back

Muscular Defined Back – The 4 Best Exercises

August 10, 2020 By Terry Clark

Low Carb Fast Food - A List of the Top 10 Places to Eat

Low-Carb Fast Food: A List of the Top 10 Places to Eat

July 24, 2020 By Terry Clark

More Posts from this Category

Get new posts by email

Footer

Search

The Journey

We Started TF Clark Fitness Magazine to motivate people to step beyond their limitations and equip the community with tools that will teach them to create comfort and maintain health in their lives. Also, we believe every person has the capacity and capability to exceed their goals. Our mission is to provide ample resources through our fitness content to those individuals to uplift their lives. We take pride in dedicating all our efforts to the betterment of the community.

Archives

  • June 2022 (27)
  • May 2022 (62)
  • April 2022 (66)
  • March 2022 (40)
  • February 2022 (30)
  • January 2022 (23)
  • December 2021 (37)
  • November 2021 (44)
  • October 2021 (42)
  • September 2021 (51)
  • August 2021 (41)
  • July 2021 (19)
  • June 2021 (20)
  • May 2021 (25)
  • April 2021 (10)
  • March 2021 (12)
  • February 2021 (2)
  • January 2021 (8)
  • December 2020 (14)
  • November 2020 (5)
  • October 2020 (16)
  • September 2020 (39)
  • August 2020 (24)
  • July 2020 (33)
  • June 2020 (39)
  • May 2020 (37)
  • April 2020 (16)
  • March 2020 (17)
  • February 2020 (7)
  • January 2020 (1)
  • December 2019 (2)
  • November 2019 (1)
  • October 2019 (2)
  • September 2019 (7)

Copyright © TFClark Fitness Magazine. All Rights Reserved. - terry@tfclarkfitnessmagazine.com