What Is Your Ideal Weight?
Although there are many ways to calculate the ideal weight of the body, there is not one which is agreed upon by everyone. Here, we present the most popular ideal weight chart, which was published by Metropolitan Life Insurance in 1983. The same table is used at the University of Michigan as well.
First, Determine Your Frame-size
Bend forearm upward at a 90 degree angle. Keep fingers straight and turn the inside of your wrist toward your body. Place thumb and index finger of other hand on the two prominent bones on either side of the elbow. Measure space between your fingers on a ruler. Compare with tables below listing elbow measurements for medium-framed men and women. Measurements lower than those listed indicate small frame. Higher measurements indicate large frame.
Estimate Your Elbow Width
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Your Ideal Weight Table
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Hamwi Formula - Desirable Body Weight
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1. 100 lbs for the first 5 feet. 2. 5 lbs for every inch thereafter. |
1. 106 lbs for the first 5 feet. 2. 6 lbs for each inch thereafter. |
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- Small frame: subtract 10%. - Large frame: add 10%. |
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More Resources about Weight Loss
If you are interested in finding out the best way of determining your ideal weight, below are a few useful links for you to follow. Please let us know if you find any thing better than what we know here. We are happy to list them here too.
- Ideal Weight Calculator, very interesting, I like it very much!
- Children growth chart
- BMI - Body Mass Index is a way to measure the body fat.
- Weight-control Information Network, NIH - It was established in 1994 to provide the general public, health professionals, the media, and Congress with up-to-date, science-based information on obesity, weight control, physical activity, and related nutritional issues.
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