No matter how many extra pounds you have, if you are unhappy with your figure, you need to do something to correct the situation. Of course, only 1-2 kg interferes with someone, and they exhaust themselves with diets and physical exercises, while others calmly relate to their extra 30 kg and do not even plan to somehow get rid of them. The main thing is not to overdo it when losing weight, because anorexics attract few people.
That is why you need to know how to calculate weight by height. If a girl weighing 55 kg and a length of 160 cm is quite round, then at 180 cm bones will be visible through the skin. Do not forget that when calculating the optimal weight, you must also take into account age: an 18-year-old girl and a 50-year-old woman of the same height, in principle, cannot be the same.
There are several ways to find out the optimal mass. Different formulas can take into account body length, volume under the chest, wrist girth. A fairly popular and simple way to calculate weight by height for women is the following: you need to subtract 100 from the body length in centimeters, if you are from 40 to 50 years old, for those who are from 20 to 40, the result should be reduced by 10%, and , who are already over 50, add another 6%. To obtain a reliable result, girls who are not yet 20 need to subtract 110.
Despite the fact that there are many options for calculating weight by height, for a start it is better to check whether your body weight is normal, by determining its index. So, in order to find it, it is necessary to divide the weight in kilograms by the height (measured in meters) squared. For example, with a length of 1.70 m you have 62 kg. Your BMI will be calculated as follows: 62 / 1.7 * 1.7 = 21.46. This indicator fits into the norm, which is in the range of 18.5-25. Of course, if your BMI tends to 25, that is, an occasion to think about losing weight, because indicators 25-29.99 indicate excess weight, which indicates possible obesity in the future. If the BMI is more than 30, then this is obvious obesity of the first degree, more than 35 - the second, and more than 40 - the third degree. Those who have a mass index less than 18.5 have reason to think about gaining a couple of kilograms. If, according to the calculations, it turned out that the BMI is less than 16, then it is unlikely that you will be able to recover without medical assistance, such thinness indicates serious health problems.
Of course, this formula does not take into account physique and type of occupation: the ideal weight of a woman who is engaged in power sports will be higher than that of an athlete, even if they have the same height. But even if your mass index is within the normal range, and you are still not happy with your figure, then it’s worthwhile not to think about diets, but about training sessions where you can fix problem areas, remove excess fat and make the body more toned.
By the way, many dummies mistakenly believe that it is difficult for low ladies to lose weight, and the ideal height for a woman should be more than 1.70 m: in this case, excess weight is not so noticeable. But this opinion is erroneous. Extra pounds exacerbate health problems, worsen the appearance and add a few years to any woman. That is why it is important to be able to correctly calculate weight by height and look for ways to achieve the body in which you will be comfortable.