Lose weight or gain a couple pounds? This table of ideal weight will tell you what to do!

Table of the ratio of height and weight, which will help determine whether you have a few extra pounds or you need to gain weight.

Your ideal weight depends, of course, not only on your height, but also on other factors such as age, type of figure and so on, but this table gives a fairly accurate result.

And if, according to her, you need to dial or throw off a couple of kilos - you should listen!

There are different formulas for determining the optimal ratio of weight and height. But they are all conditional, since they do not take into account many other factors. Therefore, the excess fat should be evaluated not only by these ratios, but also by appearance, thickness of the skin fold, etc. With the same growth and weight, one person may look fat, the other - completely normal.

The objective parameter of an ideal body is the percentage of fat and musculoskeletal tissue. For men, the norm is 9-15% of body fat, and for women it is between 12 and 20%.

Knowing the Body Mass Index (BMI), one can judge obesity or a lack of weight. The index is calculated for adult men and women from 20 to 65 years. The results may be false for pregnant and lactating women, athletes, the elderly and adolescents (under 18). Among the many different methods for calculating the ideal weight, the most popular method is the weight gain, the body mass index - the Quetelet index.

Formula:

The body weight in kg divided by the height in meters in squared B / (P * P)

The norm for men is 19-25. For women - 19-24.

Classification	Body mass index, kg / m2 (Ketler's BMI)	Risk of concomitant diseases
Deficiency of body weight	Less than 18.5	Low (increased risk of other diseases)
Normal body weight	18.5-24.9	Normal
Overweight (pre-fat)	25.0-29.9	Increased
Obesity of the I degree	30.0-34.9	Tall
Obesity of the 2nd degree	35.0-39.9	Very tall
Obesity of the third degree	40.0 and more	Extremely high