May 8th 2012
How To Calculate Your BMI
So what does BMI actually mean?
BMI, or the body mass index, is a tool thats used to determine whether or not a person is at a normal weight for his or her height. It was invented between 1830 and 1850 by mathematician and scientist Adolphe Quetelet. Though its been almost 200 years since he created the BMI, its used today almost exactly as he outlined.
While BMI isnt the final word in whether or not someone is at a normal weight, its one of the first tools often used to determine if someones overweight. Because the BMI doesnt distinguish between weight from fat and weight from muscle (other tools must be used to determine the actual amount of fat) it doesnt work well for very muscular people like athletes.
It also does not take in the affect of different size body frames.
But for most of us, BMI is a pretty accurate measure of whether were underweight, a normal weight, overweight or obese.
There will be 2 methods shown here; one for meters and kgs and one for inches and pounds.
Calculating BMI isnt difficult once you understand the formula. The basic formula is weight divided by height squared, or kg/m2. Sou
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