How to calculate your body weight, using a simple tool
Do you know which of the following groups of people you belong to? Overweight, obese or healthy? You only have to do it if your intention is to prevent any of the diseases related to being overweight, such as hypertension and diabetes. I’m going to take you by the hand to show you how to calculate your own weight, the easy way. Get this fact right. About 66% of adult Americans are already overweight. This is not good news at all. It’s about time people worried about how to reduce their excess fat. Are you ready now to learn how to control your excess fat by measuring your body weight? The easy and simple method involved is the body mass index method. Below is what it is.
The Body Mass Index Method
First, let’s look at the facts.
– BMI shows the relationship between height and weight of an individual.
– It is an indicator that shows the amount of fat present in a person’s body.
– Physicians also use it to show the level of risk associated with a weight-related disease.
– It became popular at a time when a greater number of people had weight problems as a result of excessive fat consumption.
– BMI is popularly used because both men and women can apply it anywhere in the world.
Okay for the facts now. The question that many ask is how to use it. Don’t worry too much. Just relax. Here is a step by step guide. Are you happy now?
How to calculate body mass index
Step 1 – Find a scale to measure your weight in pounds.
Step 2 – Get a way to measure your height too
Step 3: Convert your measured height to inches using the following mathematical relationship; 12 inches = 1 foot. For example: If your height is 5 feet 6 inches, then your height = 5*12+6=60+6=66 inches. Can you get that conversion?
Step 4: Substitute the measured values in the following body mass index form;
BMI=Weight (in pounds)*703/height squared (in inches)
Let’s look at the following example to illustrate how this is done:
Assuming someone weighs 200 pounds and is 5 feet 5 inches tall, that person’s BMI is: BMI = 200*703/65*65 inches.
BMI=140600/4225
BMI=33.3
What a simple calculation. It’s as easy as ABC. Even if you don’t go to school, you should be able to do this. Now keep this in mind. A person with the value calculated above would be said to be obese. Can you see how the body mass index is used? Knowing this would alert the person to quickly find solutions to their excess fat problems and prevent them from having other weight-related diseases.