Your Body Mass Index (BMI) is calculated from your height and weight. Your BMI is a handy indicator to demonstrate if you are in a healthy weight range. For athletes, children, the elderly, Aboriginals, Torres Strait Islanders and the Asian population it is not a particularly accurate indicator.
Metric (kg/cm) Imperial (lb/in)
You are underweight
Being in the underweight category, you are at a higher risk of issues such as infertility, anaemia, osteoporosis, vitamin/ immune system deficiencies, and anorexia/bullemia. Your weight should be above to move into the healthy category. We recommend you increase your daily caloric intake, reduce the amount of cardiovascular activity, and focus on weight bearing, strength-building exercises such as weight training. Increase your diet to include lean red meats, dark green leafy vegetables and increasing the amounts of healthy fats, such as olive oil.
Congratulations you are at your optimal weight
Congratulations, you are in a healthy weight range! Whatever you are doing is working so keep up the great work!
You're slightly overweight
Being in the overweight category you have a higher risk of illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer, sleep apnoea, osteoarthritis, gallbladder disease, and many more. Your weight should be below to move into the healthy category. Consider this a wake up call. It is time to do something about it.
Sorry, you are obese
Being in the obese category you have a high risk of illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer, sleep apnoea, osteoarthritis, gallbladder disease, and many more. Your weight should be below to move into the healthy category. Consider this a wake up call. It is time to do something about it.