You can use metric or imperial measurements but choose one only and stick with it for all your measurements. Male body type calculator note.
Body Shape Calculator
Body measurement calculator male. Body mass index bmi is a measure of body fat based on height and weight that applies to adult men and women. Calculate your body mass index. Adjusted body weight is used for drug dosing measurements. Use the metric units tab if you are more comfortable with the international system of units si. Enter your weight and height using standard or metric measures. Bmi 196 732 703.
Body frame size is another factor that can have a significant impact on the measurement of ideal weight. Measure at the fullest point of your bust with a soft measuring tapemake sure that the tape is not too tight by breathing in and out. The taller the person the more muscle mass and body fat they have which results in more weight. The world health organization who recommends both men and women to keep their bmi between 185 to 25. How to take measurements. For a male with a height of 6ft 1in and weighing 196 lbs here is the bmi value.
Our body shape calculator needs four measurements to accurately determine your body type. The waist measurement is less than 9 inches smaller not very defined than the bust or hip measurement which are around the same size within 5 percent of each other. Adjusted body weight ibw 04 actual weight ibw conversion factors. Bmi 2585 rounded to 259 this value is in the overweight range. Repeating the same calculation in the bmi calculator for men will also provide the healthy weight range for the mentioned height. Body fat is distributed predominantly in the face chest abdomen and buttocks in an overall fat distribution that creates the straight shape with only a slight curve at the hips.
A male at a similar height to a female should weigh about 10 20 heavier. To get the best results measure to the nearest 14 inch 05 cm. 1 pound 04536 kilogram. Pai conducts research on the optimization of antimicrobial drug dosing most recently in the obese population. He is the author of the origin of the ideal body weight equations a comprehensive literature review on the creation of and iterations to the ideal body weight formula over time. You can use the measurements you took for the body fat calculator.
The body fat calculator can be used to estimate your total body fat based on specific measurements. Remember your body type and shape may change as you lose weight and gain muscle so check back with the male body shape calculator regularly. Select compute bmi and your bmi will appear below. The sbmi an index that has been developed four years ago especially for this calculator serves for this purpose. This calculator computes the body mass index and rates it appropriately for men women children juveniles and seniors. A person is considered obese if they weigh 30 above their ideal body weight.