Do you know which of the following groups of people you belong to? Overweight, obese or healthy? You just have to if your intention is to prevent any of the overweight related diseases such as hypertension and diabetics. I am going to hold you by the hand to show you how to calculate your own weight, the easiest way. Get this fact right. About 66{2dd333ed9c7b2074fdfda098a56357c21ab487243e335d9241a31e34dbd5cf30} of the adult American people are already overweight. This is not a good news at all. It is high time that people got concerned about how to reduce their excess fat. Are you ready now to know about how to monitor your excess fat by measuring your body weight?The easy and simple mefhod involved is the body mass index method. Below is what is all about.
The Body Mass Index Method
First, let’s look at the facts.
– The BMI shows the relationship between the height and the weight of an individual.
– It is an indicator that shows the amount of fat present in the body of a person.
– It is also used by Doctors to show the level of risk associated with a weight related disease.
– It got popular at a time when a greater number of people were having weight problems as a result of excess fat consumption.
– BMI is popularly used because both men and women can apply it at any part of the world.
It is okay for the facts now. The question many ask is, how to use it. Don’t worry much. Just relax. Here is a step-by step guide. Are you happy now?
How To Calculate Body Mass Index
Step 1: Look for a scale to measure your weight in pounds.
Step 2: Get a way of measuring your height too
Step 3: Convert your measured height into inches by using the following mathematical relationship; 12 inches=1 foot. E.g.: if your height is 5feet 6 inches, then your height=5*12+6=60+6=66 inches. Can you get that conversion?
Step 4: Substitute the measured values into the following body mass index formular;
BMI=Weight(in pounds)*703/height squared(in inches)
Let’s look at the example below to illustrate how this is done:
Assuming someone has a weight of 200 pounds and a height of 5 feet 5 inches, the BMI for that person is: BMI=200*703/65*65 inches.
BMI=140600/4225
BMI=33.3
What a simple calculation. It is as easy as ABC. Even if you do not go to school you should be able to do this. Now, note this. A person with the above calculated value 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 his excessive fat problems and prevents him from having other weight related diseases.
