BMI on SlimPro.com

 BMI

Meaning (WHO):

BMIt      Meaning
less than 19      Unterweight
19 to 25      Normal weight
25 to 30      Over weight
30 to 35      Obesity 1
35 to 40      Obesity 2
more than 40      Obesity 3

 

      Meaning (NRC 1989):

Age BMI Normal weight
19–24                 19–24
25–34                 20–25
35–44                 21–26
45–54                 22–27
55–64                 23–28
Ab 65                 24–29

 



                                               

                             Basal metabolic rate (BMR)


The basal metabolic rate shows you, how many calories your body needs for a day, when you doing nothing.

Formula:

For men:

bmr [kcal/24 h] = 66,47 + 13,7 × weight [kg] + 5 × size [cm] − 6,8 × age [years]

For women:

bmr [kcal/24 h] = 655,1 + 9,6 × weight [kg] + 1,8 × size [cm] − 4,7 × age [years]

 




                               Waist-Hip-Ratio (WHR)


To get your Waist-Hip-Ratio you have to measure the circumference of your waist and of your hip. Then divide the waist measurement throught the hip measurement.


Formula:

Waist circumference divided through hip circumference
The result should be 1.0 or lower for men and 0.85 or lower for women. Higheer values mean a higher risk for coming down to a consequence for over weight.

How to measure:
For waist circumference measure at the high of your belly button. For hip circumference measure at the thickest point of your bottom.
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