Written by Aaron Brigatti
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Monday, 11 April 2005
I always wanted to know whether I was under weight (yes UNDER weight) for a few years... I've been looking for how this is officially measured as after the teen years, monitoring seems down to you as an individual rather than any official monitor process.
The official measurement schema is your Body Mass Indicator (BMI) -the BMI is an objective scientific measure, that uses your height and weight. You can calculate your BMI by dividing your weight in kilograms by the square of your height in meters. Remember it's all in Metric rather than the old Imperial measuring system!
In other words the algebraic expression for BMI is:
BMI = Kg / (m)2
To assist you in your conversion (if required):
- 1 inch = 2.54 cm
- 1 meter = 100 cm
- 1 lb = 0.45359237 Kg
For example:
- 5 feet 8 inches = 5 ft (12 in / ft) + 8 in = 68 inches
- 68 in (2.54 cm / in) = 172.72 cm
- 172.72 cm (1 meter / 100 cm) = 1.7272 meters
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- 139 lbs (0.45359237 Kg / 1 lb) = 63.0493853 Kg
Ok? So what am I...well m BMI is 18.07 which means I "have a low amount of body fat" - if I were an athlete (I am not by the way!) - then this is good, but since I'm not, it means I am under weight!! Only registered users can write comments. Please login or register. Powered by AkoComment 1.0! |