{"id":7764,"date":"2023-01-18T17:44:22","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T12:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/blog\/?p=7764"},"modified":"2023-12-05T13:45:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T08:15:00","slug":"what-is-bmi-and-how-to-calculate-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/blog\/what-is-bmi-and-how-to-calculate-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Body Mass Index: What Is BMI &#038; How To Calculate It?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understanding a BMI chart can often be a good way to know your healthy weight range, so that you know your ideal weight and can work on keeping yourself healthy and weight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The main goal of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/blog\/reset23-attain-ideal-indian-bmi-through-scientific-weight-management-plans\/\">BMI<\/a> chart is to give an idea of how much a person should weigh, depending on their height.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this article, we will take a look at what BMI means, and how it is calculated, take a look at BMI charts for men, BMI charts for women as well as BMI charts for children, and understand the different categories that a BMI chart has.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"cta-image-banner\">\n            <div class=\"cta-body\">\n                <a class=\"cta-link\" href=\"https:\/\/fitterfly.typeform.com\/to\/xBC5qAHl?utm_source=organic&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=pt_consults\" target=\"_blank\">\n                    <div class=\"desktop-cta-image\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/pt-consult-exercise-banner.webp\" alt=\"physiotherapy exercise consultation banner\" title=\"Physiotherapy Exercise Consults Form\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1650px; 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Calculator&lt;\/h4&gt;\n                    &lt;p&gt;Is your weight increasing your health risk&lt;\/p&gt;\n                &lt;\/div&gt;\n                &lt;div class=&quot;cal-btn&quot;&gt;\n                    &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/weight-loss-calculator-blog?utm_source=Weight_Loss_Calculator_blog&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=Weight_Loss_Calculator_Blog&quot; class=&quot;white-btn&quot;&gt;Check&lt;\/a&gt;\n                &lt;\/div&gt;\n            &lt;\/div&gt;\n        &lt;\/div&gt;\n    &lt;\/div&gt;\n    &quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:8961,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;11&quot;:0,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;16&quot;:10}\">\n    <div class=\"col-lg-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 nopadding calculator-cta\">\n        <div class=\"cal-card-list\">\n            <div class=\"cal-card pink\">\n                <div class=\"cal-card-info\">\n                    <h4>Healthy Weight<br> Calculator<\/h4>\n                    <p>Is your weight increasing your health risk<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"cal-btn\">\n                    <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/weight-loss-calculator-blog?utm_source=Weight_Loss_Calculator_blog&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=Weight_Loss_Calculator_Blog\" class=\"white-btn\">Check<\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>BMI Chart For Men<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The BMI chart for adult men is to be read as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BMI below 18.0<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the male is underweight<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BMI between 18.0 and 22.9<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the male has a healthy weight\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BMI between 23.0 and 24.9<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the male is overweight\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BMI of 25 and above <\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the male is obese\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>BMI Chart For Women<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The BMI chart for adult women is to be read as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BMI below 18.0 <\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the female is underweight<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BMI between 18.0 and 22.9<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the female has a healthy weight\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BMI between 23.0 and 24.9<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the female is overweight\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BMI of 25 and above <\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the female is obese\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The overall BMI range for adult males and adult females is the same, irrespective of age or gender.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>BMI Chart For Children<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the formula for calculating a child\u2019s BMI chart would be the same as that for calculating an adult\u2019s BMI, the criteria to interpret them for children and teens will be different.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the case of children as well as teenagers, the BMI will take into consideration factors such as age and gender.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is because children and teens are at a growing age and as they grow, the amount of body fat they have will differ.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>BMI Chart By Age<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is a look at the BMI calculator or BMI chart for boys who are aged between ages 5 and 18.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7776 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bmi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"566\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bmi.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bmi-212x300.jpg 212w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/566;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7776 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bmi.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bmi.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bmi-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*image source\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianpediatrics.net\/jan2015\/jan-47-55.htm\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.indianpediatrics.net\/jan2015\/jan-47-55.htm<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is a look at the BMI calculator or BMI chart for girls who are aged between age 5 and 18.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7778 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bmi-of-girls.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"566\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bmi-of-girls.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bmi-of-girls-212x300.jpg 212w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/566;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7778 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bmi-of-girls.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bmi-of-girls.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/bmi-of-girls-212x300.jpg 212w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is a Healthy BMI?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to Indian standards, a BMI between 18.0 &#8211; 22.9 is considered healthy for both men and women.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BMI is an indicator of the amount of body fat a person has. While there is a big relation between BMI and the amount of body fat in a person, even then, two people who have the same BMI may have a different amount of body fat.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are a few factors that you should keep in account when you want to understand more about body fat:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even with the same amount of BMI, women will usually have more body fat than men.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even if two people have the same BMI, in some cases, the amount of body fat could be lower or higher depending on the ethnicity or racial groups they belong to.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In case the BMI is compared between an athlete and a non-athlete, an athlete will have way lesser body fat as compared to a non-athlete.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the case of grown adults, people who are older will, on average, have more body fat as compared to younger adults.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Is BMI always Perfect?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With any type of health diagnosis, there are chances that the results may be a little here and there, and not always spot-on accurate. The same goes for a BMI calculator as well. For instance, if a woman is pregnant, or if a person has a higher amount of muscle mass, the BMI may differ as it would, given at other times.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are planning to understand your overall health, it is better to do some other health tests along with your BMI check.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is because it may not always be the best option to take into consideration your BMI alone when there can be other factors too that could determine your overall health.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The current measures of BMI that are prevalent today were initially largely based on studies and research that was done on a white population.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a result, there can be a lot of variation when the BMI is checked for different racial groups.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>What are the Health Effects Of A Low BMI?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When a person has a low BMI, the chances of developing various health risks are high as well. A low BMI indicates that a person is underweight. 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A high BMI indicates that a person is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/blog\/overweight-child-and-childhood-obesity\/\">overweight or obese<\/a>. In such cases, there can be certain health risks that the person could face, such as:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prediabetes or Diabetes\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sleep apnea\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arthritis\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High blood pressure or hypertension<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High cholesterol\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Fittertake<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While using a BMI chart can be a good way to assess your overall health in general, you should not take it as the only diagnostic tool to understand your overall health. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speak to your doctor, share your BMI with your doctor and carry out any other tests that they may suggest to get a better look at your overall health. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Especially when it comes to weightloss, BMI is just one of the factors that you should look at along with waist circumference and body fat percentage. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fitterfly.com\/fitterfly-weight-loss-program?utm_source=Organic&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=weightloss\">Fitterfly Weightloss Program<\/a> is India\u2019s first doctor designed weight loss program that takes a comprehensive approach to weight management. 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