What should you weigh at your height? Not a single number - a range, because no two bodies are built the same.
Because two people of the same height can have very different frames - one with heavier bones and more muscle, one lighter. So a healthy weight is always a range. Anywhere inside it is fine.
It comes from the weight range that puts you at a BMI of 18.5 to 22.9, which is the healthy band used for Indians. Most of the world allows up to 25, but in South Asians the risk of diabetes and heart disease begins at a lower weight. The older Devine and Hamwi figures are shown alongside so you can compare.
No. This is a frame based calculation and it takes no account of muscle. Plenty of people who train regularly sit above this range and are in very good shape. For the real picture, check your body fat percentage instead.
Everything on this page is worked out from a formula or from published averages. It has never met you, and it cannot see your blood pressure, your medication or an old injury.
Talk to a doctor before you start if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, have a heart condition, diabetes or high blood pressure, take regular medication, have or have had an eating disorder, are recovering from injury or surgery, or are under 18. Stop and get advice if any exercise causes pain, dizziness or chest discomfort.
More about where these numbers come from is on the about page.
