Ideal Weight

The most accurate assessment of your ideal weight takes into account the composition of your body - how much of your weight is lean body mass (muscle and bone) and how much is body fat. For optimum health, body fat should be no more than 20% of total body weight for men and 30% for women.

Ideal Weight Table

The following table is a guide to a healthy weight range for each height and gender. The table does not take into consideration your age or your frame size. A person with a petite physique ought to aim for an ideal weight at the lower end of the range. A person of the same height but with a larger frame could quite satisfactorily weigh in at the top of the range.

Height		Men		Women
Feet & Inches	Metres	Kg	lbs	Kg	lbs
4' 7"	1.40	...	...	40 - 53	88 - 116
4' 9"	1.45	...	...	42 - 54	92 - 119
4' 11"	1.50	...	...	43 - 55	94 - 121
4' 11½"	1.52	...	...	44 - 56	97 - 123
5' ½"	1.54	...	...	44 - 57	97 - 125
5' 1"	1.56	...	...	45 - 58	99 - 128
5' 2"	1.58	51 - 64	112 - 141	46 - 59	101 - 130
5' 2½"	1.60	52 - 65	114 - 143	48 - 61	105 - 134
5' 3½"	1.62	53 - 66	116 - 145	49 - 62	108 - 136
5' 4½"	1.64	54 - 67	119 - 147	50 - 64	110 - 141
5' 5"	1.66	55 - 69	121 - 152	51 - 65	112 - 143
5' 6"	1.68	56 - 71	123 - 156	52 - 66	114 - 145
5' 6½"	1.70	58 - 73	127 - 161	53 - 67	117 - 147
5' 7½"	1.72	59 - 74	130 - 163	55 - 69	121 - 152
5' 8½"	1.74	60 - 75	132 - 165	56 - 70	123 - 154
5' 9"	1.76	62 - 77	136 - 169	58 - 72	128 - 158
5' 10"	1.78	64 - 79	141 - 174	59 - 74	130 - 163
5' 10½"	1.80	65 - 80	143 - 176	...	...
5' 11½"	1.82	66 - 82	145 - 180	...	...
6' 0"	1.84	67 - 84	147 - 185	...	...
6' 1"	1.86	69 - 86	152 - 189	...	...
6' 2"	1.88	71 - 88	156 - 194	...	...
6' 2½"	1.90	73 - 90	161 - 198	...	...
6' 3½"	1.92	75 - 93	165 - 205	...	...

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