How is your weight?

Use the boxes below to tell us how tall you are and how heavy you are. When you have entered the correct figures, press the "Finished" button to calculate your "Body Mass Index" which gives you an idea how close you are to your ideal weight. If you only know your height and weight in feet, inches and pounds Click here for a conversion table. (No responsibility accepted for any innacuracies in this program although every effort is made to ensure accuracy).



How Tall are you in metres? .

How heavy are you? (in kg)


Once you have filled in all your answers and you have checked they are correct, hit the button below to calculate your body mass index then compare it to the table below for more details.








What Your BMI Means


BMI LESS THAN 18
You are Underweight. You ought to see your Doctor to discuss this.

BMI BETWEEN 18 AND 25
You are an ideal healthy weight.

BMI BETWEEN 26 AND 30
You are overweight. You should consider aiming for some weight loss.

BMI BETWEEN 30 AND 40
You are obese (significantly overweight). Losing weight should be a major priority for you.

BMI GREATER THAN 40
You are extremely overweight. Your weight is putting your health in grave danger.



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