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BMI & Waist Circumference Calculator

A high BMI (Body Mass Index) is associated with many chronic diseases such as heart disease, Type 2 Diabetes, and and several cancers. It may need to be adjusted for some ethnic groups including some people of Asian descent where BMI may underestimate the risk due to excess abdominal fat.

When only height and weight are used to calculate BMI, the result may underestimate body fat for people with low muscle mass, such as the elderly. Alternately, this calculation method may overestimate body fat for people who are muscular.

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Height

Grab a pencil and walk to the nearest wall. Place your entire body flat against it. Follow this image and make a mark where the top of your head meets the wall. Measure the distance from the floor to the mark on the wall.

Weight

If you have a digital or analog weight scale at home, you simply step on it, read the number the scale stops on.

Your Results!

You’re done with the numbers Now, let’s unpack these numbers and what light they shed on your overall health.You have a BMI of 0.0
17 18 25 25-30 30 35 40 Underweight Normal Overweight Obesity

BMI = 0.0

What’s the deal with these numbers?

BMI — BMI is a screening tool for obesity. Being overweight or having a high BMI can lead to o future health risks including Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, gallstones, bone and joint problems and several cancers. However, BMI alone can be insufficient marker of abdominal adiposity (fat).

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If you want to fully maximize your health and wellness which may require transformational change consider health coaching. This change occurs one step at a time. The first step is often the hardest, but when made the result can be the most rewarding.

Gender

Choose your gender to correctly measure your Waist Circumference

Male

Waist Circumference

Find the bottom of your ribs and the top of your hips. Place a tape measure around your middle at a point halfway between them, just above the belly button or something like this.

Your Results!

You’re done with the numbers Now, let’s unpack these numbers and what light they shed on your overall health.You have a waist circumference of
Normal Abdominal Obesity

Waist Circumference =

What’s the deal with these numbers?

Waist Circumference — Higher waist circumference is strongly associated with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality with or without adjustment for BMI.

Transformational Change

If you want to fully maximize your health and wellness which may require transformational change consider health coaching. This change occurs one step at a time. The first step is often the hardest, but when made the result can be the most rewarding.

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