Sound health is a prerequisite for happiness. While for adults, it is vital for defining your quality of life, for children, it is essential for proper growth, both physically and mentally.
In other words, an indicative measure of good health in adults is manifest in the height weight chart.
Since childhood, you are accustomed to two adages “Health is wealth” and “Sound mind in a sound body”. Moreover, these are two cardinal truths that amply define what health is all about.
So, merely being free from disease or infirmity does not reflect your health in totality. Above all, your health should project your functional efficiency and define it through the overall condition of your body, mind, and spirit.
Height and Weight chart
The two primary parameters that impact your health – your height and weight are correlated using height and weight charts. It helps to act as a diagnostic tool to enable one to take steps to achieve ideal body weight.
Other major factors that affect weight:
Age
Gender
Height
Body frame size
Interpretation of the height and weight chart
The height and weight chart is meant to help you evaluate the association between the two components. And therefore, you must correlate the ratio between the two by correctly interpreting your position in the chart. The key takeaway from the chart is that you can clearly determine which category you fall into.
Healthy weight: It means that you are within the optimal ratio range.
Underweight: You are below the standard defined in the chart. You must seek professional medical help to find the reason and remedy for it.
Overweight: Your weight is above the standard for your height. It denotes that you are at risk of several chronic diseases and have to adopt remedial measures for weight loss.
Use of the height and weight chart
When you can interpret the ratio, it truly helps to monitor the following:
Height and Weight Chart for Men and Women
Check your height to weight ratio using our approximate optimum average height to weight ratio chart guide provided below.
The table below shows both Metric and Imperial measurements, i.e. Inches/Centimeters – Pounds/Kilograms:
Adults Weight to Height Ratio Chart
Height Female Male
4′ 6″
(137 cm) 63/77 lb
(28.5/34.9 kg) 63/77 lb
(28.5/34.9 kg)
4′ 7″
(140 cm) 68/83 lb
(30.8/37.6 kg) 68/84 lb
(30.8/38.1 kg)
4′ 8″
(142 cm) 72/88 lb
(32.6/39.9 kg) 74/90 lb
(33.5/40.8 kg)
4′ 9″
(145 cm) 77/94 lb
(34.9/42.6 kg) 79/97 lb
(35.8/43.9 kg)
4′ 10″
(147 cm) 81/99 lb
(36.4/44.9 kg) 85/103 lb
(38.5/46.7 kg)
4′ 11″
(150 cm) 86/105 lb
(39/47.6 kg) 90/110 lb
(40.8/49.9 kg)
5′ 0″
(152 cm) 90/110 lb
(40.8/49.9 kg) 95/117 lb
(43.1/53 kg)
5′ 1″
(155 cm) 95/116 lb
(43.1/52.6 kg) 101/123 lb
(45.8/55.8 kg)
5′ 2″
(157 cm) 99/121 lb
(44.9/54.9 kg) 106/130 lb
(48.1/58.9 kg)
5′ 3″
(160 cm) 104/127 lb
(47.2/57.6 kg) 112/136 lb
(50.8/61.6 kg)
5′ 4″
(163 cm) 108/132 lb
(49/59.9 kg) 117/143 lb
(53/64.8 kg)
5′ 5″
(165 cm) 113/138 lb
(51.2/62.6 kg) 122/150 lb
(55.3/68 kg)
5′ 6″
(168 cm) 117/143 lb
(53/64.8 kg) 128/156 lb
(58/70.7 kg)
5′ 7″
(170 cm) 122/149 lb
(55.3/67.6 kg) 133/163 lb
(60.3/73.9 kg)
5′ 8″
(173 cm) 126/154 lb
(57.1/69.8 kg) 139/169 lb
(63/76.6 kg)
5′ 9″
(175 cm) 131/160 lb
(59.4/72.6 kg) 144/176 lb
(65.3/79.8 kg)
5′ 10″
(178 cm) 135/165 lb
(61.2/74.8 kg) 149/183 lb
(67.6/83 kg)
5′ 11″
(180 cm) 140/171 lb
(63.5/77.5 kg) 155/189 lb
(70.3/85.7 kg)
6′ 0″
(183 cm) 144/176 lb
(65.3/79.8 kg) 160/196 lb
(72.6/88.9 kg)
6′ 1″
(185 cm) 149/182 lb
(67.6/82.5 kg) 166/202 lb
(75.3/91.6 kg)
6′ 2″
(188 cm) 153/187 lb
(69.4/84.8 kg) 171/209 lb
(77.5/94.8 kg)
6′ 3″
(191 cm) 158/193 lb
(71.6/87.5 kg) 176/216 lb
(79.8/98 kg)
6′ 4″
(193 cm) 162/198 lb
(73.5/89.8 kg) 182/222 lb
(82.5/100.6 kg)
6′ 5″
(195 cm) 167/204 lb
(75.7/92.5 kg) 187/229 lb
(84.8/103.8 kg)
Source – Disabled-world.com
You can calculate your ideal weight using the below formula:
Weight in pounds = 5 x BMI + (BMI divided by 5) x (Height in inches minus 60)
Weight in kilograms = 2.2 x BMI + (3.5 x BMI) x (Height in meters minus 1.5)
Tips to maintain Ideal weight
The efficacy of the height-weight charts is most pronounced in adults as the measurements are standardized as compared to children. So, certainly for adults, it is less prone to variation, which is crucial in the case of growing children, where it can impact the development of the child.
There are many benefits to maintaining ideal body weight. Being either underweight or overweight leads to undesirable health outcomes. Poor nutrition, stress and lifestyle changes lead to deviation from ideal body weight.
Adhere to a Healthy Diet
Diet plays a key role in keeping you healthy and fit. A balanced diet offers various health benefits like weight management, good gut health and a strong immune system.
Embrace active habits
Keep yourself fit and energetic throughout the day by following a daily routine of physical activity that suits your schedule. The idea is to balance the calorie intake with calories burned and be active.
Adequate rest
Do not forget the spirit of the adage, which defines a healthy and sound mind in going to bed early and rising early. Firstly, this keeps the biological clock in order and secondly, balances hormone secretion in the body.
Reduce stress
Stress can be the sole cause of various underlying conditions like obesity, hypertension, diabetes etc.
In order to shun away stress, you need to follow healthy food habits, active lifestyle, and sleep soundly. In addition to it, you will further feel relaxed if you avoid smoking, drinking, and excessive intake of caffeine.
So, natural, wholesome and unprocessed foods that will pave the way for a healthy lifestyle.
It is better to eat small portions often instead of skipping meals. To understand how you can eat meals and still lose weight