Healthy Weight for Women: According Height & Weight

What is the ideal healthy weight for women?

About to know your perfect body shape and type! Which is a very interesting topic, everybody wants to know especially “Women”. Today it is the big problem amongst women and they are constantly trying to lose their weight in different ways. Without having a proper knowledge of their own body criteria along with, they are starting to keep fast, following unusual instructions without acknowledging “own self” that is safer for them or not.

What should be the actual healthy body weight for women? Every individual has their own body types! First of all, know what type of categories you belong to. After reading this whole article; I make sure, you will be able to identify the right answer and clear your perception toward ideal healthy body weight for women.

Results may differ according country wise: Asian, American, European and African.

Perfect weight usually depends upon individuals height, weight, and age-related factor. Around the globe, people have different body shape, type, and frame. Statistic suggests that usually North American Peoples have the highest body mass index around the world. Average body mass index calculated in between (18.5-24.9) BMI.

Average weight

Countries/lbs	Asian/lbs	African/lbs	North  American/lbs	South  American/lbs	European/lbs
Average weight	127.2 lb (57.6 kg)	133.8 lb (60.7 kg)	177.9 lb (80.6 kg)	149.7 lb (67.8 kg)	156.1 lb (70.8 kg)
Overweight (%)	24.2%	28.9%	73.9%	57.9%	55.6%

 

Healthy Weight for Women: According to Height & Weight

A table below is given to you for check your BMI according to your weight, and height measurement. If yours BMI fall in between of figure (18.5-24.9): that indicates a healthy body mass index. There are so many ways available on the internet to check BMI online. But here you can easily find out your result without feeding any information.

It is very easy to check! First, make sure to find your height within the table given below and you will be able to get the healthy weight measurement at the front of them which is mentioned in (kg).

Height (feet)	Healthy Weight (kg)
5’	44.00-57.60
5’1”	45.35-59.42
5’2”	47.17-61.23
5’3”	48.53-63.50
5’4”	49.89-65.31
5’5”	51.70-67.58
5’6”	53.52-69.85
5’7”	54.88-71.66
5’8”	56.69-73.93
5’9”	58.05-76.20
5’10”	59.87-78.47
5’11”	61.68-80.73
6’	63.50-83.00
6’1”	65.31-85.27
6’2”	67.13-87.54
6’3”	68.94-89.81
6’4”	70.76-92.07
6’5”	72.57-94.34

How to check your perfect weight?

check your body weight with a given formula!

Mostly two type of formulas, which has been generally used for measuring the ideal weight for women. Devine method is introduced in 1974 by Devine to better drug implementation among obese patients.

G. J. Hamwi method- 100 lb (pounds) 45.5kg for such women accurately 5ft tall + 5 pounds in each additional inch over 5 feet.

Devine method- [45.5 + 2.3 x 6] or 45.5 + 2.3 kg x (height – 60 inches)

Ex: If women has 5.5 feet height- 45.5 + 2.3 x (66-60) = 59.3 kg.

Age above 20 is suitable to check their (BMI) with mentioned beneath following categories.

Underweight	Less than 18.5
Standard weight	18.5-24.9
In excess of weight	25 to 29.9
Obese	Above 30

What is your Frame size (Bone category)?

Along with your weigh, your frame size is also a most important aspect to help to evaluate your actual healthy weight.

People’s have generally three types of frame size- Small frame, Medium frame, and Large frame.

First method

Most of the initial and easiest way to know about your frame size! That is just trying out to grip your wrist with the help of your Index finger and thumb. If you are overlapping your wrist with the help of index finger and thumb which means you have a Small frame size.

If index finger and thumb just make contact with slightly around your wrist among each other with ease. This means you have a Medium frame size.

If index finger and thumb are struggling and unable to touch with ease along with each other. In order to, it’s indicated that you have a Large frame size.

Second method

Body frame or bone category is depending upon person wrist circumference and size.  How do we calculate with measuring tape?

Underneath a table is specified, with this we can easily understand that what your actual frame size is. Let’s begin with measuring your wrist circumference to know your real frame size. Do it!

Height	Small	Medium	Large
Below 5’2″	Less than 5′.5″	5′.5″ to 5.75″	Over 5′.75″
5’2″ to 5’5″	Less than 6′	6′ to 6.25″	Over 6′.25″
Above 5’5″	Less than 6′.25″	6′.25″ to 6′.5″	Over 6′.5″

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 Useful Tips to maintain a healthy weight for women

Drinking plenty amount of water- Water is one of the natural ways to clean your entire system appropriately. And of course, water contains low calories compare than any beverage available to us. Water keeps you hydrated all day long. Sometimes people can’t distinguish between thirst and appetite. So, whenever the next time you feel hungry or craving for food then you should try to consume water first.

Yoga & Meditation- According to many researchers practicing “yoga & Meditation” more effective than an exercise. Why? This is the answer- Exercise may be effective to burn out your fat with no doubt, but even if you are eating too many meals throughout the day than, as a result, your exercise will be getting less effective and become worthless. Diet is an essential key factor to help out reduces weight. But in terms of diet, body metabolism and craving for food which is very hard to control it. You may need a high determination, discipline, and patience to achieve. But through yoga & meditation, it is really possible that you can control your metabolism and craving for food with ease. Most of the people getting benefit already.  If you are doing exercise along with meditation & yoga, that will be more effective to reduce body fat quickly and “of course” result will sustain permanently.

Fiber and Protein enrich foods- Try to consume more fiber and protein-based enriches food. It will keep your appetite in under control. That helps a lot to manage unnecessary food intake habit and keeps you, Fuller, all day long.

Never skip Breakfast- Skipping breakfast not a wise choice; it may backfire for you. Throughout the day calories, intake might increase. Most of the people are not giving such prior importance to consuming of their breakfast at right time. It carries forward imbalance to your food desire (craving for food) in the system at the end; also outcome is not good at all. And for the whole day, your mind gives a false signal to your body to consume unnecessary foods. It is just called “Eating food by thought process” which is not a natural appetite.

Avoid Stress- Many studies suggest that- while you are surrounded by stress and tension it’s unsurprisingly increases craving for food. There is a very strong relationship in between of stress and craving. So, try to live your life as stress-free as much as you can. It is very necessary to manage Stress to control your appetite.

Slow Chewing meals habits- If you are consuming your meals in hurry then you need to reconsider about your habit; it developing an unfavorable situation in regard to keeping up a healthy weight. Whenever you eat food at a very fast pace you eat more than your body requirement or need. So, try to finish your meal slowly. Effect of eating slowly that’s nurture and nourishes your senses properly. It just works as mindful eating which is called as right kind of eating habit.

If you don’t know how much time you should have to chew the food for getting the proper results. 32 times you should have to chew your food before gulp.   

Conclusion

Check healthy weight for women. Above we discussed already on the subject of how to check an “ideal weight” for women. So, according to age and country wise our body weight measurement may differ with each other. Choose wisely your average body weight with the help of chart provided above.