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BMI

A population measure, shown with the caveat it needs. It is a good description of a thousand people and a poor description of one.

Your numbers

What you weigh now. First thing in the morning is the steadiest reading.

Without shoes. Centimetres, or feet and inches if that is what you know.

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Your BMI

Fill in the boxes and press Calculate. Nothing is worked out until you ask for it.

  • Bodyweight
  • Height

Nothing is sent anywhere. The sum happens in this tab.

Why BMI misreads a muscular body 90kg, 180cm trains four times a week 15% body fat BMI 27.8 - "overweight" 90kg, 180cm has never trained 32% body fat BMI 27.8 - "overweight" useful across a population, close to useless about one person who lifts
Two people, one number. BMI knows your height and your weight and nothing else.

A worked example

Somebody weighing 75 kg at 178 cm has a BMI of 23.7, which is the middle of the healthy band. The sum is 1.78 x 1.78 = 3.1684, then 75 / 3.1684 = 23.7.

Read how this is worked out