How To Know If You Are A Healthy Weight?

It is estimated that 20% of people in Britain are overweight and putting their health at serious risk. It is important that all of us understand that risk and if necessary do something about it. This includes calculating your body weight to height ratio, your Body Mass Index and checking your waist size.

The chart below will help you to understand your bodyweight to height ratio.

Understand What Your Body Mass Index Is (BMI)

BMI is one of the main ways of determining if your body weight is putting your health at risk.

Measure Your Waist Regularly

It is also very important to keep an eye on your waist size, research has shown that people who carry excessive weight on their waist ( sometimes referred to as ‘apple shaped’ ) are more vulnerable to heart disease than people who carry excessive weight on their hips and thighs ( sometimes referred to as ‘pear shaped’ ) Changing your food intake will help, as will becoming more active. If you are trying to lose weight it is important to be realistic and expect no more than one to two pounds (half to one kilo) a week. It is also very beneficial to diet my measuring, that is by using health scales to measure and record your body weight on a twice a day basis, not only does this give you regular updates on how your diet is working, but also gives you the motivation to continue with your diet.