Normal weight with a height of 150-155-160-165-170-175-180 for a girl. Table by age

Obesity or vice versa - a lack of body weight does not just spoil the figure, but also signals existing or upcoming health problems, both for girls and men.

What is BMI and why you should know it

The World Health Organization has developed a methodology that determines the compliance of a person's weight with accepted standards. Its main indicator is BMI (BMI) - a person's body mass index, calculated depending on gender and age.

Further in the article, full information about him will be disclosed using the example of women whose height is from 150 to 180 cm.

BMI ranges

The normal weight with a height of 150 cm for a girl will be at least 42 kg and not higher than 56 kg, which corresponds to the index value of the established norm.

Index Ranges:

• Critically low weight BMI <16.
• Underweight 16> BMI <18.5.
• Normal weight 18.5> BMI <24.99.
• Overweight 25> BMI <30.
• Obesity 30> BMI <35.
• Critical obesity 35> BMI.

Only two parameters are used in the index calculation. This does not take into account the following factors:

• Human gender.
• His age.
• Differences in body types.
• Correspondence of a person's height to his age.
• Engaging in sports that significantly affect muscle growth and fat loss in the body.

Body types

Professor Chernorutsky subdivided 3 types of body constitution that modern nutritionists rely on:

• asthenic;
• normosthenic;
• hypersthenic.

The breakdown is made based on the shape and proportions of the body, due to genetic factors. Differences become noticeable at the age of 7-8. Upon reaching 11-12 years of age, the tendency to one of the three types is finally fixed. This takes into account the correction for individual characteristics.

Method of determination - the left hand is gripped by the right hand:

• If the thumb manages to partially cover the index finger, then the person has an asthenic physique.
• In the normosthenic type, the fingertips only touch each other.
• If they do not reach each other, then this is a hypersthenic type.

Another method of determining is that the girth of the hand is measured by its length:

• In the first case, it will be no more than 15 cm.
• In the second - from 15 cm to 17 cm.
• In the third - more than 17 cm.

Asthenic

It is characterized by a lean build, elongated body. Chest and shoulders are narrow. A woman differs among her peers in height above average. At the same time, the muscles are poorly developed, and the adipose tissues are poorly formed. Normal weight with a height of 180 cm in a girl with an asthenic physique will be lower than the "normal" BMI from the table above.

Outwardly, the angular and elongated figure is compensated by the fact that taking care of the waist does not take much attention, and the cubes on the stomach become visible even from light abdominal exercises. The disadvantage is the fact that gaining the missing weight is very problematic - both by increasing subcutaneous fat and by building muscle.

Normosthenic

The most common type.Owners have average proportions of body size in length and width. The body is responsive to lifestyle, diet, exercise. Gaining weight or getting rid of extra pounds is achieved with the same effort. The normal weight with a height of 165 cm for a girl will be within the boundaries of the average values ​​of the BMI table.

Hypersthenic

The largest proportions of transverse to longitudinal body dimensions. Wide chest, pelvis, often below average height. The normal weight with a height of 150 cm in a girl will slightly go beyond the normal body mass index. The reason is not only an increased density of bone structure, but also the body's predisposition to a large amount of muscle and adipose tissue.

Interesting! The owners of such a physique in Russia were preferable to others for creating a family... They were considered the most suitable for the birth of a large number of heirs, as well as for life in rural conditions. All three types provide intermediate options and individual characteristics.

How to measure height correctly

For this procedure, the morning hours are allocated immediately after waking up. It is incorrect to measure at a different time, because the result will be erroneous. During the day, the person is in a sitting or standing position. This puts stress on the intervertebral discs by compressing them. Thus, by the evening, a few centimeters are lost.

Growth at home is measured in the following sequence:

1. You need to become barefoot on the bare floor.
2. Lean your back against a wall or door, standing upright.
3. Bring your heels together.
4. Align your back and legs at the knees so that the back of the head, chest, buttocks, calves and heels are pressed against a flat wall surface.
5. Keeping your head straight and looking forward, place the book on your head so that it presses your hair and touches the wall.
6. Mark the lower point of contact between the book and the wall with a pencil.
7. Measure the distance from the floor to the point with a tape measure.

The role of age in the ratio of height and weight

The periods of growth, maturation and aging affect the proportions of height and weight in different ways:

• In childhood, the maximum growth of the body is observed, weight is added due to the natural increase in the body.
• When growing up, hormonal changes in the female body take place, correcting the shape of the body in readiness to become a mother. This increases weight without significantly increasing the body upward.
• The period from 20 to 40 years old is characterized by a minimal influence of age processes on the change in the proportions between weight and height. At the same time, external factors and lifestyle continue to have an increased importance on them.
• In old age, a general decline in body functions is observed, provoking imbalances in maintaining muscle and adipose tissue at the same level. In addition, insufficient renewal of cells of the intervertebral discs leads to the fact that a woman can detect a decrease in her growth.

Weight and height norms for teenage girls, women. Table

Body mass index and physiological parameters are prescribed in the table:

Important! The information received is approximate and cannot be taken as a diagnosis.

Physiologists continue to select other options for determining overweight or underweight that can take into account all the features of the female anatomy.

Volume-based method for determining BMI

It was first applied in 2000. Its characteristic feature is the determination of the presence of obesity through the use of facial and side photographs of a woman in a standing position. The images obtained are compared with her data after the MRI examination. As a result of the analysis, the dietitian receives information about the amount of fat in the waist and abdomen. And he makes a diagnosis.

Anyone can use the method by installing the BVI PRO application on a smartphone. But only doctors get access to all the final data to draw up a clinical picture. An ordinary person can only find out the coefficient, which normally should not exceed 0.85. The final conclusion is made adjusted for demographic characteristics.

Quetelet index

It is calculated using the formula index = body weight / height of a person, squared.

Lorentz formula

Normal weight = (h - 100) - (h - 150) / 2, where h is the height.

To compare the methods for calculating the optimal weight in all subsequent examples, 2 conditional girls with a height of 155 and 170 cm are given.

When calculated using this formula, the result is 52.5 kg and 65.5 kg.

Broca's formula

Y = (h - 110) x 1.15, where Y is the result in kg, h is the height in cm.

For the selected example, the resulting values ​​are 51.75 kg and 69 kg.

Nagler's formula

Y = 45.3 + 2.37 x (h / 2.54 - 60), where h is the woman's height.

In the first case, the result will be 47.7 kg, in the second - 61.7 kg.

John McCallum's Formula

It is a set of patterns based on the fact that the size of the hand bone is proportionally related to other parts of the body. The girth of the chest is 6.5 girths of the wrist. The resulting value is referred to as "X".

The girth of the rest of the body is determined from the following proportions:

• Forearm - 29% of X.
• Shin - 34% of X.
• Biceps - 36% of X.
• Neck - 37%
• Thigh - 53% of X.
• Waist - 70% of X.
• Pelvis - 85% of X.

Breitman's formula

Y = h x 0.7 - 50, where h is height.

Substituting the parameters, the girls' weight is 58.5 kg and 69 kg, respectively.

Egorov-Levitsky's calculation

It combines into one whole - body type (column on the left), age and height (table heading).

Age group 20-29 years old:

Age group 30-39 years old:

Age group 40-49 years old:

How to normalize your body mass index

Specific steps:

1. You need to make sure that this is really necessary. In pursuit of an ideal figure, many girls act to the detriment of their health, seeing non-existent problems in the mirror.
2. If there is still a reason for this, you need to decide on the method of measuring the index. As you can see from the examples, there is no single approach to determining the ideal weight. Each method is based on specific metrics. And the bottom line is different.
3. If BMI is noticeably outside the normal range, then you need to realize that this is a serious problem. Obesity or underweight are signs of an improper lifestyle that will lead to a decrease in the quality of life in the future. Or - this is a signal about existing problems inside the body, which can take on a chronic form. The psychological nature of the current state is also possible. In any case, you need to see a doctor.
4. The best option is to have several consultations with dietitians. Or with licensed fitness instructors. Based on the results of the discussion, choose an acceptable method that takes into account all physiological and age characteristics.
5. The next step is to analyze your lifestyle and the available options for adjusting it. You have to understand that today's situation is a consequence of yesterday's actions. Bad habits, insufficient activity, health problems can be the culprit. If the first two factors are eliminated by a woman on her own, then the last one - together with the attending physician.

A separate factor is heredity. She should not become a reason for refusing to keep herself normal. But it is also necessary to take it into account - if no methods bring noticeable results, then you need to learn to accept yourself as you are.

How to maintain your weight

Specific actions:

• It is necessary to make a rule to take care of yourself. It is easier to fix the problem at the beginning of its appearance than to fix the running state.That being said, this should not be allowed to become an obsession requiring daily tracking of every gram on the scale. It is enough to measure the weight once a week.
• You need to establish yourself a list of rules that you need to follow... For example: stick to a specific diet, alternate workout days with rest days.
• You need to come up with a reward system... It is necessary to have pleasant moments in this self-control process. This will allow you to comply with all established rules and restrictions with ease. A common mistake is that months of a strict diet, psychologically perceived as torture, usually end with a relapse after eating a piece of chocolate for the first time in a long time. And over the next week, all the results obtained are reduced to zero.

BMI control is a convenient method of maintaining a normal weight for a girl with her height of 150-180 cm. Unlike a mirror, it allows you to correctly assess the state of her body, noticing any changes in advance.

Article author: Babanin Vyacheslav

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