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Ideal Waist Size Tale Of The Tape
What is the ideal waist size for my height. Regardless of your height or body mass index bmi you should try to lose weight if your waist is. If your waist measurement is more than half of your height you may be at increased risk of obesity. In reality my waist is too big and i need to lose a few pounds. Even with my waist being 39 inches this calculator tells me that im at a healthy and normal weight. According to the american heart association an unhealthy waist size increases the risk of chronic diseases like diabetes and heart disease. Compared to just measuring waist circumference waist to height ratio is equally fair for short and tall persons.
94cm 37in or more for men. Measuring your waist to height ratio is another way to see measure excess fat around the middle. 80cm 315in or more for women. For example a person with a 28 in 71 cm waist and 5 ft 7 in 170 cm height has a waistheight ratio of 042. My ratio is 5132. The ideal waist size would be 32 ½ inches for women and 35 inches for men.
According to health guidelines your waist size needs to be less than half your height in inches and a waist to hip ration under 05 to be considered healthy. Large to extra large dress size. The waist to height ratio calculator is a measure of your body fat distribution. Averages for women in the united states. Waist to height ratio calculator switch to metric. 636 inches or 5 feet 3 inches weight.
170 pounds pant size. A waist size of about 45 of your height indicates fairly low bodyfat percentage and an overall athletic build also probably a nice set of abs. If youre 5 10 the ideal waist size would be around 31 33. Ideal weight calculator weight loss calculator more calculators. This calculator is valid for children and adults. It should be less than 50 in healthy adults.
A waist size of more than 35 inches or 88 cm in women and over 40 inches or 102 cm in men is considered as unhealthy. The waist height ratio is calculated as waist measurement divided by height measurement w h in centimeters. When it comes to ideal waist size measurements all people aim to keep their waist measurement less than half with respect to their height experts say. For instance a 6ft 72 inch tall man aim to keep his waist less than 36 inches while woman aim her under 32 inches. Enter waist circumference and height by turning the dials.