How to define norm of the weight
Body weight – one of indicators of physical development of the person. Excess weight, also as well as insufficient, can show availability of any given deviations in health. Therefore it is important to support him within norm.
Instruction
1. Weight can fluctuate depending on time of day, the general health and from the quantity eaten and drunk. Therefore it is the best of all to measure the weight in the morning before the first meal.
2. To determine the normal weight, subtract from value of growth in centimeters hundred. Normal it is considered if weight in kilograms fluctuates near the received difference. If weight is more than received value, it speaks about its surplus if it is much less – that about shortcoming.
3. The last way is very approximate. For more exact definition use such formula: divide weight in kilograms into the value of growth in meters squared. If you receive value within 19-25, then your weight is normal; values below 19 speak about the lowered weight, and less than 16 – about exhaustion. On the contrary, the value exceeding 25 demonstrates surplus of weight, and indicator higher than 30 – about obesity.
4. Also useful will be to learn the abdominal index which can show availability of excess weight. For this purpose measure waist measurement. If it exceeds 80 centimeters at women and 85 centimeters at men, definitely, weight has exceeded norm.
5. Besides calculation methods of determination of weight it is possible to use tool. For this purpose address to the medical center or get bathroom scales which have the built-in function of determination of percent of fatty tissue. Excess content of fat can sometimes be observed also at the values of weight which are quite keeping within norms.
6. The sports centers also use method of definition of availability of surplus of fat by means of the special tool, measuring thickness of fat folds. Try to clamp fingers skin fold above the axillary hollow. Without releasing fingers, release skin and by means of ruler measure distance between fingers. If it less than two and a half centimeters, then you have no surplus of fat, and weight is normal.
7. It is necessary to notice that the weight which is considered normal not always is ideal. Most of people do not lead active lifestyle therefore, as a rule, normal weight is called that which exceeds ideal for 10-15 percent.
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