BMI Chart / Height Weight Chart

Body weight and height

Body weight is often associated with increase in fat in your body, but in many cases it can also be due to increase in muscles mass on your body. This is true especially for bodybuilders who are on a special diet to increase the muscle mass in their body. Concerns about being overweight are genuine most of the times, but there are some phases in life where weight gain is essential like in case of women when they are pregnant. How much you should weigh really depends on numerous factors like height and age.
Although excessive weight is undesirable and often poses many health risks, it may not always be life threatening. But to avoid any health risk it would be wise to keep your weight in check as that would not only make you feel more energetic and active, but also prevent many serious diseases including various cardiovascular (heart) diseases that may creep during the later years in your life.

Are there any tools that can determine my body weight?

Three major tools or methods to determine if you are overweight or obese:

1. Body weight compared to your height
2. Your waist size
3. If you have any preexisting heart related or cardiovascular ailments or are risk at for one.

Body weight and height comparison

Body Mass Index (BMI) Chart is typically used by professionals to give you a quick indication of your body weight status. BMI is calculated as follows:

• BMI = weight in kilograms/(height in meters squared) OR
• BMI = (weight in pounds/(height in inches squared ))x 703

For example: if your weight is 160 pounds, and your height is 68 inches (5 feet and 8 inches), then your BMI will be
BMI = ((160/68*68)) * 703 = 24.32

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Top weight gaining deit tips

 16 Super foods for Healthy Weight Gain

  

The secret to healthy weight gain is increasing the amount of calorie intake with the help of healthy foods. Consuming extremely high-calorie foods that have absolutely no nutritional value does not health in healthy weight gain. Instead, it leads to poor fitness and increases fat mass in the body instead of lean muscle mass. Here are some potential super foods that will help to gain weight in a healthy way.

This is further subdivided into two categories:- 

1. Non-Vegetarian Foods for Healthy Weight Gain

       Eggs.

Whole eggs are one of the best natural sources of protein which is easily available and easy to prepare. It is also one of the most healthy foods to gain weight and contains vitamins A, D and E along with good cholesterol which does not affect heart health in an adverse manner.It helps to boost to increase your weight and power. 

 

Lean Red Meat

Although weight watchers usually steer clear from this food group, lean cuts of red meat are actually good if you want to gain weight muscle, and it works far better than supplements to gain weight. Lean steaks contain loads of protein and iron and if you want to opt for fatty cuts then choose the ones where the meat is marbled. Such cuts are not only high in calories but also extremely delicious.

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Top weight gaining tips

Hey friends.. today  i will discuss on how we can gain our weight in given simple steps.
Here top three weight gaining tips.,

1.  Eat 5 to 6 meals a day

In order to gain weight, you need to start eating 5-6 meals a day. However, to increase weight it is important that you break these meals into parts, as eating a lot at once may result in indigestion and your body may not be able to absorb all the nutrients and it may cause some troubles for you. It may be possible that you won’t find yourself hungry 3 hours after eating lunch, but eat anyway and notice how your appetite increases from day to day. Also, be sure to include healthy foods  in your diet for a healthy weight gain.

2.  Consume 300-500 calories more 

Eating 300-500 calories more than your normal intake may not be easy, but you must do it if you want to stop being skinny and to gain in weight. Make sure you don’t do it just by overeating at once, but instead do it gradually over the whole day. It will help you to increase your weight in fast rate.

3.  Work out your entire body

There are some muscles you can clearly see and admire in the mirror and some muscles you cannot. A lot of gym goers usually train only the muscles on their arms, chest and shoulders and this is a grave error. Firstly, it will give you a disproportionate body that not many people like. Also, it will make you prone to injuries. Therefore, make sure you workout for entire body for a complete look. Here are some yoga poses for weight gain.

4.  Load up on protein

As informed earlier, you have to consume 300-500 more calories than your normal intake every day. You can do this by eating protein-rich foods like cheese, meat, eggs, etc. It will help you to gain more.

 

5.  Drink your calories

It may be tough to meet your calorie requirements by just eating. Drinking milk, milkshakes or protein shakes with little or no sugar can be a great way to load up on the required calories. Here are some healthy options for weight gain.

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