BMI query

BMI is a terribly flawed tool. Use a body fat percentage calculator as BMI does not take into account your body frame only height and I promise you there can be a big difference. My body fat % calculations tell me to have a % of 25-30% (in the healthy range for women my age) I'd weigh between 180 and 193 something. That is still overweight by 15-20 lbs according to BMI.

Do this first: http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/mbf/
Then do this one using the % on the first test, and the chart on this page: http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/ibw/

It will then tell you what you can expect to weigh at an ideal body fat %

Hi. According to the BMI calculator here my BMI target weight range is 47.4kg - 64kg. I'm 160m and 64.6kg. 64kg to me is overweight, but 47.4kg? Honestly, I would disappear if I weighed that.
So how do they make that judgement? Ultimately I would like to be about 56kg.
Thanks.

I'm 162CM, when I looked up my healthy range I found out it was 52-66kg. Try looking up a range as opposed to a specific weight. And yes BMI is flawed. For 160cm it is 51-64kg. I got that from

http://www.mydr.com.au/tools/IdealWeightCalculator

I think it is more about fat % and how we feel than an arbitrary number.

A few articles on why BMI is flawed.

http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/measure-for-measure-bmi-has-big-flaws-20090521-bh2s.html


http://www.livestrong.com/article/99581-bmi-flawed/


http://www.angrytrainerfitness.com/2011/06/bmi-flaws-why-my-son-is-not-overweight/

Agree with all above. BMI is very outdated - it was created in 1830 and was originally used to measure across the population. So it is inaccurate. Please don't focus on BMI, but focus on your body