Weight norm is a relative concept. And it is directly related to the type of physique: asthenic - thin (narrow chest, long arms and legs), normosthenic - medium build (muscles are quite developed), hypersthenic - people with large bones, have a predisposition to fullness.
It's easy to determine your body type: wrap your thumb and middle finger of one hand around the wrist of the other and squeeze tightly. Asthenic (fragile) - fingertips overlap each other, normosthenic (athletic) - only touch each other, hypersthenic (strong) - do not touch.
Applying Broca's index, the approximate calculation of the norm of weight will be as follows: height (in cm) minus 100-110.
More precisely, the weight rate is calculated: body weight (in kg) divided by height (in m) and squared - this will be the body mass index, which characterizes weight and its deviations. BMI from 20 to 25 is considered the norm, less than 19 - exhaustion, more than 26 - weight is somewhat overweight, 31-40 - average obesity, more than 41 - morbid obesity, accompanied by complications. However, one cannot blindly rely on the index: athletes, for example, have a large muscle mass in their body tissues, and may have a BMI above 26.
The ratio of the waist (in cm) to the hips (in cm) -an important characteristic, but rather reflecting the appearance and slenderness of the figure, more relevant for women. Good indicators are considered: for women - less than 0.8, for men - less than 0.9 (after 40 years a little more - respectively 0.85 and 0.95).
The amount of visceral fat is waist circumference measured in centimeters. The norm is considered to be no more than 88 for women, and no more than 102 for men.
The norm of weight in children, of course, cannot be calculated based on the above parameters: the child grows, and these basic anthropometric indicators of development (height and weight) are constantly changing. There can be no strict standards for children - everything is individual, and depends primarily on the sex of the child and heredity. Starting from the birth of a new life, all indicators are only approximate: the rate of fetal weight in a pregnant woman depends on the quality of her nutrition and lifestyle. It affects the weight and height of the child and whether he is breastfed after birth and for how long: as you know, in this case he develops more harmoniously than the “artificial”. Some guidelines certainly exist, and doctors use them to determine the age development of children, and they are presented in centile tables. These are currently tables developed by WHO in 2006.
I would like to return to adults and especially note that if a person, having calculated according to the formulas, that although his BMI is within the normal range, but there are 5 extra pounds, you should not rush into the decision to go on a diet. It probably only takes a littlereconsider your diet and start to lead a more mobile lifestyle, and the weight norm will correspond to the ideal!
Just don't force yourself, the activity should bring pleasure: for example, the ideal solution is dancing, and the pool just works wonders. After analyzing, everyone can find an active holiday at will.
And most importantly, that you be he althy and happy with life!
