How do you know when you are overweight?

Answer 1

You could tell if you weighed like 140 lbs. and 5'0" but it would be hard to tell if you were not fit but were a healthy weight.( Like 5'9", 155 lbs.) A good way is to use calipers. You can find weight charts online. Go to Google.com and type in ideal body weight, or weight calculator. Either one will work.

Answer 2

well, if you feel you weigh too much, then look up on google, how much should (for example) should a 15 year weigh, then there will be an adverage weight fo r your age, if that dosent help, then ask your docter if you are at a healthy weight :)

Answer 3

• If you search BMI calculator and enter in your weight it tells you your BMI (body mass index) then it shows you if you are underweight, overweight or obese.

• Sometimes BMI"s aren't exactly accurate, because you could be a really healthy person, and it would tell you that you are overweight because you may have a high bone density, and/or lots of muscle, which weigh more than fat.

Answer 4

Find out your body mass index (BMI). BMI is a measure of body fat based on height and weight. People with a BMI of 25 to 29.9 are considered overweight. People with a BMI of 30 or more are considered obese.

Answer 5

Weight is related to height and body composition rather than age. If you think that you may be overweight in relation to your height and body composition, please see the page links, further down this page, listed under Related Questions. One page is for children and teenagers. The other page is for adult men and woman. Alternatively, please feel free to ask the question again and include more details.

Answer 6

you should be watching how much food you take in. soda needs to be taken completely out of diet. make sure you are excersizing 30 minuites a day atleast. and if you are severly overweight then you should be excersizing at a rate that is fitting to how much you feel you aer able.

Answer 7

HOW CAN YOU TELL IF YOU ARE OVERWEIGHT

To determine your percentage of body fat at home, obtain some plastic body fat calipers and do a simple skin-fold test. Body fat calipers are not expensive and they are readily available to buy.

If you are female, your percentage of body fat should be about 15 to 20% for good health.

For males the percentage of body fat should be about 10 to 15% for good health.

For information about the causes of weight gain, or obesity, see the page links given below.

1. WHAT CAUSES PEOPLE TO BECOME OVERWEIGHT
2. WHAT CAUSES OBESITY

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Answer 8

A BMI can help tell if a person is overweight. Also, a high body fat percentage can indicate it, too.

Answer 9

If you are overweight, than you will have a bigger stomach and won't be too athletic. Underweight people are very skinny and weigh little.

Answer 10

Calculate your BMI. If you type this into google, then there are several links to ways that you can do this. The BBC website also has a link for this. If you are worried, go and see your GP.