Find Your Ideal Weight Range
Get your personalized healthy weight range based on height, gender, and body frame
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Quick Guide
Average: Based on 7 scientific formulas
Range: Healthy weight span for your height
Optional: Enter current weight for comparison
Your Ideal Weight Range
Your Weight Status
Your current weight falls within the healthy range.
Your Action Plan
Understanding Ideal Weight
Multiple Formulas
We use 7 scientific formulas (Robinson, Devine, Miller, Hamwi, etc.) and average them for best accuracy.
Healthy Range
Your ideal weight is a range, not a single number. Individual variation in muscle mass and frame affects optimal weight.
Gradual Progress
Aim for 0.5-1kg (1-2lbs) per week weight change. Sustainable progress requires patience and consistency.
How the Ideal Weight Calculator Works
Understanding evidence-based weight range calculations
Multiple Formula Approach
Our calculator uses 4 validated formulas (Robinson, Miller, Devine, Hamwi) and provides a range rather than single number. Different body frames and builds fall at different points within healthy ranges.
Ideal weight is a range, not a number. These formulas account for height, gender, and frame size to estimate healthy weight ranges validated by decades of health outcome research.
Formula Accuracy:
- • Robinson (1983): Modern standard formula
- • Miller (1983): Similar to Robinson
- • Devine (1974): Medical dosing standard
- • Hamwi (1964): Quick estimation method
Why Target Ranges Matter
Health outcomes improve within ranges, not at specific numbers. Someone at the low end can be just as healthy as someone at high end, depending on muscle mass and body composition.
Where You Should Be:
- • Small frame: Lower end of range
- • Medium frame: Middle of range
- • Large frame: Upper end of range
- • Muscular build: May exceed range healthily
When to Use the Ideal Weight Calculator
Setting realistic and healthy weight goals
Starting Weight Loss Journey
Before dieting, set evidence-based targets. Unrealistic goals lead to crash diets and rebound weight gain.
Doctor Consultations
Use before medical appointments to discuss healthy weight ranges with your healthcare provider.
Reality Check
If your goal weight is far outside healthy ranges, reassess expectations. Focus on health, not arbitrary numbers.
Setting Healthy Weight Goals
Realistic Goal Setting:
- • Target middle of your healthy weight range
- • Consider your frame size and build
- • Factor in muscle mass if you lift weights
- • Aim for 0.5-1% bodyweight loss per week
- • Focus on body composition, not just scale
- • Adjust goals based on how you feel
Unrealistic Goal Traps:
- • Targeting weight from high school/college
- • Using celebrity or model weights as targets
- • Ignoring your natural frame size
- • Setting timeline-based crash diet goals
- • Not accounting for muscle gained from training
- • Obsessing over single "perfect" number