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Healthy Weight Height Chart for Women


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This healthy weight chart for women can help you set healthy weight goals. The height weight age chart guidelines can also help women reach and maintain a healthy weight, which is vitally important to good health.

Why? Because overweight is a risk factor for most deadly diseases.

So use each healthy weight height chart below to help guide you in making the lifestyle physical activity and eating changes necessary for maintaining a healthy weight. Then you can avoid the following weight related problems.
  • Stroke,
  • Diabetes,
  • Heart disease,
  • High cholesterol,
  • High blood pressure,
  • Some types of cancer,
  • Gallbladder health problems,
  • Osteoarthritis, causing joint pain,
  • Sleep apnea (breathing interruption)
You can even get big benefits from just losing small amounts of weight.

Healthy Weight Chart for Women

Each weight chart below is specifically for women. But the numbers are just averages – and should only be used as guidelines. Your ideal healthy weight may be different than what's on the weight chart.

However there is one hard and fast rule. It concerns your BMI. The BMI (body mass index) is used to determine whether a woman’s health is at risk based on her weight. It's a ratio of your weight to your height.

A BMI of 18.5 to 25 is considered healthy, whereas a BMI of 25.1 to 29.9 is considered overweight and a 30 or more BMI is considered obese.

Body Mass Index
 Women
Normal
 18.5 - 25 percent
Overweight
 25.1 - 29.9 percent
Obese
 Over 30 percent

You can calculate your BMI here. And you can also have an exact measurement of body-fat done by underwater weighing, bioelectrical impedance or skin-fold caliper.

Height Weight Age Chart for Women

*Height
 Ages 18-34
 Ages 35 & up
 (BMI of 18.5-25)
Feet/Inches
 *Weight/lbs.
 *Weight/lbs.
 Ideal *wt. for all
4' 10"
 90-121
 101-131
 90-121
4' 11"
 93-124
 104-134
 93-124
5' 0"
 97-128
 108-138
 97-128
5' 1"
 101-132 111-143
 101-132
5' 2"
 104-137 115-148
 104-137
5' 3"
 107-141 119-152
 107-141
5' 4"
 111-146 122-157
 111-146
5' 5" 114-150 126-162
 114-150
5' 6"
 118-155 130-167
 118-155
5' 7"
 121-160 134-172
 121-160
5' 8"
 125-164 138-178
 125-164
5' 9"
 129-169 142-183
 129-169
5' 10"
 132-174 146-188
 132-174
5' 11"
 136-179 151-194
 136-179
6' 0"
 140-184 155-199
 140-184
*Wearing shoes with 1" heel and indoor clothing that weighs 3 lbs.
Based on USDA and Depart. of Health and Human Services Figures

This next weight chart for women shows the range of weight with the lowest possible risk of developing weight related health problems.

Weight Height Chart for Women ages 25-59 (based on *frame size)

*Height:
Feet/Inches
 *Weight
Small frame
 *Weight
Medium frame
 *Weight
Large frame
4' 10"
 102-111
 109-121
 118-131
4' 11"
 103-113
 111-123
 120-134
5' 0"
 104-115
 113-126
 122-137
5' 1"
 106-118 111-126
 125-140
5' 2"
 108-121 115-129
 128-143
5' 3"
 111-124 118-132
 131-147
5' 4"
 114-127 121-135
 134-151
5' 5" 117-130 124-138
 137-155
5' 6"
 120-133 127-141
 140-159
5' 7"
 123-136 130-144
 143-163
5' 8"
 126-139 133-147
 146-167
5' 9"
 129-142 136-150
 149-170
5' 10"
 132-145 142-156
 152-173
5' 11"
 135-148 145-159
 155-176
6' 0"
 138-151 148-162
 158-179
*Wearing shoes with 1" heel and indoor clothing that weighs 3 lbs.
Source: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company weight chart based on mortality.

To quickly approximate your frame size, place your thumb and index finger around your wrist. If your finger overlaps your thumb, your frame is small, if they touch, it's medium and if they don't touch, it's large.

A more accurate way to calculate frame size is to follow these 3 steps:
  1. Extend your arm in front of you bending your elbow at a 90-degree angle. Your forearm should be parallel to your body.
  2. With straight fingers, turn the inside of your wrist towards your body.
  3. Place the thumb and index finger of your other hand on the two prominent bones either side of your elbow and measure the distance between those bones using a tape measure or calipers.
Measurements lower than those for each height listed below indicate a small frame and higher measurements indicate a large frame.

Elbow Measurements for Medium Frame Women
Height in 1" Heels
 Elbow Measurement
4'10" - 4' 11"
 2-1/4" to 2-1/2"
5' 0" - 5' 3"
 2-1/4" to 2-1/2"
5' 4" - 5' 7"
 2-3/8" to 2-5/8"
5' 8" - 5' 11"
 2-3/8" to 2-5/8"
6' 0"
 2-1/2" to 2-3/4"

Even if you don't need to lose weight, it's important to establish healthy eating and physical activity habits to stay healthy over the years.

More Commonsense Health for You:
How to Reduce Body Fat Percentage
How to Eat Less, Move More & Lose Weight 
Body Fat Chart for Healthy Body Fat Percentage
How Many Calories Should I Eat a Day to Lose Weight?

References

Phelan Wing RR, Phelan S. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Long-term weight loss maintenance. Am J Clin Nutr  2005;82(1 Suppl):222S-225S.

Mozaffarian D, Hao T, Rimm EB, Willett WC, Hu FB. New England Journal of Medicine. Changes in diet and lifestyle and long-term weight gain in women and men. N Engl J Med 2011;364:2392–404.

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