🧮 Ideal Weight & BMI Calculator

Welcome to the Ideal Weight & BMI Calculator — a simple, fast, and reliable tool designed to help you calculate your ideal body weight and body mass index (BMI) based on your height, weight, and gender.

Maintaining a healthy weight is critical for overall health and wellbeing. This calculator provides both medical standard ideal weight using the Devine Formula and an accurate BMI classification to help you understand your current health status.

✏️ How to Use the Calculator

• Select Your Gender:
  Choose Male or Female to tailor the ideal weight calculation according to gender-specific standards.
• Enter Your Height:
  Input your height and select the correct unit (cm, inches, or feet).
• Enter Your Weight (optional for BMI calculation):
  Provide your weight and select the correct unit (kg or lb). If you skip this step, the calculator will only show the ideal weight.
• Click “Calculate”:
  Instantly get your ideal weight and BMI results, along with a visual indicator showing where your BMI falls on the health scale — Underweight, Normal, Overweight, or Obese.

🔢 Formulas Used

✅ Ideal Weight Calculation (Devine Formula)

For males: Ideal Weight (kg)=50+2.3×(height in inches−60)

For females: Ideal Weight (kg)=45.5+2.3×(height in inches−60)

This formula is widely used in clinical practice for calculating an ideal body weight based on a healthy height-to-weight ratio.

✅ BMI Calculation Formula

BMI=weight (kg)/(height (m))^2

BMI provides a numerical measure of a person’s thinness or thickness, allowing health professionals and individuals to categorize weight-related health risks.

📈 Visual BMI Indicator

The calculator also provides a dynamic BMI bar that visually shows where your BMI falls across the following categories: