Scenario 1
Male, 175cm
Healthy BMI range: 56.5–76.3 kg. Hamwi ideal: 75.3 kg.
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Ideal Weight Calculator
Find your ideal weight range — so you have a realistic target to work toward.
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Healthy weight max
76
Hamwi ideal weight
72
Quick answer
What is ideal body weight?
Ideal weight ranges vary by formula. A common approach is BMI 18.5–24.9 for your height. For a 175cm person, that's 56.5–76.3 kg.
How it works
From inputs to result in four steps
A quick walkthrough of what this calculator does behind the scenes.
- 1
Enter your height in cm.
- 2
Enter 1 (male) or 0 (female) for the Hamwi formula.
- 3
See healthy weight range and ideal target.
Formula
The math behind the number
No black box — here's exactly how the result is computed.
Formula
Healthy BMI range: 18.5–24.9
Min weight = 18.5 × height_m²
Max weight = 24.9 × height_m²
Hamwi (men): 48 + 2.7 × (height_inches − 60)
Hamwi (women): 45.5 + 2.2 × (height_inches − 60)Examples
Real-world scenarios
See how the numbers play out for typical use cases.
Scenario 2
Female, 163cm
Healthy BMI range: 49.2–66.3 kg. Hamwi ideal: 55.8 kg.
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