Height   cm Weight   kg

Height 188 weight 53

What is the ideal weight for 188 cm tall male or female? Is it normal to weigh 53 kg for this height? Body Mass Index (BMI) will answer these questions. If BMI value is within the range 18.5 – 24.99 (for any height), then the weight is withing normal limits.
For the height 1.88 meters (188 cm) and for the weight 53 kilograms:
Result:Significant lack of weight.
BMI:15
Normal weight limits:65 - 88 kg.
What to do?Gain 12 kg.
How to calculate BMI and weight ranges on your own?
  • BMI formula: weight / height2
    - where the height value is in meters (not in centimeters), for example 1.71 (not 171).
    - Multiplication first, then division!
  • For example, if the height is 179 cm and the weight is 73 kg, then BMI = 73 / 1.79 * 1.79 = 22.78. BMI within normal values.



Check yourself. The Height and weight combinations below are normal or not?