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WORKOUTGUIDELINES
GoodHealthisanExerciseinCommonSense
Inthestudytitled,“TheSurgeonGeneral’sCallToActionToPreventandDecreaseOverweightandObesity”,thesurgeon
generalindicatesthat61%ofAmericanadultsareeitheroverweightorobese.Thestudyindicatesthatbeingoverweight
increasestheriskofhealthproblems,
suchasheartdisease,certaintypesofcancer,aswellasType‐2diabetesamongother
afflictions.
BodyMassIndex;BMI=(weight(lb)$height²(in))x703
WeightinPounds
120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 210 220 230 240 250
4'6
29 31 34 36 39 41 43 46 48 51 53 56 58 60
HeightinFeetandInches
4'8 27 29 31 34 36 38 40 43 45 47 49 52 54 56
4'10 25 27 29 31 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52
5'0 23 25 27 29 31 33 35 37 39 41 43 45 47 49
HealthyWeight
5'2 22 24 26 27 29 31 33 35 37 38 40 42 44 46
5'4 21 22 24 26 28 29 31 33 34 36 38 40 41 43
Overweight
5'6 19 21 23 24 26 27 29 31 32 34 36 37 39 40
5'8 18 20 21 23 24 26 27 29 30 32 34 35 37 38
Obese
5'10 17 19 20 22 23 24 26 27 29 30 32 33 35 36
6'0 16 18 19 20 22 23 24 26 27 28 30 31 33 34
6'2 15 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 30 31 32
6'4 15 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 30
6'6 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 27 28 29
6'8 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 28
Note:Chartappliestoadultsaged20yearsandolder