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If you want to check what sort of shape you're in, the Body Mass Index (BMI) Calculator is a useful guide. It will tell you if you're a healthy weight for your height. Just enter your height and weight in the BMI Calculator, click on Imperial or Metric, then click to calculate.

But remember this information is only a guide and it's aimed at healthy adults. It isn't suitable for children, young people or older people.

Also, if you have well-developed muscles, you may find that you will fall into the category of overweight on the Body Mass Index calculator (and the 'Are you the right weight for your height?' chart), when in fact you may have a healthy body shape and very little fat. If you think this is the case, have a look at the Your body shape section to help you find out.

Whatever the results show, the most important thing to remember is that you need to make sure you're eating a healthy balanced diet and keeping physically active.

When you've calculated your BMI, check out the information on your category below.

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