BMI Estimate of Body Fat

This calculator uses your BMI (Body Mass Index) to estimate the percentage of your body fat. It isn’t highly accurate because it cannot distinguish a person who is very athletic from a couch potato, but still, it isn’t bad. The accuracy is supposed to be within 4.5% of the actual body fat value.


Interpreting the BMI:

BMI Classification
18.5 or lessUnderweight
18.5 to less than 25Normal Weight
25 to less than 30Overweight
30 to less than 35Mildly Obese
35 to less than 40Obese
40 or greaterMorbidly Obese
 

Interpreting the body fat estimate:

ClassificationBody Fat %
Athletes6–13%
Fit14–17%
Average18–24%
Obese25%+