What celebrity has the same BMI as you?

by Chris Sparling (Subscribe to Chris Sparling's posts)
Sep 9th 2008 3:00PM

Categories: Fitness, Celebs & Entertainment

Body Mass Index, or BMI, is used to determine if you're a healthy weight or overweight and at greater risk of developing certain health issues.

More or less, the way it breaks down is like this:

BMI 19-25; healthy
BMI 25-30; overweight
BMI above 30: obese

There's a simple calculation you can do to figure out your BMI, but frankly, who has time for math these days. So, to keep it quick and fun, you can use this resource link from iLookLikeFit.com to not only determine what your BMI is, but to also learn what celebrity shares the same Body Mass Index as you. For example, a woman that's 5'4" and weighs 140 pounds has a BMI of 24, similar to that of former "Friends" star Courtney Cox.

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melissa 9-09-2008 @ 6:25PM

Chris, I have to be honest. I don't like your celebrity comparison of BMI...

Call me conceited, but I have a BMI of 25 and I work out 5 days a week and am tone and in-shape...and I really don't want to be told that my celebrity equal, as far as BMI, is Oprah or Queen Latifah...but that's just me.

Unknown 9-09-2008 @ 8:47PM

Hi Melissa,

Thanks for your comment. To your point, the celebrity BMI comparison was mostly for fun -- not something that can be taken completely seriously.

And, as you probably know, what BMI doesn't take into account is muscle mass. So, it's entirely possible that because you work out as often as you do, you have a higher BMI, even though you are much more fit than that number would indicate.

Keep up the great work in the gym!!

--Chris