Welcome to our
Resource & News Page
We would like to keep you informed about general health and wellbeing information as it comes to hand.
Please find below a range of useful health and wellbeing resources that you can use and tell others about.
"Live Lighter" - a national campaign to assist us with eduation about healthy weight and obesity. Please go to the link below for useful information on this topic.
Did you know that excess fat puts you at risk for chronic health diseases and organ damage?
Body Mass Index (BMI) Tool
To work out your BMI simply:
divide your weight in kilograms (kg) by your height in metres (m)
then divide the answer by your height again to get your BMI
If you weigh 65kg and you're 1.65m tall, divide 65 by 1.65. The answer is 39.
Then divide 39 by 1.65. The answer is 23.8. This is your BMI.
Classification BMI (KG/M2) Health Consequences
Underweight <18.50 Low
Normal (Healthy) Range 18.50 - 24.99 Average
Overweight 25 25>
Pre-Obese 25 - 29.99 Increased
Obese Class 1 30 - 34.99 Moderate
Obese Class 2 35 - 39.99 Severe
Obese Class 3 40> Very severe
What is a BMI?
A BMI is an abbreviation for Body Mass Index. This is a measurement tool used to estimate your total amount of body fat. Your BMI reading is used to ascertain your level of health risk on the scale above.