body weight
What scales measure
Body weight is the mass of a person's body, typically measured in pounds or kilograms.
The term appears in fitness and medical contexts: She lost ten pounds of body weight, body weight exercises (movements using only one's own weight for resistance, like push-ups or squats).
In dosing medication, body weight determines appropriate amounts.
Measure of relative size
- poundsMass measurement units
- kilogramsMetric mass units
- massQuantity of matter
- weigh-inOfficial mass verification
grams · ounces · stones · metric · imperial · BMI · baseline · fluctuation
Weight-to-height ratio
- obesityExcess body fat condition
- metabolismCellular nutrient conversion
- caloriesMeasures of food energy
- nutritionBodily use of food
diet · wellness · lifestyle · cholesterol · glucose · insulin · cardiovascular · energy
scale
Measure of relative size
weigh-in · grams · ounces · stones · metric · imperial · BMI · baseline · fluctuation · tracking
BMI
Weight-to-height ratio
- obesityExcess body fat condition
- metabolismCellular nutrient conversion
- caloriesMeasures of food energy
nutrition · diet · wellness · lifestyle · cholesterol · glucose · insulin · cardiovascular · energy · balance
slim
Thin or meager
skinny · petite · svelte · slight · willowy · lithe · gaunt · wispy · waiflike
exercise
Activity for fitness
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
- calisthenicsEquipment-free resistance exercises
- workoutStructured physical exercise
strength · muscle · cardio · reps · sets · routine · lifting · toning · pushups · squats
obese
Extremely overweight, unhealthily so
stocky · thickset · husky · chunky · portly · heavyset · bulky · brawny · burly · solid
- weighingscales, scale, mass, grams, kilograms
- self-trackinghabit tracker, journaling, activity tracker, fitness tracker, sleep tracker
- fitnessfitness, exercise, gym, workout, running
- weightpound, pounds, kilogram, kilograms, gram
- weight & masskilogram, pound, ounce, gram, ton
- youth fitnesssafe lifting, proper form, core work, push-ups, pushups
body weightheight
Vertical extent upward
stature · body length · body composition · body mass index · body temperature
body weightweightlessness
Absence of apparent mass
zero gravity · incorporeality · disembodiment · immateriality · buoyancy
body weightlightness
Minimal weight or gravity
featherweight · weightlessness · skin and bones · underweight · emaciation