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.

measurement

scale

Measure of relative size

weigh-in · grams · ounces · stones · metric · imperial · BMI · baseline · fluctuation · tracking

health

BMI

Weight-to-height ratio

nutrition · diet · wellness · lifestyle · cholesterol · glucose · insulin · cardiovascular · energy · balance

light

slim

Thin or meager

skinny · petite · svelte · slight · willowy · lithe · gaunt · wispy · waiflike

fitness

exercise

Activity for fitness

strength · muscle · cardio · reps · sets · routine · lifting · toning · pushups · squats

heavy

obese

Extremely overweight, unhealthily so

  • corpulentExcessively heavy-bodied
  • stoutHeavy, dark brewed beverage
  • plumpAgreeably fat, well-filled

stocky · thickset · husky · chunky · portly · heavyset · bulky · brawny · burly · solid

Categories
Opposites
physical measurement type

body weightheight

Vertical extent upward

stature · body length · body composition · body mass index · body temperature

presence vs. absence of mass

body weightweightlessness

Absence of apparent mass

zero gravity · incorporeality · disembodiment · immateriality · buoyancy

heaviness spectrum

body weightlightness

Minimal weight or gravity

featherweight · weightlessness · skin and bones · underweight · emaciation

Family

bodyweight

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G