Your bmi is 25 and you are 6ft 3 do you need to lose weight?

from http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/bmicalc.htm :

* Underweight = <18.5 * Normal weight = 18.5-24.9 * Overweight = 25-29.9 * Obesity = BMI of 30 or greater There's also a formula here to calculate BMI yourself:

http://www.whathealth.com/bmi/formula.html And also, muscle will affect BMI calculations, meaning a strong athletic person will probably have a higher BMI, while not actually being overweight.