The quickest and easiest way to check weather you're overweight is by using hip to waist ratio. Check to see you risk, are you high or low? This is a way which you can get a very good indication of weather your overweight or underweight. The only equipment you need for making this measurement,

• Tape measure

It takes ten seconds to complete this test. If your over 88 cm for females or 102 cm for males your almost certainly overweight. Use this chart to make the measurements.

    Otherwise place your high and weight into the BMI calculator below for a faster reading,