The most common way to determine 5’ 10″ ideal weight is to look it up on a BMI chart, but some tables do not include 5 foot 10 inchs.
A healthy BMI for someone 5′ 10” is between 129 pounds and 174 pounds. The BMI does not give different ideal weights for men and women.
BMI is currently what is used by the cdc and other health related agencies
Other formulas for choosing ideal weight are:
Ideal Weight for Women 5’ 10″
Metropolitan Insurance – (small frame 132 – 145 pounds) (medium frame 142 – 156) (large frame 152– 173)*
Robinson Formula - 145 pounds is ideal weight for a woman
Devine Formula - 151 pounds is ideal weight for a woman
Miller Formula – 147 pounds is the ideal weight .
Ideal Weight for Men 5’ 10″
Metropolitan Insurance – (small frame 144 – 154 pounds) (medium frame 151– 163) (large frame 158 – 180)*
Robinson Formula – 156 pouns is the ideal weight for men
Devine Formual – 161 pounds is the ideal weight for men
Miller Formula – 155 pounds is the ideal weight for men
* Weight in pounds, based on ages 25-59 with the lowest mortality rate
(indoor clothing weighing 3 pounds and shoes with 1″ heels) Metropolitan Insurance 1943