What Is a Good Height for a Man?

Learn about ideal heights for men by body weight and according to general surveys

The average height for males is 5'8" or 177 cm. Factors that may influence your height include the following:

DNA: Your genetic make-up influences your height, growth plates, and hormones.

Hormones: Your pituitary gland produces growth hormones, and your thyroid gland produces thyroid hormones, all of which direct growth plates to make new bones.

Sex: Males are normally taller than females. However, girls have a growth spurt far sooner than males, usually about the age of 12.5 years.

Surveys of women on their height preferences for the opposite sex confirm that women generally tend to prefer taller men. However, height preferences vary greatly from person to person.

Average man

• Prefers women who are about 5’6”
• Considers 4’11” or shorter too short and 6’0” or taller too tall

Average woman

• Prefers men who are about 5’11”
• Considers 5’4” or shorter is too short and over 6’3” is too tall

Ideal mates

• Women of about 5’7” and shorter consider the ideal height of a man to be 5’11”
• Women taller than 5’8” consider the ideal male height to be taller than 6’1”

Many people do not have a height preference, however, and feel that there is no such thing as being too short or too tall. 

1. Forward bend

• Stand upright with your arms straight up.
• Without bending your knees, gently lower your hands until they touch your toes.
• Hold this position for 30 seconds.
• Repeat 10 times a day.

2. Bar hanging

• Use a solid, powerful bar 7 feet above the ground. 
• Stand straight with your arms straight up and hang from the bar, using your upper body muscles.
• Hold this position for 20 seconds.
• Repeat 3-4 times a day.

3. Cobra stretch

• Lay down on your stomach, with your legs extended. 
• Take a deep breath and lift your chest and abdomen, putting your weight on your palms.
• Stay in this position for 30 seconds before slowly exhaling. 
• Do this 4-5 times a day.

4. Wall stretch

• Begin by facing a wall and placing your hands flat on it.
• Place your right leg forward with your heel flat and knees slightly bent.
• Next, extend your left leg as far back as possible and rest against the wall
• Each stretch should last between 15-30 seconds.