1.4A Puberty Height & Weight :

During puberty, the growth rate accelerates. Height of girls may grow at an average of 2 to3 inches per year, while boys will grow at an average of 3 to 3.5 inches per year during the growth spurt.

Physical growth of all body parts is not always uniform. Limbs tend to grow before the trunk of the body, and the chin or nose may grow before the rest of the face.

There is a wide variation in the ages at which these events begin to occur for individual girls and boys.

Weight may also increases to noticeable level. girls will put on extra weight on their buttocks, thighs and breast as well as body shape attain more curves by the time groth spurt is in last stage.

Heredity also palys a role in individual's height and weight.