Body measurements Info

For females the formula is body fat 163205 x log10waist hip neck 97684 x log10height 78387. Chapter 1 introduction 11. For women the formula is 4. Meet army body composition standards as prescribed. The department of defense formula to compute body fat percentage is somewhat complicated. Female tape measurement illustration page 29 glossary ar 6009 28 june 2013 iii.

For males the formula is body fat 86010 x log10abdomen neck 70041 x log10height 3676. The calculators calculations are based on the circumference method developed by the military us. This navyarmy body fat calculator will help you to calculate your body fat percentage using only a tape measure. For men the formula is 3. Body mass index is defined as body weight in kilograms divided by the height in meters squared. According to the official army weight control program members of the united states army are encouraged to achieve the more stringent department of defense goal which is 18 percent body fat for males and 25 percent body fat for females however the armys tape test body fat standards accept individuals with a wider range of body fat percentages.

However the military tape test is a circumference measurement around the waist belly button and the neck and placed into an algorithm chart to produce a percentage of body fat. Army for estimating the percent of body fat. Bmi bw h squared. All measurements are in inches. 163205 x log 10 waist hip neck 97684 x log 10 height 78387. 8601 x log 10 waist neck 70041 x log 10 height 3676.