Body measurements Info

When measuring your waist exhale and measure before inhaling again. Measure at the fullest point of your bust with a soft measuring tape. What body parts to measure bicep upper arm left and right calf left and right chest forearm left and right hips neck shoulders thigh left and right waist. Make sure that the tape is not too tight by breathing in and out. Neck measure around the smallest part of your neck. First decide which areas of your body you plan to measure regularly.

Find or buy a non elastic tape measure which will conform best to your body and provide the most accurate measurements. Chest lift up your arms wrap the tape measure around. Our body shape calculator needs four measurements to accurately determine your body type. Place the measuring tape about a 12 inch above your belly button at the narrowest part of your waist to measure around your torso. You can use the measurements you took for the body fat calculator. Common areas include waist hips chest thighs and arms.

Take a circumference measurement at each of these spots and write it down. Arms measure around the largest part of your arms. Neck for most people this is the thing that connects your body to your head. Shoulders both arms down at your side at the widest point from shoulder to shoulder. Here are the body parts you should always measure and how to measure them properly. Chest measure around the fullest part of your bust under your armpits and around your shoulder blades.