Then the average waist size was 374 inches. Waist hip ratio whr is defined as the ratio of waist circumference to hip circumference. What is my body shape. Wrap the measuring tape. This risk goes up with a waist size that is greater than 35 inches for women or greater than 40 inches for men. Take a waist measurement for the waist measurement youll need a flexible measuring tape such as this one from amazon.
How to take measurements. If most of your fat is around your waist rather than at your hips youre at a higher risk for heart disease and type 2 diabetes. Measure the circumference of your chest. Woman is 636 inches or 5 feet 3 inches. Make sure that the tape is not too tight by. Your tape should stretch around the body at the level of the top of the left and right ileum on the hip.
Use your fingers to find the top of your hips and the base of your rib cage. The measuring tape you bring around your waist should sit. To get an accurate measurement you need to ensure that the tape measure is resting against. Measure at the fullest point of your bust with a soft measuring tape. Remove or raise clothing. You measure your hips it the.
Your waist is the soft. Use the tape to circle. By comparison the average height of a us. Taking the measurement 1. Measure the circumference of your waist. Bmi body mass index which is based on the height and weight of a person is an inaccurate measure of body fat content and does not take into account muscle mass bone density overall body.
The average weight for women is around 170. According to the whos data gathering protocol the waist circumference should be measured at the midpoint between the last palpable rib and the top of the iliac crest using a stretchresistant tape. Place one end of the tape measure at the fullest part of your bust wrap. Your waist is the narrowest part of your torso. Check out the easy to follow instructions for getting accurate measurements for each body part below. Practically the measurements are usually taken at the smallest circumference of the natural waist usually just above the belly button.