Measure waist and hips

Find your actual waist size. Getting an Accurate Hip Measurement 1.

Find your actual waist size.

Measure waist and hips. To measure it yourself. Stand up straight and breathe out. Use a tape measure to check the distance around the smallest part of your waist just.

Then measure the distance around the largest part of your hips the widest part of your buttocks. This is your hip. Calculate your WHR by dividing.

To do so press your fingers into your right side just above your hips and below your ribcage. Push along to the left until you feel a curve. This indicates your natural waist.

Starting from this area wrap your tape measure around the circumference of your waist. Follow these steps to determine your waist-to-hip ratio. Using a tape measure measure the circumference of your hips.

First look in a mirror and identify the widest part of. Using your waist circumference measurement calculate your waist-to-hip ratio by dividing your waist circumference by. A person can measure their waist with a tape measure.

By following simple instructions taking a waistline measurement with a tape measure is easy. Remove or wear thin clothing around the abdomen. Getting an Accurate Hip Measurement 1.

Find a full-length body mirror. Although the hips are easier to measure by yourself than other areas of the body a. Take off your clothes.

Remove your outer garments such as your pants and shirt. You can leave on thin underwear and. Place your feet.

Your hip measurement should include your buttocks and hips. Hold the start of the tape measure on one hip wrap it around your buttocks and around your other hip and then back to where you started. Ensure the tape is held snugly around your skin but resist the temptation to pull it too tightly.

Make sure the tape is level and not twisted. How to measure your waist Find the bottom of your ribs and the top of your hips. Place a tape measure around your middle at a point halfway between them just above the belly button.

Make sure its pulled tight but isnt digging into your skin. Taking the Measurement 1. Remove or raise clothing.

To get an accurate measurement you need to ensure that the tape measure is resting against. Use your fingers to find the top of your hips and the base of your rib cage. Your waist is the soft.

Wrap the measuring tape. Printer paper measures exactly 85 by 11 inches 22 by 28 cm. Tape the edges of the paper together to form a circle around your waist then measure the number of papers you used by either 85 inches 22 cm if you used the short side or 11 inches 28 cm if you used the long side to get your approximate waist measurement.

To measure your waist. Find the bottom of your ribs and the top of your hips wrap a tape measure around your waist midway between these points breathe out naturally before taking the measurement. How to properly take chest waist and hip measurementsBustChest size inches.

Measure around the fullest part of your chest keeping the tape measure para. Take off or remove clothing. In order to obtain accurate measurement results you must take off any clothing around.

Find your actual waist size. Use your fingers to find the top of your hips and the bottom of rib cage. Stand upright and exhale.

Measuring your hips and waist In order to get optimum readings for your waist and hip measurements measure the circumference of your hips at the widest point of your buttocks. For your hips measure your waist which should be just above your belly button. You may also be interested in the BMI calculator.

To measure your hips first locate your hip boneHip is measured by wrapping the measuring tape around the fullest part of your hip below your hip bone. You would know very well where your buttocks protrude out the most. That is where you should hold your tape for measuring the hip.

Use a tape measure to check the distance around the smallest part of your waist just above your belly button. This is your waist circumference. Then measure the distance around the largest part of your hips the widest part of your buttocks.

This is your hip circumference. Hip measurement place your tape measure on your hips around the widest part of your buttocks. Divide your waist circumference by your hip circumference using a calculator to find out your waist-to-hip ratio.

A healthy ratio for women is 085 or less and a healthy ratio for men is 09 or less. To calculate your WHR you simply need to measure your waist and your hips using a tape measure or a length of string and a ruler and then perform a simple calculation or use our calculator at the top of the page. In order to get an accurate figure it is important to make sure you take your measurements in the right place.