A textbook of body measurement for sports and health courses unsw press 1996. Notebook and penpencil or body chart to record measurements on.
How To Take Body Measurements For Sewing
Tools for taking body measurement. Chest measuring direct measuring compound measuring shoulder measuring. A decent tape measure. Some temporal thermometers work through rolling the scanner over the forehead calculating the temperature based on the heat detected. Also measure yourself on your bare skin not over clothes. Forehead or temporal thermometers take a temperature reading through an infrared scan of the temporal artery in the forehead. Step 1 use the correct type of tape measure.
Skinfold calipers measure the thickness of your subcutaneous fat the fat underneath the skin at certain body locations. Just stand in front of a mirror so that you can see that you have the tape in the right position. All you need is a tape measure. Ideally you should be measured wearing only your undergarments. While its easiest to have someone else take your measurements it can be done by yourself. You will want to use a soft cloth or flexible plasticrubber tape measure such as is used in sewing.
Some measurements may be taken better when exhaling some when. Determining your waist to height ratio and associated health risks coffee break. Make sure that when you circle your chest waist or hips the tape is level and neither too tight nor too loose. 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. Stand straight tall and breathe normally when taking measurements. However a leotard or close fitting clothing will be fine.
When taking these measurements use a cloth tape measure not a metal one. When taking body measurements you need to use the correct type of tape measure. As tape measures get old they can get stretched so make sure you have a good one available to use. Do not measure yourself wearing jeans sweats or other bulky clothing. Measurements are taken at either 3 or 7 different sites on the body. Do not use a metal measuring tape such as is used in construction it will be inaccurate1 x research sourcestep 2 stand correctly.