This body shape typically presented as the ideal describes a person with hip and bust measurements nearly equal in size with a narrower waist measurement. Use the tape to circle your waist sort of like a belt would at your natural waistline which is located above your belly button and below your rib cage.
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Your body measurement. Place one end of the tape measure at the fullest part of your bust wrap it around under your armpits around your shoulder blades and back to the front to get the measurement. Chest measure directly under your breasts or pecs as high up as you can waist measure at the most narrow point typically around the navel hips measure around the widest part of the hiphipbones. The measuring tape you bring around your waist should sit tightly but it shouldnt dig into your skin. A textbook of body measurement for sports and health courses unsw press 1996. Determining your waist to height ratio and associated health risks coffee break. You measure your hips it the widest point below your waist.
You can put an elastic band around the waist to mark the correct placement. Make sure that the tape is not too tight by breathing in and out. It helps to bend side to side to identify exactly where to measure. Remember to remove your clothing and to keep your feet together so that the measurement is. B waist measure the waist where the body bends. Measure all around the body total circumference.
This body shape describes a person who has hip measurements greater than their bust measurements. Dont pull your stomach in either. If you are short on time and just want to take a quick measurement of your body focus on the following areas. Your waist is the narrowest part of your torso. Measure at the fullest point of your bust with a soft measuring tape. Measure the circumference of your waist.
Hourglass x shape triangles opposing or facing inwards. Measure the circumference of your chest.
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