Place your feet. You cant actually calculate your body mass index or bmi using your waist and hip measurements. Triangle aka pear hips wider than bust defined bust but not waist proportionately slim arms and shoulders weight. Although the hips are easier to measure by yourself than other areas of the body a. The 5 main female body types are as follows. These two measurements are used to calculate your waist to hip ratio or whr which can be helpful for determining whether youre carrying your weight in a healthy way.
Rectangle a rectangle is a woman whose body shape means having waist measurements that are less than 9 inches smaller. It is not the widest part of the body as most people generally think of a hipthe hip is measured at 7 8 inches from the waist which is the narrowest part of your torso. Remove your outer garments such as your pants and shirt. Xxyyzz in inches or centimeters. You can use both centimeters and inches to record the measurement since our body type calculator supports both with a flip of a switch. Accuracy to the nearest half inch or within 1 cm should be sufficient.
Some have a protruding tummy which makes this portion the widest part of their body some thicker thighs. Take off your clothes. Find a full length body mirror. You can leave on thin underwear and. Usually rendered as three sizes. Getting an accurate hip measurement 1.
In human body measurement the three sizes are the circumferences of the bust waist and hips. Where is your hip. Measure your hips at the widest point below your waist while keeping your feet together for an accurate measurement. The three sizes are used mostly in fashion and almost exclusively in reference to women who compared to men are more likely to have a narrow waist relative to bust and hips.