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Women Men: Measurement How To Measure

This document contains information for calculating body fat percentage for a 26-year-old man and woman based on measurements of their waist, hips, thigh, calf, forearm, and wrist. It provides the measurement values for each individual, instructions for how to measure each body part, formulas for calculating body fat percentage that depend on age and sex, and a lookup table of age-dependent constants needed for the formulas.

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Women Men: Measurement How To Measure

This document contains information for calculating body fat percentage for a 26-year-old man and woman based on measurements of their waist, hips, thigh, calf, forearm, and wrist. It provides the measurement values for each individual, instructions for how to measure each body part, formulas for calculating body fat percentage that depend on age and sex, and a lookup table of age-dependent constants needed for the formulas.

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name

Omar Alomair

Women

Men

Age
Hips
Thigh
Calf
Wrist

Age
Waist
Hips
Forearm
Wrist

Body Fat %

Body Fat %

26
36
38
12
6.5
12.5

formula for Women 30 years old or younger


0

formula for Men 30 years old


12.5

formula for Women over 30 years old


0

Men over 30 years old


16.1

Measurement How to measure


Age in years
Sex use 2 for "Male" or 3 for "Female"
Waist
Hips
Thigh
Calf
Forearm
Wrist

stand up straight, dont suck in, measure the greatest circumference


with feet about 4 inches apart, measure the greatest circumference between w
with feet about 12 inches apart, measure the widest circumference of the thig
with weight evenly on both feet, measure the greatest circumference of the ca
with fist clenched, measure the greatest circumference of the forearm on your
while the wrist is straight, measure the circumference at the point where the w

ula for Men 30 years old or younger

over 30 years old

circumference
rcumference between waist and knees
rcumference of the thigh on your dominant leg
circumference of the calf on your dominant leg
of the forearm on your dominant arm
at the point where the wrist bends

name

Omar Alomair

Measurement

Input data Who


Age
26 (both)
Sex
2 (both)

Waist
Hips
Thigh
Calf
Forearm
Wrist

36
(Men)
38 (both)
(Women)
(Women)
12
(Men)
6.5 (both)

% Body Fat

How to measure
in years
use 2 for "Male"
or 3 for
"Female"
where:
2=
Male

stand up straight, dont suck in, measure the gr


with feet about 4 inches apart, measure the gre
with feet about 12 inches apart, measure the w
with weight evenly on both feet, measure the g
with fist clenched, measure the greatest circum
while the wrist is straight, measure the circumfe
12.5

3 = Female
nt suck in, measure the greatest circumference
es apart, measure the greatest circumference between waist and knees
hes apart, measure the widest circumference of the thigh on your dominant leg
n both feet, measure the greatest circumference of the calf on your dominant leg
easure the greatest circumference of the forearm on your dominant arm
ght, measure the circumference at the point where the wrist bends

lookup table for age-dependent constants


age
men
women
0
3.0
0.8
31
2.7
1.0
12.5
31.5

pendent constants

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