Sometimes you need to measure your volumes in order to choose the right clothes, build a pattern, or just make sure that the diet is effective. To do this, you need a measuring tape.
Instructions
Step 1
First you need to measure your height. To do this, you need to take off your shoes and lean your back against the wall. With a pencil, a mark is made opposite the crown. The length from her to the floor is the height.
Step 2
To measure the girth of the neck, a centimeter tape is applied to the base of the neck and closed.
Step 3
The girth of the chest corresponds to the length of the tape applied parallel to the floor at the highest points. For correct measurement, you need to exhale.
Step 4
The girth under the bust is measured in the same way, only the tape is located under the bust.
Step 5
To determine the waist circumference, a measuring tape is applied around the narrowest point. If it is difficult to do this with a large build, then determine the place of the waist as follows. They find the protrusions of the hip bones in front of the figure and rest against them with their little fingers. And extended index fingers will point to the waistline. Measure your waist as you exhale without protruding your belly.
Step 6
The line along which the volume of the abdomen is measured is 3 cm below the navel, the tape is not tightened, and the abdomen is not protruded.
Step 7
To find out your hip volume, you need to grab your torso at the level of the most prominent points of the buttocks, taking into account the stomach.
Step 8
The volume of the thigh (thigh) is measured as follows. The leg is bent at an angle of 90 degrees, rests on a chair. Apply the measuring tape in a circular manner 5-7 cm below the groin, relax the leg.
Step 9
The line used to measure the volume of the calf muscle is at the widest point between the knee and ankle. During the measurement, you need to take a standing position, relax.
Step 10
The volume of the wrist can be found by tightly grasping the arm with a measuring tape just behind the wrist.
