BMI 429341021 Measuring Tape with Stop/Belt Clip, Red/White, 3 m x 16 mm

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This is based on the premise if you can stand with your legs together and see a gap between your thighs–‘a thigh gap’– you're slim.For some it is seen as a desirable shape and something to aim for, but it is not necessarily healthy or normal. The plus side:

People carry fat in different parts of their bodies. Some people carry extra body fat around their middle. This is more of a health risk than carrying weight on your hips and thighs. First, you should consider reducing the number of calories you consume through eating. Our calorie calculator can be used to get an idea of where you need to aim. Persistence and motivation are key, as well as recruiting the help of people around you. A child's BMI is expressed as a "centile" to show how their BMI compares with other children of the same age and sex as a percentage. For accurate readings you need to know where to place the measuring tape. It is only an estimate of body fat. When repeating the measurement, use the same scale, at the same time of day(for example first thing on a morning after urination and before fluids/food). Once per week is usually sufficient frequency.

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Measuring your waist can help reduce your risk of heart and circulatory diseases, as Professor Naveed Sattar tells Senior Cardiac Nurse Emily McGrath. Why does your waist measurement matter?

Many of these diseases can be prevented by having a healthy weight and a healthy lifestyle. This includes eating a well-balanced diet and doing regular physical activity. You will also need to enter your age rounded to the nearest whole year as these are also part of the Army body fat calculation formula as shown below. The new Army tape test The Bod Pod technology is similar to underwater weighing but uses air instead of water. You are weighed before sitting in a small ‘pod’ machine. By measuring how much air is displaced whilst in the ‘pod’, body density is measured from which body fat can be calculated. The plus side: Waist circumference is a better estimate of ‘visceral fat’. This is the dangerous internal fat that coats your organs. The BMI calculation divides an adult's weight in kilograms (kg) by their height in metres (m) squared.For children and young people aged between 2 to 18 years old, the BMI calculator takes into account age and gender as well as height and weight.

For example, a girl on the 75th centile is heavier than 75 out of 100 other girls her age. Next steps Wrap the tape measure under your armpits at the fullest part of your chest. Stand straight and don’t puff out chest These are measurements of excess body fat, not a precise measurement of body composition. For an accurate reading you need to know where to place the measuring tape. Waist circumference is less reliable in overweight and obese people. Waist circumference and disease risk

Always test on the same side. It is recommended to take the average of two measurements at each place. You then put those numbers into an online calculator which will give you your body fat percentage.