Waist to Hip Ratio Measurements

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How to Take Your Waist to Hip Ratio Measurements

 

  One of the fitness measurement that looks at your overall health in terms of body composition is your waist to hip ratio. In order to calculate this measurement you should measure the circumference of the widest part of your waist and the widest part of your hips (around your glutes). You can either use a soft measuring tape or a piece of string (you can then measure the length of the string against a yard stick or hard tape measure).

After you get both numbers you will divide your waist measurement by your hip measurement. Ideally, men should be below .95 and women should fall under .8. Any number higher than that puts you at risk for type 2 diabetes, certain types of cancer, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, gallstones, and other health risks. Just like with the BMI and body fat percentage assessments finding out your waist to hip ratio will give you a great baseline statistic that you can then improve upon.

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