Body Fat %: Body Girth Analysis

Purpose: Estimate of body fat % commonly used by the United States Armed Forces.

Equipment: Tape measure.

Procedure (Male):

• Waist: one inch above the navel or smallest circumference below the rib cage after complete expiration. 
• Neck: circumference around the neck at a point below the larynx and perpendicular to the long axis of the neck. 

Procedure (Female):

• Waist: one inch above the navel or smallest circumference below the rib cage after complete expiration. 
• Neck: circumference around the neck at a point below the larynx and perpendicular to the long axis of the neck. 
• Hip: largest circumference around the gluteal muscles with subjects heels together.