Procedures
- Girths should be made on the right side of the body
- Tension regulated fiberglass or metal tape
- Perpendicular to the long axis of the segment
- Repeat measurements
- ACSM: 2-3 measurements, record average of measurements within 1 cm
- ExRx.net: record mode (reproducible measurements)
Measurements (ACSM)
- Abdomen
- level of umbilicus
- Waist
- narrowest part of waist above umbilicus and below xiphoid process
- Hip
- maximal girth of hip, or buttocks
- Above gluteal fold
- Thigh
- maximal girth of thigh
- below gluteal fold
- legs slightly apart
- Calf
- maximum girth between knee and ankle joint
- Arm
- arm in anatomical position
- midway between acromion and olecranon processes
- Forearm
- maximum girth of forearm
- arm hanging downward and slightly away from trunk
- palms facing forward
Other Measurements
- Chest
- Upper Chest
- around upper lats, below armpits
- Lower Chest
- at nipple level
- Upper Chest
- Neck
- Largest girth below Adam's apple
- Perpendicular to axis of neck
- Shoulder
- maximum girth around both deltoid muscles and upper torso
- Arm (Max Girth)
- arm held freely to the side of the body
- maximum girth below deltoid
- Mid Thigh
- midway between the proximal border of the patella (upper knee) and the intersection of the inguinal crease and anterior midline of the thigh
Bony Structures
- Wrist
- elbow flexed
- distal to styloid processes of radius and ulna
- Ankle
- minimum girth
- proximal to malleoli
- Knee
- midpatellar level