How to take measurements. To learn your body shape grab a tape measure and enter these measurements in the below calculator.
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Use measurements to determine body shape. Hourglass pear rectangle and inverted triangle. Rank your bust hip and waist measurements from largest to smallest to help you visualize the shape of your body. This body shape describes a person who typically has waist measurements that are less than 9 inches smaller than the hip or bust measurements. To use the calculator and figure out your body shape just choose whether you would like to enter your measurements in metric or imperial type in your hips waist and bust measurements and click calculate. Pear spoon bell or triangle this body shape describes a person who has hip measurements greater than their bust measurements. Our body shape calculator uses the measurements of your hips waist and bust to determine your body shape.
To measure your shoulder. In order to use the calculator you will need to prepare three measurements. Instead of looking at yourself in the mirror or trying to superimpose photos of yours with fruit and geometrical shapes and wondering are you an hourglass are you a pear etc. You can use the measurements you took for the body fat calculator. Bust waist and hip also known as bwh. Our body shape calculator needs four measurements to accurately determine your body type.
Start with your shoulder and bust which will help you to determine how large your upper body is. Youll notice the equations below allow you to use your bust or shoulder measurements interchangeably. Use a measuring tape and use them to determine which areas of your body are the widest and thinnest. Hourglass x shape triangles opposing or facing inwards. Given measurements for your bust waist and hip circumferences it will tell you what kind of body type you have among the four main ones. Now that you have your measurements youll use those numbers to determine your body shape.
Make sure that the tape is not too tight by breathing in and out. Doing this accounts for those who have especially big or small busts or especially narrow or broad shoulders. You can use it either in the english tab or in the metric tab depending on which one you prefer. There are 8 female body shapes calculate yours now with the original 3 measurement body type calculator. Measure at the fullest point of your bust with a soft measuring tape. However if the difference between 2 measurements is 1 in 25 cm or less consider them equal.
What does the body shape calculator do. You can take those three measures and use our body shape calculator to learn your. Compare the 3 measurements to determine which is the largest and smallest.