Anthropometrical Tests

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Height
3. Weight
4. Body Mass Index (BMI)
5. Waist-to-hip Ratio
6. Limb Circumference
   1. Test Protocol
   2. Limb Circumference cont.
   3. Test Protocol
7. Blood Pressure
8. Heart Rate at Rest
9. Lung Function
10. Lung Capacity/Volume
11. Body Composition
12. Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA)
13. Omron Body Fat Measurement

Test Protocol

Upper arm

1. With the subject's arm flexed at 90 degrees, locate the midpoint between the top of the shoulder and the tip of the elbow.

2. With the arm flexed and tightened, take the girth around the midpoint.

3. When measuring do not wrap the tape too tightly, apply enough pressure that there is a slight indentation in the muscle. The measurement is taken in centimetres.

4. Measure and record the circumference of both arms.