Anthropometrical Tests

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Height
3. Weight
4. Body Mass Index (BMI)
5. Waist-to-hip Ratio
6. Limb Circumference
7. Blood Pressure
8. Heart Rate at Rest
9. Lung Function
10. Lung Capacity/Volume
11. Body Composition
    1. Test Protocol when using Skinfold Calipers
    2. Tricep measurement
    3. Bicep measurement
    4. Subscapula measurement
    5. Suprailiac measurement
    6. How to calculate body fat percentage.
    7. National Norms
    8. Interpretation of results
12. Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA)
13. Omron Body Fat Measurement

Tricep measurement

Protocol

1. On the back of the arm, grasp the skinfold with thumb and index finger and palpate tissue, lifting the skinfold directly away from the arm.

2. Apply the caliper jaws to the site.

3. Release the spring handle and read the measurement to the nearest 1mm after the full pressure of the caliper jaws has been applied and the drift of the scales has ceased.