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

Suprailiac measurement

Protocol

1. With the subject standing relaxed, arms down at the sides, grasp the skinfold at the side of the waist, just above the iliac crest.

2. Apply the calipers, release the spring handle fully and record the skinfold thickness to the nearest 1 mm when the drift of the scale has ceased.

NOTE: Repeat each measurement and if there is a variation of more than 1mm noted, a third reading should be taken and the average of the closest pair recorded.