Measuring your wrist with your fingers. Wrap your thumb and middle finger around the smallest part of your wrist.
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Body frame size wrist measurement. If youd rather measure your elbow to figure out your frame size bend your arm at a 90 degree angle so your forearm is perpendicular to the ground. If they overlap you are small framed. If they touch you are medium framed. Use a measuring tape to measure the circumference of your wrist the smallest part just above the bone. If you are a woman shorter than 5 feet 2 inches you have a small frame if you have a wrist size less than. To measure your frame size with your wrist wrap a tape measure snugly around your wrist and write down the measurement.
To determine the body frame size measure the wrist with a tape measure and use the following chart to determine whether the person is small medium or large boned. 3 place the forefinger and thumb of your other hand on either side of your elbow joint. Then check the chart below. Height under 52 small wrist size less than 55 medium wrist size 55 to 575 large wrist size over 575 height 52 to 5 5. Still its a quick way to find out why some people have trouble shaving their weight. For men a wrist size of 5 12 to 6 12 inches indicates a small frame while a measurement over 7 12 inches is typically of a larger bone structure.
2 bend your elbow so your forearm is at 90º to the ground. Wrist measurement with fingers. To determine the body frame size measure the wrist with a tape measure and use the following chart to determine if you are small medium or large boned. The theory is that calculating the wrists circumference in relation to height determines what kind of body frame one has. Your wrist circumference between the hand and the prominent wrist bone. Your calculated frame size small medium or large.
Body frame size is determined by a persons wrist circumference in relation to his height. 1 extend your arm forward so that it is horizontal and parallel to the ground. Analyze your wrist size to determine whether you have a small medium or large frame size. For men a wrist size measuring 55 to 64 inches is considered small framed 65 to 75 is a medium frame and greater than 75 inches is a large frame size. This is less accurate. Medium height more than 5 ft 5 in and wrist between 625 in and 65 in.
If you are female your frame size will depend upon both your wrist measurement and your height. Height and frame size are used to determine your ideal weight range. But since most people have a combination of the three body types wrist measurements provide a rough estimate at best. Use the instructions below to achieve a proper measurement.