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Body Type Calculator Instructions

body frame calculatorDetermine your frame size using the body frame size calculator. First select your gender. Then enter either your wrist size or elbow breadth. Lastly, enter your height in metres or feet and click calculate.
Determine your wrist size by measuring your wrist just below your wrist bone with a tape measure. This is the smallest point of the wrist.
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body type calculatorTo determine your elbow breath extend your arm forward such that it is horizontal and parallel to the ground. Then bend your elbow such that your forearm is at a 90º angle to the ground. Place your forefinger and thumb of your other hand on either side of your elbow joint. Then use your forefinger and thumb as a gauge to determine your elbow breadth by measuring the gap between them with a ruler.
Gender
Wrist size
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Elbow breadth
   
Height (metres) metres
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  inches
Height (feet) feet inches
         
 
Frame Size:
Determining your frame size will help you set realistic weight loss goals (use the ideal weight calculator, which takes your frame size into account). We do not all have the same size of frame; some people have a smaller and lighter frame, while others will possess a heavier build. As such, if you have a large frame size you cannot expect to weigh the same as someone with a small frame. Furthermore, frame size often corresponds with body type. Those with a:
Rating scales such as the body mass index, do not take the size of your frame into account, which means that is lacks accuracy in determining whether or not you fall within a healthy weight range. For example, a mesomorph tends to be medium or large framed and also carries a good amount of muscle mass. You can't compare this persons weight when in shape with an out-of-shape ectomorph whose skeleton is slight and at the best of times carries little muscle mass.
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