These ratios are all used to determine whether you are at a healthy weight and body fat percentage or youre overweight. If your waist measurements are about the same as your hip or bust and your shoulders and hips are about the same width you have whats called a banana or rectangle body type. Rectangle a rectangle is a woman whose body shape means having waist measurements that are less than 9 inches smaller. Therefore stand in front of one to get your measurement1 x research sourcestep 2 take off your clothes. Bustwaisthip measurements are a common method of specifying body proportions for the purpose of fitting clothes. Waist hip ratio is sometimes used as an indicator of certain health conditions.
Step 1 find a full length body mirror. You will however find a healthy weight range for each height a healthy waist size range for a given hip size and a healthy waist size range for a specific height. Remove your outer garments such as your pants and shirt. American women aged 20 years and above weigh an average of 1706 pounds lbs according to the centers for disease control and prevention cdcheight wise the average adult female is 5 feet 37. The value is calculated by dividing waist measurement by hip measurement. Xxyyzz in inches or centimeters.
See your 3d body shape from measurements. Although the hips are easier to measure by yourself than other areas of the body a mirror will help you ensure the tape is not twisted or uneven. Studies have shown that men prefer and women prefer to have a waist to hip ratio of70 or a waist measurement that is approximately 70 of the hip measurement. The 5 main female body types are as follows. Marilyn monroe 69 sophia loren venus di milo and jessica alba. Waist hip ratio whr is defined as the ratio of waist circumference to hip circumference.
In human body measurement the three sizes are the circumferences of the bust waist and hips. You can leave on thin underwear and still obtain an accurate measurement. Other famous women who have had the70 waist to hip ratio and who ooze femininity. Shop4fun summarize the rule of thumb here is about 75 it means your hips and shoulder measurements are within 5 of each other while your waist is at least 25 smaller than shoulder and hip eg rebecca is a woman who has body height 163cm so the ideal body measurements of rebecca can take to 36 bust 23 waist and 36 hips. It is also often used in womens personal ads or internet profiles to indicate their appearance. Usually rendered as three sizes.
Triangle aka pear hips wider than bust defined bust but not waist proportionately slim arms and shoulders weight. They match the three inflection points of the female body shape. A person with a 34 waist and 40 hip would therefore have a waist hip ratio of 3440 or 085. The three sizes are used mostly in fashion and. Wearing jeans or anything else too bulky will change the measurement.