Waist Measurements

Orphia

Stacescotty wrote: »

It's medically advised to maintain a waist circumference that's no more than half your height. Google "waist to height ratio".

Yes, this.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waist-to-height_ratio

entwife

No they're not set in stone but they are generally recognized by health professionals as being indicative of healthy weight ranges and are widely used because they are backed up by scientific research and evidence. And 38% Waist to height is generally regarded as underweight. I'm a nursing student and this measurement isn't mentioned in my textbooks (which is why I'm suspicious of it because they're pretty thorough) but a quick search of reputable websites (government mainly) throws up figures between 50-42%.

PinkPixiexox

I'm 5 ft 2 - 125 lbs and I have a 27 inch waist which is apparently 'healthy'.
I have no idea of my BF%!

I'm hoping to lose a couple more inches from my waist - I'm in recomp now,so we'll see.

jemhh

Without any source for these "ideals" and without any attempt to identify who "they" are who came up with them, I am left believing that they were made up for this thread.

senecarr

jemhh wrote: »

Without any source for these "ideals" and without any attempt to identify who "they" are who came up with them, I am left believing that they were made up for this thread.

I kind of wanted to know the source and if what the male shoulder standards were.

Need2Exerc1se

Traveler120 wrote: »

'They' say that the ideal measurements for women are:
Waist - 38% of your height (natural waist measured at narrowest part of torso)
Shoulders - 62% of your height (measured at about armpit level)
Lean Body Mass (in Kg) - (height in meters) cubed x 10
Body Fat- 20%

So for me at 5'5' =65in=1.651m, my ideal dimensions would be:
Waist - 25 inches
Shoulders - 40 inches
LBM - 45kg=99 lbs
Using above LBM, at 20% Body Fat, ideal weight=99/0.8=124 lbs

I'm roughly down to these so called ideal measurements but personally would prefer to be at 17% body fat so that's what I'm working on.

So, to answer your question OP, at 5'4'=64 inches, your ideal waist is 64x0.38=24.32inches.

Who is "they"? That is not the usual medical recommendation. 20% BF is low for a women. Possibly dangerously low for an older woman.

senecarr

Need2Exerc1se wrote: »

Traveler120 wrote: »

'They' say that the ideal measurements for women are:
Waist - 38% of your height (natural waist measured at narrowest part of torso)
Shoulders - 62% of your height (measured at about armpit level)
Lean Body Mass (in Kg) - (height in meters) cubed x 10
Body Fat- 20%

So for me at 5'5' =65in=1.651m, my ideal dimensions would be:
Waist - 25 inches
Shoulders - 40 inches
LBM - 45kg=99 lbs
Using above LBM, at 20% Body Fat, ideal weight=99/0.8=124 lbs

I'm roughly down to these so called ideal measurements but personally would prefer to be at 17% body fat so that's what I'm working on.

So, to answer your question OP, at 5'4'=64 inches, your ideal waist is 64x0.38=24.32inches.

Who is "they"? That is not the usual medical recommendation. 20% BF is low for a women. Possibly dangerously low for an older woman.

As Lewis Black says "They". The they that say the stock market is going to have downturn and the yen is going to rise. The they that say it is going to rain tomorrow. They said eggs are bad for you and now they say eggs are good for you. Whoever they are, they run the world. I just want to know how to be one of them.

Sued0nim

That body fat % for women at 20% is ridiculous and makes no allowance for age

Here's one of the easily locatable google image charts

Lean is lower than ideal

zyxst

Traveler120 wrote: »

zyxst wrote: »

Traveler120 wrote: »

Francl27 wrote: »

Traveler120 wrote: »

'They' say that the ideal measurements for women are:
Waist - 38% of your height (natural waist measured at narrowest part of torso)
Shoulders - 62% of your height (measured at about armpit level)
Lean Body Mass (in Kg) - (height in meters) cubed x 10
Body Fat- 20%

So for me at 5'5' =65in=1.651m, my ideal dimensions would be:
Waist - 25 inches
Shoulders - 40 inches
LBM - 45kg=99 lbs
Using above LBM, at 20% Body Fat, ideal weight=99/0.8=124 lbs

I'm roughly down to these so called ideal measurements but personally would prefer to be at 17% body fat so that's what I'm working on.

So, to answer your question OP, at 5'4'=64 inches, your ideal waist is 64x0.38=24.32inches.

HAHAHA what a load of BS.

24 inches waist? Where do you even get that stuff? My bones are wider than that!

And 20% body fat ideal? WTF? Anything under 30% is considered normal, as far as I know...

That's what this "big boned" guy has been telling himself.

If you stripped the flesh and cartilage from my body, I might be able to get a 23.56" waist. It's not about being "big boned", it's about having a skeletal structure that's not able to be that size. The measurement at the top of my hips (what I measure and wear pants as my waist) is 33.25" and my pelvic girdle is sticking out (visibly noticeable).

That's why "they" clearly said to measure at the natural waist, which is the narrowest part of the torso, not just any random spot. This is for women, not men by the way.

The narrowest part of my torso is at the top of my pelvic girdle, aka my natural waist. Bolded - that's why I answered, unless you know something about my gender that I don't.