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Tips on taking your own body measurements

Kelly_2013
Kelly_2013 Posts: 117 Member
edited January 28 in Health and Weight Loss
Okay I am starting focus t25 on Monday and I want to take my measurements... I know this may sound stupid but I'm not quiet sure how tightly or loosely I should hold the measuring tape... I want to keep accurate measure ya and have never really done that before. :-)

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  • jillianbeeee
    jillianbeeee Posts: 345 Member
    bump. I need to see these answers as well :)
  • rgrin
    rgrin Posts: 67 Member
    This MyoTape Body Tape Measure is an amazing tool for an even more amazing price. It makes it VERY EASY to take consistent measurements. Get one. Seriously.

    http://www.amazon.com/health-personal-care/dp/B000G7YW7Y
  • grimendale
    grimendale Posts: 2,153 Member
    You want it flush with the skin without compressing the skin and throwing off the measurement. One of the easier ways to achieve this is to pull the tape slightly too tight, and then let the rebound of the skin pull the tape to neutral. As long as you keep a little bit of friction between the tape ends, this should end with a failry accurate measurement.
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