Body Fat %: Body Girth

Quickly measure and calculate your body fat%, lean body mass, and fat mass

Keep in mind that the comparison classifications vary by age and by gender, so it wouldn’t make sense to compare the body fat percentages of a 32 year old man vs a 32 year old woman, or a 32 year old woman vs a 65 year old woman. Skinfold measurements measure subcutaneous fat located under your skin and not visceral fat located within your abdomen. These metrics are best combined with circumference measurements and weight to create a complete picture of your health.

Body Girth Protocol

Purpose

Estimate of body fat % using circumference protocol. Commonly used by the United States Armed Forces.

Equipment

Tape measure

Procedure

Measurements sites remain the same over time. Measurements can be taken with the subject’s muscles relaxed or flexed depending on goals, preferences, programming, etc.

Male measurements:

  • Waist: one inch above the navel or smallest circumference below the rib cage after complete expiration.
  • Neck: circumference around the neck at a point below the larynx and perpendicular to the long axis of the neck.

Female measurements:

  • Waist: one inch above the navel or smallest circumference below the rib cage after complete expiration.
  • Neck: circumference around the neck at a point below the larynx and perpendicular to the long axis of the neck.
  • Hip: largest circumference around the gluteals with subjects heels together.

Body Girth Calculation

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Calculation Result

DATE -
Body Fat % -
Body Fat% Classification -
Lean Body Mass (lbs) -
Fat Mass (lbs) -

Body Fat % Classification Chart

Male: 18-29 y/o

CLASSIFICATION FROM (%) TO (%)
Essential Fat 2 5
Excellent 5.1 9.3
Good 9.4 14
Average 14.1 17.5
Below Average 17.6 22.5
Poor 22.6 >22.6

Male: 30-39 y/o

CLASSIFICATION FROM (%) TO (%)
Essential Fat 2 5
Excellent 5.1 13.8
Good 13.9 17.4
Average 17.5 20.4
Below Average 20.5 24.1
Poor 24.2 >24.2

Male: 40-49 y/o

CLASSIFICATION FROM (%) TO (%)
Essential Fat 2 5
Excellent 5.1 16.2
Good 16.3 19.5
Average 19.6 22.4
Below Average 22.5 26
Poor 26.1 >26.1

Male: 50-59 y/o

CLASSIFICATION FROM (%) TO (%)
Essential Fat 2 5
Excellent 5.1 17.8
Good 17.9 21.2
Average 21.3 24
Below Average 24.1 27.4
Poor 27.5 >27.5

Male: 60-100 y/o

CLASSIFICATION FROM (%) TO (%)
Essential Fat 2 5
Excellent 5.1 18.3
Good 18.4 21.9
Average 22 25
Below Average 25.1 28.4
Poor 28.5 >28.5

Female: 18-29 y/o

CLASSIFICATION FROM (%) TO (%)
Essential Fat 10 13
Excellent 13.1 17
Good 17.1 20.5
Average 20.6 23.6
Below Average 23.7 27.6
Poor 27.7 >27.7

Female: 30-39 y/o

CLASSIFICATION FROM (%) TO (%)
Essential Fat 10 13
Excellent 13.1 17.9
Good 18 21.5
Average 21.6 24.8
Below Average 24.9 29.2
Poor 29.3 >29.3

Female: 40-49 y/o

CLASSIFICATION FROM (%) TO (%)
Essential Fat 10 13
Excellent 13.1 21.2
Good 21.3 24.8
Average 24.9 28
Below Average 28.1 32
Poor 32.1 >32.1

Female: 50-59 y/o

CLASSIFICATION FROM (%) TO (%)
Essential Fat 10 13
Excellent 13.1 24.9
Good 25 28.4
Average 28.5 31.5
Below Average 31.6 35.5
Poor 35.6 >35.6

Female: 60-100 y/o

CLASSIFICATION FROM (%) TO (%)
Essential Fat 10 13
Excellent 13.1 25
Good 25.1 29.2
Average 29.3 32.4
Below Average 32.5 36.5
Poor 36.6 >36.6

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