Many of the current techniques for body and weight analysis such as the standard Body mass index do not take into account the different body frame sizes of people.

One easy way to determine your body frame size is to wrap your thumb and major fingers around the smallest part of your wrist.

If the fingers overlap you are a small frame.
If your fingers just about touch your are a medium frame.
If your fingers don't touch you are a large frame.

Add 10 percent for a large frame size, and subtract 10 percent for a small frame size to the ideal weight calculator.

If you want a more exact measure to calculate your body frame size use either your wrist circumference or elbow breadth (see below for a description to measure elbow breadth).

Body Frame Calculator

Are you male or female?

Enter your wrist size or

elbow breadth

Enter your height
  in one of the three rows metres
inches
feet   inches



Frame Size =

To calculate elbow breadth extend your arm forward so that it is parallel to the ground. Turn your hand so your palm is facing upwards. Bend your elbow so your forearm is at 90º to the ground. Place your thumb and index finger on the two prominent bones (on either side) of the elbow. Use your same forefinger and thumb as a gauge to determine your elbow breadth by measuring the gap between them with a ruler or tape measure. Enter the values in the calculator above.

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