Researchers added ‘Body Frame Size’ to refine and define theoretical weights of a person. By determining the frame size, some people will find that they don't need to lose as much weight as they first thought due to the size of their frame. Some may find that they are not in fact big boned and that they need to lose more weight than they had originally thought. The reason for this is that bone structures vary in size and density from person to person and in men and women. The weight of the Bones and the muscle mass can both play a part in determining your optimal weight.

Enter Your Details

Sex * Male Female Height * Select 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 cms (or) Select 4' 7" 4' 8" 4' 9" 5' 5' 1" 5' 2" 5' 3" 5' 4" 5' 5" 5' 6" 5' 7" 5' 8" 5' 9" 6' 6' 1" 6' 2" 6' 3" 6' 4" 6' 5" 6' 6" 6' 7" 6' 8" 6' 9" 7' 7' 1" 7' 2" 7' 3" 7' 4" 7' 5" inches Wrist Circumference * Select 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24cms (or) Select 4' 4' 1/8" 4' 1/4" 4' 3/8" 4' 1/2" 4' 5/8" 4' 3/4" 4' 7/8" 5' 5' 1/8" 5' 1/4" 5' 3/8" 5' 1/2" 5' 5/8" 5' 3/4" 5' 7/8" 6' 6' 1/8" 6' 1/4" 6' 3/8" 6' 1/2" 6' 5/8" 6' 3/4" 6' 7/8" 7' 7' 1/8" 7' 1/4" 7' 3/8" 7' 1/2" 7' 5/8" 7' 3/4" 7' 7/8" 8' 8' 1/8" 8' 1/4" 8' 3/8" 8' 1/2" 8' 5/8" 8' 3/4" 8' 7/8" 9' 9' 1/8" 9' 1/4" 9' 3/8" 9' 1/2" 9' 5/8" 9' 3/4" 9' 7/8" 10' 10' 1/8" 10' 1/4" 10' 3/8" 10' 1/2" 10' 5/8" 10' 3/4" 10' 7/8" 11' inches (*Mandatory)

The frame sizes are categorized into three groups:

Small Frame

Medium Frame

Large Frame

The calculator works by simply entering your gender and height and your wrist circumference in the box provided below. For accuracy measure your wrist below your wrist bone. This is the smallest point of the wrist.

The simple method for checking the  Frame Size is by measuring the Circumference of the Elbow. However this can be a little bit cumbersome if you are doing it on yourself and do not have any help. Measuring the circumference of the wrist is a much simpler method.

Female Elbow Measurements For Medium Frame
Height Ft and In	Elbow Breadth Inches	Height cms	Elbow Breadth mm
4' 10" - 4' 11"	21/4" - 21/2"	146 - 148	57 – 64
5' 0" - 5' 3"	21/4" - 21/2"	150 - 158	57 – 64
5' 4" - 5' 7"	23/8" - 25/8"	160 - 168	60 – 67
5' 8" - 5' 11"	23/8" - 25/8"	170 - 178	60 – 67
6' 0" - 6' 4"	21/2" - 23/4"	180 - 190	63 – 70

Male Elbow Measurements For Medium Frame
Height Ft and In	Elbow Breadth Inches	Height cms	Elbow Breadth mm
5' 2" - 5' 3"	21/2" - 27/8"	155 - 158	64 – 73
5' 4" - 5' 7"	25/8" - 27/8"	160 - 168	67 – 73
5' 8" - 5' 11"	23/4" - 3"	170 - 178	70 – 75
6' 0" - 6' 3"	23/4" - 31/8"	180 - 188	70 – 79
6' 4" - 6' 7"	27/8" - 31/4"	190 - 198	73 – 83

If the elbow measurement is less than those in the table for a specific height, you are Small Frame. Similarly, if your elbow is bigger than those in the table, you are Large Frame All these calculations eventually help in determining how much weight one needs to shed!! "More was prepared than was served.  More was served than was eaten.  More was eaten than was necessary!"                                              - Anonymous

Related Links

Ideal baby weight Ideal Body weight- Adults Hip to Waist Ratio Height and Weight for Children Height and Weight by body frame for Adults Body Surface area for adults Lean body weight High Blood Pressure Heart Attack

Go Back Discuss Now   E-Mail