Waist size
Check your waist size and find out where you are
A waist measurement reveals where fat sits, something the scales cannot show. Take your own measurement, then hold it up against the limits set by the World Health Organization.
Measure your waist
Your device does the calculation. No data is kept or sent. Adults only.
Which waist size limits apply?
Woman
- Under 80 cmNo increased risk
- 80 to 87 cmIncreased risk
- 88 cm and overSubstantially increased risk
Man
- Under 94 cmNo increased risk
- 94 to 101 cmIncreased risk
- 102 cm and overSubstantially increased risk
Measure while standing, at the end of a breath out, at the point halfway from the lowest rib to the upper edge of the hip, keeping the tape loose.
Belly fat carries the greatest risk for diabetes and heart problems. Measuring the waist is a way of watching it.
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Free assessment
Have your body fat checked at the free assessment.
The club phones you back whenever is easiest, over lunch, in the afternoon, or once evening comes.
Your free assessment
- No obligation
- With a personal coach
- At the club in Bicester, First Floor
Come before you have eaten, in clothes that are easy to move in.