Waist measurement – one of the major indicators not only for determination of clothing size, but also for control of changes of the body during the diet or trainings. Therefore it is necessary to measure it quite often in various situations. At the same time the waist is one of the most changeable areas of our body, its size can fluctuate considerably under the influence of the most insignificant circumstances: dense lunch, hormonal failure, intense training, etc. Therefore it is so important to know how it is correct to measure waist measurement.
It is required to you
- - centimetric tape;
- - big mirror;
- - plain belt made of cloth or tape.
Instruction
1. It will be necessary for the procedure of measurement for you the centimetric tape with well noticeable divisions and the big mirror. Will measure the waist it is necessary on the naked body because even the thinnest and skintight jacket will give the excess layer which will affect result.
2. At measurement of waist measurement it is necessary to remember two important points: the waist is always measured on the exhalation and on the bottleneck on the body. The second moment demands the small explanation. Often people consider that the waist always is exactly in the middle between the breast and hips, and try to measure it exactly there. In fact position of the waist depends on anatomic peculiarities of the body and at different people it can be slightly above or below the half-way line.
3. Therefore you shouldn't be guided also only by position of the navel how often traditional dressmakers do. Results of measurement can be incorrect. To find the waist, get up directly in front of the big mirror and attentively look at the figure. Footwear needs previously to be taken off. The bottleneck on the body will also be your waist, irrespective of position of the navel or the breast.
4. Exhale air from lungs and apply centimeter to the waist strictly parallel to the floor. It is necessary to exhale without effort, without tucking at the same time in itself the stomach in, but also without trying to stick out it. The centimeter has to adjoin densely to the body, but not crash into it. It is necessary to be guided by that division which turns out at rather dense tension of the centimetric tape, but still not demanding efforts.
5. If it is difficult to you to cope with centimeter and to receive the certain result, you can resort to the old trick which is often used by experienced tailors for more exact removal of measures. Take the plain dress belt made of cloth or any tape and hardly tie it on the waist. At the same time you watch that your belt didn't crash into the body, but also didn't sag on it. Then take centimeter and apply it over the tied belt strictly parallel to the floor. Thus you receive the most exact volume of your waist.