S/O Waist measurements

[ElizabethBennet]

Where do you measure for you waist? Is it where you naturally bend when you tilt to the side or around your bellybutton? I can never figure it out.

[wambam]

The smallest part, which is usually a couple inches above the belly button.

[thebuddhagouda]

I always just measure the smallest part. I never know with these things

[sergey]

Agreed with others, I do smallest part (it's how my trainer always did it too so I assumed it's correct)

[VillainV]

I measure just above the illiac crest. Basically I find where the top of my hip bone is and put two fingers on top of that. At the top of the two fingers is where I put the tape measure. It's slightly below the smallest part of my waist. I'm in the AF and we do a waist measurement as part of our biannual physical fitness test, and this is where they measure, so it's not like I just randomly picked this spot :-)

[ElizabethBennet]

I like going around the smallest part, that makes me happy. lol

[ElizabethBennet]

Jul 11, 2013 10:47:46 GMT -5 jjwritergirl said:

The smallest part is correct. My smallest part and belly button are in the same spot since I'm short.

My smallest part is quite a bit smaller than around my bellybutton. I carry all my weight in my lower stomach,

[Deleted]

2 inches above my belly button.

[Deleted]

The narrowest part of your torso, wherever that may be.

[Deleted]

Natural waist for most clothing measurements (most shops will specify). Most health professionals measure a little lower to determine health/cardiac risk as pp described.

When people site measurements like 36, 24, 36 I assume that to be the natural waist.