Calculate Your Body Fat, The U.S. Navy Circumference Method *

Take the following measurements. Try to be accurate, .25" or .5 cm is good.

• Abdomen (Men only) - Horizontal at the level of the navel
• Waist (Women only) - Horizontal, at the level of minimal abdominal width
• Hips (Women only) - Largest horizontal circumference around the hips
• Neck (Both) - Inferior to the larynx with the tape sloping slightly downward to the front.
• Height (Both) - without shoes

Enter the data in the appropriate form below:

MALE

FEMALE

* From Hodgdon, J. and Beckett, M. Prediction of percent body fat for U.S. navy men and women from body circumferences and height. Reports No. 84-29 and 84-11. Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, California 1984