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How to Measure the Waistline and Hips

Published Jul,18 2017 | By Meaghan Massenat

You can measure your own waistline and hips to assess your health status and the success of a diet or fitness program. Girth measurements, such as these, are useful because they are a quick and easy way to get reliable body size information. Waistline and hip measurements, however, can be misleading.

Meaghan Massenat works as an instructor for Branford Hall Career Institute's Professional Fitness Trainer program. With a Master of Science in exercise physiology from Florida Atlantic University, she is also certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association as a strength-and-conditioning specialist. Massenat has been writing about health and fitness since 2007, with articles appearing in "Flavor Magazine" and various online publications.