Here are step-by-step instructions:
1. Find the bottom of your ribs and the top of your hip bones.
2. Wrap a soft (non-stretchy) tape measure around your middle, halfway between those two points — for most people, this is just above the belly button. Be sure to lift your shirt so there’s no clothing under the tape.
3. Keep the tape snug and level all the way around, but don’t let it dig into your skin.
4. Breathe out naturally, then read the measurement.
5. Measure again to confirm, then enter your number in our waist-to-height ratio calculator here to see what your result tells us about your metabolic health.
No soft tape measure? Wrap a piece of string or ribbon around your middle the same way, mark where it meets, then measure the string with a ruler or regular tape measure.
