Procedure:

• Ensure the candidate has removed shoes and any objects from pants/shirt
• Turn on and zero scale
• Have candidate step on scale
• Record weight

Procedure:

• Ensure the candidate has removed shoes
• Have them stand with their back against the pole and feet together
• Ask them to stand tall and lift tall through their head (don't let the crane their neck back)
• Lower the measure to the top of their head (adjusting head position if required)
• Record height

Procedure:

• calculate weight / height²

To find your weight classification (if you are an adult), see which of these BMI ranges your weight falls into

• Under 18.5: underweight
• 18.5 – 24.9: healthy weight range
• 25.0 – 29.9: overweight
• 30.0 and above: obese

Carrying excess body fat around the middle is more of a health risk than if weight is on the hips and thighs. Waist circumference is a better estimate of visceral fat, the dangerous internal fat that coats the organs. It is therefore a more accurate predictor of cardiovascular risk, type 2 diabetes in women and metabolic syndrome. It is also associated with of some types of cancer.

These measurements apply only to adults, not to children. They also do not apply to pregnant women or people from certain non-European backgrounds, who may have different body shapes.

Procedure:

• Place the tape measure directly on the skin, or over no more than one layer of light clothing.
• The correct place to measure your waist is halfway between your lowest rib and the top of your hip bone. This is roughly in line with your belly button.
• Breathe out normally and measure.
• Make sure the tape is snug, without squeezing the skin.

Procedure:

• Place the tape measure directly on the skin, or over no more than one layer of light clothing.
• The correct place to measure the hips is over the widest part of the buttocks.
• Make sure the tape is snug, without squeezing the skin.