| I remember reading something that said you could determine your
frame size by the distance between the two bones in your elbow.
Bend your elbow, and place your thumb and index finger on opposite
sides of the elbow, on the bones. Pull your fingers away (without
changing the distance between them) and measure the distance between
them. Here's the brilliant part: I can't remember what the
measurements are to determine frame size. I'll look for the article
this weekend.
I think I came out to be on the border between a medium and a large
frame, and my elbow was about 3".
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| Well, the way that I learned to determine what frame size you
were was to measure the circumference of your wrist. < 6" = small;
6" <= medium <= 7"; > 7" = large
What's more interesting, is the fact that I recently read an
article by a doctor who says that "frame size" is nonsense. No
one knows exactly what a small, medium, or large frame is or how
you measure one. He also says that the weight charts put out by
Metropolitan are out of date and not necessarily acurate. They
are ased on actuarial tables that take other things into account
also.
He came up with a formula that tells you what your HEALTHY weight
was for your height and age. Studies evidently show that the older
you are, the more healthy it is to have a little extra weight.
The formula gives you a number and if you are within 15 lbs of that,
you are in your healthy weight range. I can't remember the exact
formula, but my weight should be 107 � 15. I'm 5'1" and just turned
26 today. My mom, 5'3" and 52 should be 130 � 15. My grandma,
5'6" and 75 should be 150 � 15. (Depressingly enough, I was the
only one in the room that didn't fall in their heathly weight range...)
There is also an article in the infirmary here that clains you
should not really worry about weight at all but rather "body mass"
(I think that's the term they used).
I'll have to go back and get the details.
tlh
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| Extend your arm and bend the forearm upward at a 90 degree angle.
Keep fingers straight and turn the inside of your wrist toward
your body. If you have a caliper, use it to measure the space between
the two prominent bones on EITHER SIDE of your elbow. Without a
caliper, place thumb and index finger of your other hand on these
two bones. Measure the space between your fingers against a ruler
or tape measure. Compare it with the table below that lists elbow
measurements for MEDIUM FRAMED men and women. Measurements LOWER
than those listed indicate you have a small frame. HIGHER measurements
indicate a large frame.
HEIGHT IN 1" HEELS ELBOW
MEN BREADTH
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5'2"-5'3" 2 1/2"-2 7/8"
5'4"-5'7" 2 5/8"-2 7/8"
5'8"-5'11" 2 3/4"-3"
6'0"-6'3" 2 3/4"-3 1/8"
6'4" 2 7/8"-3 1/4"
WOMEN
4'10"-4'11" 2 1/4"-2 1/2"
5'0"-5'3" 2 1/4"-2 1/2"
5'4"-5'7" 2 3/8"-2 5/8"
5'8"-5'11" 2 3/8"-2 5/8"
6'0" 2 1/2"-2 3/4"
THIS WAS TAKEN FROM THE 1983 METROPOLITAN HEIGHT AND WEIGHT TABLES
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