Where can you measure your height? An easy way to check if your weight is normal. How to find out your height
Each of us is familiar with this situation: we urgently need to find out a person’s height, but we don’t have a tape measure, ruler or other measuring tools at hand. In this article we will share with you little household tricks on how to measure height using the most unexpected objects.
When there is nothing at hand
When you have absolutely nothing, but your legs and arms are always with you. Although we are all different, however, there are some parts of the human body that are relatively the same size for all people.
Measure the nail phalanx on your index finger. For most people, it is equal to the standard English inch, that is, 2.5 cm. For larger measurements, you can measure the length of your own foot. A medium-sized foot is equal in length to the classic English foot - 30.5 cm. Having these two basic values, you can find out your own height, at least in approximate values.
How to correctly measure a person's height? To do this, you need to take off your shoes, stand with your back to a wall or other vertical surface, touching it with your calves, buttocks, back and back of your head. Measure your height by placing a flat object (for example, a book) on your head so that it touches the wall and is strictly horizontal.
When you have something at hand
How to measure your height using ordinary things? The best option may be a checkered notebook sheet. Everyone probably knows that the size of the cells is 5 mm.
Russian paper banknotes have the following dimensions in length: denominations 10 - 500 rubles - 150 mm, 1 thousand - 5 thousand rubles - 157 mm. The length of a Russian citizen's passport is 125 mm, that is, 8 passports will equal 1 meter. Our “famous” faceted glass is 90 mm in height and 65 mm in diameter.
Modern coins can also provide you with invaluable assistance. The diameter of 5 Soviet kopecks and 5 Russian rubles is 25 mm. The 2 ruble coin has 23 mm. The ruble coin is 20.5 mm, and 50 kopecks are 19.5 mm in diameter. The difference between a ruble and a fifty-kopeck piece is 1 mm, and their sum will be 40 mm.
How to measure a dog's height
Correctly, the height of a dog or cat can only be measured with a special stadiometer. For this procedure, they are placed directly on a flat and stable surface, for example, on a table.
Determine where the animal's withers are. When the dog stands calmly, this will be the highest point of the back. The withers are formed in the dorsal region by the first five vertebrae. Visually, it (the withers) is defined as a slight elevation between the dog’s back and its neck.
To eliminate mistakes with the level of the withers, place a notebook or thin book on the dog’s back. Then you release the animal and measure the distance between the table and the book. Alternatively, the dog's height can be measured against the wall, placing a hard notebook perpendicular to it or making a mark with a pencil.
How to do it rightmeasureweight.
Let's figure out how to do it right measure weight,
and also measure height, Solovyov index, waist size, hip size, determine body type and other important parameters for every person losing weight.
If you want to lose weight or simply control your weight, know that a lot depends on how correctly you measure your weight. As well as some other, besides weight, important anthropometric measurements.
To calculate the ideal weight and determine excess weight, we need to know not only our real, current weight, but also our exact height, sometimes age, waist size, hip size and body type.
For all these measurements we will need the following correctly adjusted and tested instruments: scales, usually floor scales (measurement range 20-160 kg) and a measuring tape. It's enough.
How to measure weight.
And now - in detail about how to correctly measure weight.
Weight measurement(weighing) is carried out on floor scales. It is better to take electronic scales; the measurement error of the scales should be no more than +/-50 g. For any weight measurement and to determine the ideal weight, use the results of the same scales, then the calculations will be the most reliable.
To measure weight, stand with your feet in the middle of the scale, without touching walls or adjacent objects, and do not move for 5-10 seconds. Wait until the numbers appear on the scale display - now you know your real, current weight.
Weight, unlike height, is a more variable indicator and can fluctuate even throughout the day depending on many factors. Daily weight fluctuations can be up to 1.5-2 kg.
To eliminate as much as possible possible average daily weight fluctuations, all weight measurements are taken in the first half of the day, exclusively BEFORE eating and drinking, on an empty stomach, and after visiting the toilet. Best of all - at the same time, before breakfast. You should be as undressed as possible - this is ideal, but underwear or light clothing in winter is quite acceptable.
Although you can gain weight in just 1 day - for example, immediately after a feast, step on the scales and see how many kilograms you have eaten. Unfortunately, when losing weight, it’s the other way around—stable weight loss can take hold only after 2-3 days.
How to measure your waist.
To measure Waist, you need a flexible measuring tape, preferably made of a hard material that is not subject to stretching. It’s better not to take a cloth or oilcloth centimeter - there are “craftsmen” who can stretch the tape an extra 2-3 cm, or even more.
Correctly measure your waist - without clothes or in light underwear, so that the measurement is carried out on the skin.
Measure your waist at the narrowest point on your stomach. Unfortunately, if the excess weight is significant, then it can be difficult to measure the waist “by eye”; then the waist volume is measured in the middle between the edges of the costal arch and the crests of the iliac bones (the highest point of the pelvic bones).
To measure your waist, you need to stand straight, relax your stomach and let your arms hang freely along your body. The measuring tape itself must be positioned strictly horizontally, without tension.
The resulting dimensions are noted at the end of normal exhalation.
Try to measure correctly! Remember, be honest and careful when measuring your waist - this is a very important parameter for losing weight, here every centimeter is of great importance.
How to correctly measure thigh volume.
To determine your hip size, the measurement rules are the same as when measuring your waist.
I will briefly repeat: to determine the size of your hips, stand straight, heels together, buttocks and legs relaxed, arms at your sides.
Place the measuring tape strictly horizontally, without tension, around the hips at the level of the most protruding part of the buttocks and measure the hips. The volume of the hips should be measured without clothes.
How to measure height correctly.
Since a person’s height gradually changes with age, one should measure one’s height every 5-10 years. If you use height data from 20 years ago to calculate excess weight, you may calculate incorrectly due to changes in height over this period. To avoid this, you need to correctly measure your height again before losing weight. To accurately measure your height, you need not an oilcloth meter, but a “construction meter” - with a rigid measuring tape made of hard metal that cannot stretch. You will also need an assistant. Correctly measure height in a room with room temperature: +18...+26 C. Measure height in the morning, because in the afternoon a person’s height may decrease due to the vertical position of the body and the load on the spine - the vertebrae are several " “sag” and by the evening the height value changes by 2-3 cm less than it was in the morning. And during sleep in a horizontal position, the muscles and ligaments of the spine relax and return to normal, so it is correct to measure height in the morning after sleep.
To measure your height, follow these steps:
Stand up straight with your back against a flat wall.
Legs are straightened, knees and heels are closed together. There should be no shoes on your feet; it is better to be barefoot or wear thin socks.
Place your arms along your body, shoulders back, back straight.
Raise your head parallel to the ground: so that the lower jaw is directed horizontally along the floor line, look straight ahead.
The heels, protruding parts of the buttocks, shoulder blades and the back of the head should touch the wall.
When you have taken the desired position, the assistant places a flat board or book on the top point of the head (crown), “squeezing” the hair - it can add 1-2 cm to the height value.
Then a pencil mark is placed on the wall against which your back is leaning, at the level of the bottom edge of the measuring board. Measure the distance from this mark to the floor level with a centimeter - and you will get your exact height.
How to determine your body type. Solovyov index.
To determine your ideal weight, in some cases you will need to know your body type (body type). This can be done “by eye”, but the correct way is to measure the Solovyov index and use it to determine your body type.
Solovyov index - this is the diameter of your wrist in centimeters, it is determined by measuring the length of the wrist circumference on the working hand (usually on the right hand). Since the Solovyov index is an approximate indicator that allows you to judge the thickness of the bones of the skeleton, based on your Solovyov index value you can determine your body type.
Conventionally, there are three types of figures:
1. Asthenic body type (“thin bone”).
External features of the figure: the longitudinal dimensions of the body prevail over the transverse ones: long and thin limbs, neck, chest, thin bones; relatively weak development of muscle tissue.
Rib angle: acute, that is, less than 90 degrees;
Solovyov index: for women = less than 15 cm, for men = less than 18 cm.
2. Normosthenic body type
External features of the figure: proportional build, average development of muscle tissue, all transverse dimensions are proportional to the longitudinal ones.
Rib angle: straight, that is, equal to 90 degrees;
Solovyov index: for women = 15-17, for men = 18-20 cm.
3. Hypersthenic body type (“wide bone”)
External features of the figure: the transverse dimensions of the body prevail over the longitudinal ones: short and powerful limbs, chest, neck, massive bones; relatively high development of muscle tissue.
Costal angle: obtuse, that is, more than 90 degrees;
Solovyov index: for women = more than 17 cm, for men = more than 20 centimeters.
Now we know how to correctly measure weight, as well as measure height, Solovyov index, waist and hips, and determine body type.
This means that we can now correctly determine:
Or simply calculate your body mass index.
In the first year of a baby’s life, it is necessary to monitor his weight and height. Usually during this year the child grows by 20-25 centimeters. In the next years it will grow much slower. A baby's growth is one of the most important indicators of proper development, which is why it is so important to monitor growth dynamics in the first year of life. If it does not correspond to his age, then it is worth contacting a specialist for a full diagnosis, which can identify diseases of various organs or show that the child is completely healthy.
How to measure the height of a newborn at home? Height meter
As we have already found out earlier, the baby’s growth is an indicator of the correct or incorrect development of the child. If the baby’s parents do not have the opportunity or desire to visit their local pediatrician every month, they should learn how to measure growth at home. In order to find out the child’s height at any time, parents need to have a home stadiometer.
A height meter for infants looks like a regular board 40 centimeters wide and 85-90 centimeters long. The board must have at least 80 divisions (centimeters) for height measurements.
If you don’t want to make a stadiometer, you can order it or buy it ready-made.
After making or purchasing a stadiometer, you need to learn how to measure height at home in order.
How to measure height? Step-by-step instruction
So how to measure height at home? To begin, the child must be placed on a stadiometer, while his straightened legs and head must be fixed. Then you need to mark the resulting division on the stadiometer. The error in such measurements is about 0.5 centimeters.
If it is not possible to make or buy a board for measuring height, then you can use a regular measuring tape. In order to measure a child's height using a centimeter, you need to place the baby close to the wall with his head, straighten and fix his legs in this position and ask someone to measure him as follows: the tape is placed close to the wall and stretched along the child's body to the feet. Mark the resulting division.
Measure a child's height while standing
How to measure height at home if the child is already quite big and does not want to lie down? To do this, there are ways to measure while standing, in an upright position. These days there are a large number of vertical height meters (wooden, cardboard, fabric and even electronic).
But how to measure height at home if you can’t buy a special stadiometer? In this case, you can make it yourself from plain paper or cardboard.
To make a stadiometer, you will need to glue sheets of paper or cardboard together into one strip and draw markings on it. This ruler is applied or glued to the wall in any room. To measure a child’s height, you need to ask him to approach the wall with his back and stand close to it. Heels should be pressed against the wall, legs straight. Make sure your child does not stand on his toes. Grown-up children love to add inches to their height; they like to appear bigger, taller, older. After checking that your child is positioned correctly, hold a ruler or hardcover pad of paper against their head, perpendicular to the stadiometer, and make a mark on it.
If you don’t mind wallpaper or painted walls, then you can take height measurements directly on the wall. To do this, we do the same thing, only without a height meter. Having made a mark on the wall, you will need to measure the resulting height figure with a centimeter or ruler.
How to measure a child's height at home? The above tips will definitely help you answer this question. Using one of them, you can accurately know the height of your baby.
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Since a person’s height gradually changes with age, one should measure one’s height every 5-10 years. If you use height data from 20 years ago to calculate excess weight, you may calculate incorrectly due to changes in height over this period. To avoid this, you need to correctly measure your height again before losing weight. To accurately measure your height, you need not an oilcloth meter, but a “construction meter” - with a rigid measuring tape made of hard metal that cannot stretch. You will also need an assistant. Correctly measure height in a room with room temperature: +18...+26 C. Measure height in the morning, because in the afternoon a person’s height may decrease due to the vertical position of the body and the load on the spine - the vertebrae are several " “sag” and by the evening the height value changes by 2-3 cm less than it was in the morning. And during sleep in a horizontal position, the muscles and ligaments of the spine relax and return to normal, so it is correct to measure height in the morning after sleep.
To measure your height, follow these steps:
Stand up straight with your back against a flat wall.
Legs are straightened, knees and heels are closed together. There should be no shoes on your feet; it is better to be barefoot or wear thin socks.
Place your arms along your body, shoulders back, back straight.
Raise your head parallel to the ground: so that the lower jaw is directed horizontally along the floor line, look straight ahead.
The heels, protruding parts of the buttocks, shoulder blades and the back of the head should touch the wall.
When you have taken the desired position, the assistant places a flat board or book on the top point of the head (crown), “squeezing” the hair - it can add 1-2 cm to the height value.
Research Project How to measure your height? Completed by: 8th grade students of KGKSKOU SKSHI VIII type No. 12 in Vyazemsky Supervisor: mathematics teacher Antonova N.A.
Introduction During an elective lesson, the teacher suggested we watch the cartoon “38 Parrots”, where a boa constrictor measured his height in monkeys, elephants and parrots. We wondered how you can measure a person's height? What measures of length were used in the old days?
Purpose of the work: Consider ancient measures of length. Find out their origin. Measure your height. Compare your height with other length measures.
What did we do? In order to find out what length measures for measuring height were used in the old days, we turned to Internet materials and books. It turned out that there is very little literature devoted to this issue. But nevertheless, we learned something. In the old days, 2 ways of fully expressing height were used for a person: 1. A combination of height - elbows, spans. 2. Combination of height - arshin, vershkov.
Ancient measures of length Ancient measures of length Metric measures of length 1 finger 2 cm 1 inch 2.54 cm 1 vershok 4.4 cm 1 small span 18 cm 1 large span 22 - 23 cm 1 cubit 38 - 46 cm 1 arshin 71 cm 1 step 70 cm 1 fly fathom 1m 76 cm 1 oblique fathom 248 cm 1 verst 124000 cm 1 mile 7.468 km 1 line 2.54 mm
Ancient measures of length Elbow is a native ancient Russian measure of length, known already in the 11th century. The value of the Old Russian cubit was obtained from a comparison of measurements in the Jerusalem Temple made by Abbot Daniel, and later measurements of the same dimensions in an exact copy of this temple - in the main temple of the New Jerusalem Monastery on the Istra River (XVII century). The cubit was widely used in trade as a particularly convenient measure. In the retail trade of canvas, cloth, and linen, the cubit was the main measure. From the 16th century it was gradually replaced by the arshin and in the 19th century. almost never used.
Ancient length measures
Ancient measures of length Arshin is an ancient Russian measure of length, equal, in modern terms, to 0.7112 m. The root “AR” in the word a r sh i n - in the Old Russian language (and in other neighboring ones) means “EARTH”, “surface of the earth”. When determining the height of a person or animal, counting was carried out after two arshins (mandatory for a normal adult).
Ancient measures of length The name “VERSHOK” comes from the word “top”. An inch was equal to 1/16 of an arshin. In modern terms, 4.44 cm.
Ancient measures of length Pyad (pyadnitsa) is an ancient Russian measure of length. Small span - the distance between the ends of the spread thumb and index fingers = 17.78 cm. Large span - the distance between the ends of the thumb and little finger (22-23 cm). A span with a somersault is a span with the addition of two joints of the index finger = 27-31 cm. Our old icon painters measured the size of icons in spans: “nine icons - seven spans.” Icon "St. George the Great" four spans.
Ancient length measures Sazhen - dating back to the 11th century. The name comes from the word “to acquire”, i.e. reach for something. Hence the word “unattainable” - about a place where it is impossible to reach, about a person whose merits cannot be repeated. There were two types of fathoms: flywheel and oblique.
Our growth in different measures F.I. section Height, cm Fingers Inch Vershok Elbow Arshin Small span Vasilyeva Stesha 153 76.5 60 34 3.8 2.15 8.5 Rychkova Maria 163 81.5 64 37 4 2.2 9 Dmitrieva Ksenia 164 82 64 37 4 ,1 2.3 9.1 Shchetinin Mikhail 181 90.5 71 41 4.5 2.54 10 Tsios Vladimir 162 81 63 36 4.05 2.28 9 Dubina Tatyana 151 75.5 59 34 3.7 2.12 8.3 Kunitsa Tatyana 157 78.5 61 35 3.9 2.2 8.7 Lukashik Evgeniy 172 86 67 39 4.3 2.42 9 Kompasov Alexander 163 81.5 64 37 4 2.2 9
Average height of 8th grade students cm inch arshin finger vershok cubit small span 162 63.6 2.26 81.4 36.6 40 8.95
Conclusion Of course, human height has never been measured in parrots. All calculations of our height are in ancient length measures. But in modern life you cannot use approximate measures. Accurate knowledge is required. For example, in construction and other fields of science. Therefore, ancient Russian measures of length are no longer used; a transition has been made to the metric system of calculation, which is more accurate.
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