Questions tagged [measurements]

Refers to questions regarding body measurement.

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How can I measure my fitness at home without any instruments?

I need to measure my fitness, so I wanted to know the following things: What items should be considered when determining if a person is completely fit. What tests are available to calculate the areas from question one.
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What equipment is available to a layman for measuring blood values?

During the past year I've consumed a great deal of information about health and fitness. While some changes to diet and exercise will give visibible results on the outside, I am curious about what's going on on the inside. While I could frequently…
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Guidelines for taking useful progress pictures

I started weightlifting three months ago, aiming to bulk up. So far I've just been monitoring my weight to make sure that I'm putting on weight, but this is of course a poor statistic. I'm also monitoring which weights I lift, but that just shows…
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Reducing variability in body composition measurements

I have a Nokia Body+ scale that I use to regularly measure myself. While weight tracking has been working as expected, I see some pretty big swings in body composition. Below is a graph of one month's muscle mass measurements, where muscle mass…
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