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The following measurements should be included each week. You may have to buy a clothe measuring tape for taking your measurements:

Weight: Be sure to weigh yourself on the same scales each week and remove your
              shoes and socks.

Waist: Measure at the narrowest point between the hips and the
            chest. Keep the tape parallel to the floor, and keep it firm
            when taking the measurement.

Hips:   Measure across the point where your buttocks sticks out the
            most. Keep the tape parallel to the floor, and keep it firm when
            taking the measurement.

RHR:   Your Resting Heart Rate is how many beats per minute your heart pumps at
             rest. The best time to take this is when you first wake up in the morning.

WHR:   Your Working Heart Rate is the average amount of times your heart beats per
             minute when you exercise. In order to compare your results to previous tests,
             it’s important to travel the same distance and at approximately the same speed.
             If you do find that your WHR has increased check to see if your distance is
             greater or your time is faster. Members with access to a treadmill should warm
             up, then walk at a speed between 5km/hr and 6km/hr for a duration of
            10 minutes.

RecHR: Your Recovery Heart Rate measures how fast your heart can recover after
              exercise. For this test we want to know your heart rate 3 minutes after
              finishing your WHR test.

Waist: Measure at the narrowest point between the hips and the
            chest. Keep the tape parallel to the floor, and keep it firm
            when taking the measurement.

Hips:   Measure across the point where your buttocks sticks out the
            most. Keep the tape parallel to the floor, and keep it firm when
            taking the measurement.

Ray, I think I've been doing my measurements wrong.  Looking at the pictures in FOH GOLD, I'm a little confused. My waist measurement I've taken at the narrowest point which is where my pants sit. But my hip measurement is at my widest point looking in the mirror and goes over the bottom of my tum overhang.  Should I be doing that more along the bikini line under the tum?

Or should I just stick with what I've been doing for consistancy?

Tam

I've just put a video up on You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUw6mIVg6Uo

Ray