I also get a lot of questions on How to measure. First let's talk about the why.
Why go you measure?
Sometimes as we work out we gain muscle. Some people have said that muscle weighs more than fat. Unfortunately a pound of muscle is equal to a pound of fat. Where the do differ is in their density. Density is mass per unit volume. This means that fat takes up more space than muscle does.
As you can see from the picture one pound of muscle takes up a lot less space than a pound of fat.
Given this disparity in volume one may see that they lose inches but not necessarily pounds when they work out. If you have a lot of excess body fat you will probably loses inches quicker than you will lose pounds. So we measure because while the scale may not see a change in numbers your number of inches should see a change.
What do we measure?
The most common things to measure are our chest, biceps of both arms, waist, hips, and thighs of both legs. You add these up for a total number of inches.
When do we measure?
The best time to measure is when the muscle is "cold". This means that you should od it before you workout or stretch. The "warm" muscle after a workout has more blood flow. This may inflate your results making it seem like you didn't lose as many inches as you should have. It is always better to have someone help us with this as you don't want to pull the measuring tape taught.
How do we measure?
I cannot explain it better than team Beachbody does so here is their video on how to take measurements:
I hope this answers your many questions about measurements. Please let me know if you'd like to see something else here or if you have any other questions in the comments section.
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