Olympic Unit

Body Measurements

 

 

Measure the following to the nearest (1\8th) inch:

 

Height                                            Feet to Waist

Waist to top of neck                       Top of neck to head

Head Length                                   Head Width

Left Leg                                         Right Leg

Left Arm                                        Right Arm

Wing Span                                     Foot Length

Elbow to Wrist                               Shoulder to Elbow

Shoulder to Shoulder                      Wrist to Outstretched Finger

 

Measure the Circumference of the following:

 

Forehead                                        Neck

Left Wrist                                       Right Wrist

Left Ankle                                      Right Ankle

Left Bicep                    Flexed                                      Relaxed

Right Bicep                   Flexed                                      Relaxed

Left Quadriceps            Flexed                                      Relaxed

Right Quadriceps          Flexed                                      Relaxed

Left Calf                       Flexed                                      Relaxed

Right Calf                     Flexed                                      Relaxed

 

  1. Are there any similarities in lengths?

 

  1. Are there any common ratios?

 

  1. Examine your body type and identify some activities you could excel in.

 

  1. Look at this site and see how artists use proportions to draw people to scale.  See how close your measurements compare to the findings of artists.

http://www2.evansville.edu/drawinglab/body.html

 

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