How to Measure Wrist Frame Size

Knowledge of your frame size can contribute to several facets of your life. It can help you select clothes that fit you well, as some garments are designed for those with especially small or large frames. Your frame size also makes a difference for your optimal healthy weight; someone with a very large frame can healthily weigh more than someone with a very small frame, even if the two people are the same height. Measuring your frame by your wrist size is very simple.

Things You'll Need

• Measuring tape (optional)

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Instructions

Exact Measurement

• 1

  Wrap the measuring tape around the smallest part of your wrist, just below the wrist bones.

• 2

  Read the measurement in inches on the measuring tape. This is your wrist size.

• 3

  Compare the measurement to these options and find where you fit.

  Women:

  Under 5'2" tall and wrist size under 5.5": small frame

  5'2" to 5'5" tall and wrist size between 5.5" and 6": small frame

  Over 5'5" tall and wrist size between 6" and 6.25": small frame

  Under 5'2" tall and wrist size between 5.5" and 5.75": medium frame

  5'2" to 5'5" tall and wrist size between 6" and 6.25": medium frame

  Over 5'5" tall and wrist size between 6.25" and 6.5": medium frame

  Under 5'2" tall and wrist size over 5.75": large frame

  5'2" to 5'5" tall and wrist size between 5.75" and 6.25": large frame

  Over 5'5" tall and wrist size over 6.5": large frame

  Men of 5'5" or over:

  Wrist size up to 6.5": small frame

  Wrist size of 6.5" to 7.5": medium frame

  Wrist size of 7.5" or over: large frame

Approximation

• 4

  Wrap your thumb and longest finger around the wrist of the opposite hand.

• 5

  Observe whether your thumb touches, overlaps or does not touch your finger.

• 6

  Compare that information to the following list to find your frame size:

  Thumb does not touch finger: large frame

  Thumb and finger touch: medium frame

  Thumb and finger overlap: small frame