How to Measure Water Weight in a Human

A majority of your weight is composed of the water in your body. Body water composes roughly two-thirds of the human body and is distributed across the body in various organs and systems. Most of your body water is contained in your blood, lean muscle tissue, bone marrow, and body fat. Calculating your water weight is easy if you have a calculator and a scale to measure your total body weight.

Things You'll Need

• Scale
• Calculator

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Instructions

• 1

  Weight your body by standing on your scale and remaining still. Once the scale stops moving, make a note of your total body weight.

• 2

  Use the calculator to multiply your total body weight by 0.6.

• 3

  Make a note of the product of the calculation. The product is your approximate water weight.