How to Measure Reach

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Stand upright with your back as close as possible to a wall.

   Reach is conventionally measured with your back to the wall, but if this causes you difficulty you can always turn around and stand with your toes and the front of your torso against the wall.
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   Step 2: Spread both arms straight out

   To get an accurate measurement, your arms must be completely horizontal. ,,, The resulting number is your reach.
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   Step 3: palms facing away from the wall

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   Step 4: fingers together.

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   Step 5: Scoot to 1 side or the other so the tips of the fingers of 1 hand are against a corner or other obvious mark.

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   Step 6: Have your friend mark where the tips of your fingers on both hands fall.

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   Step 7: Step away from the wall and help your friend measure straight from the mark for 1 hand to the mark for the other hand.

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