Body Fat percentage

Body_Peace
Body_Peace Posts: 82
in Health and Weight Loss
Hello, I'm trying to figure out my body fat percentage because I'm more interested in losing fat than simply losing weight...

Here are some of my results:

http://www.fat2fitradio.com/tools/mbf/ :22.6%

http://www.healthstatus.com/calculate/body-fat-calculator-navy : 21.29%

http://www.linear-software.com/online.html :22.47%

I feel as though these numbers are too low...I don't know why though...does anyone know an accurate online Body fat percentage calculator? or at least some pictures of girls around this percentage in body fat so I can compare?

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  • tomcornhole
    tomcornhole Posts: 1,084 Member
    Short of a DEXA scan, hydrostatic weighing or a BodPod, the mirror is the most accurate way to access BF% at home. Multisite caliper measurements can be accurate as well.

    http://www.builtlean.com/2012/09/24/body-fat-percentage-men-women/

    This link has the best info I can find.

    body-fat-percentage-picture-men-women.jpg
  • Mokey41
    Mokey41 Posts: 5,769 Member
    No online calculator will be accurate because it's just crunching data from information you enter. It's easy to be off in your measurements by a bit that makes a huge difference plus people carry fat in different places. You need a professional measurement like the dunk tank or BodPod to be accurate.
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    122 lb 18 yr old 5'-2.5" 22 BMI the numbers sound credible.
  • Darryl4126
    Darryl4126 Posts: 267 Member
    Get a skinfold test they will pinch you with calipers and do the magic formula. If you go to a GYM they may provide this free of charge my GYM does.
  • lin7604
    lin7604 Posts: 2,951 Member
    your numbers are so similar with all of them i would just average it out. I find the fat2fit military has always been the most accurate for me and others i know...
  • 55in13
    55in13 Posts: 1,091 Member
    Short of a DEXA scan, hydrostatic weighing or a BodPod, the mirror is the most accurate way to access BF% at home. Multisite caliper measurements can be accurate as well.

    http://www.builtlean.com/2012/09/24/body-fat-percentage-men-women/

    This link has the best info I can find.

    body-fat-percentage-picture-men-women.jpg
    That's an interesting approach. Besides using the pictures to estimate my own %, or validate other measurements, it helps with deciding what a good goal might be. I will be happy if I get into the upper teens.
  • Mokey41
    Mokey41 Posts: 5,769 Member
    122 lb 18 yr old 5'-2.5" 22 BMI the numbers sound credible.

    BMI and body fat are two totally different things.

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