Body fat % accuracy | Fitbit Aria - with pictures

RachNRoll
RachNRoll Posts: 192 Member
edited April 2016 in Motivation and Support
Hi everyone, this is me: 1.69m and 74Kg (female)
According to Fitbit Aria I have 33.4% body fat. According to google I'm obese and at health risk.
My boyfriend (who's into strenght training and has interest in the industry) says it's impossible that my BF is that high. My masseur, who's a PT as well, has the same opinion.

What do you people think? Is it possible that number is correct? Anybody else with the same scale have issues?
It's really frustrating... my goal at the moment is to lose 6Kg more and keep lifting, that's why I've been keeping an eye on macros and calories, so BF is really important for me.
Please help!

b183gge1bkva.jpg

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  • scolaris
    scolaris Posts: 2,145 Member
    Aria is notoriously off! You have a nicely balanced hourglass shape & it's still off! Women like me who are inverted triangles, or apples, or rulers fare even worse. You could try setting it to lean mode but it's still a crapshoot. A dexa scan costs about $125 to get done commercially and is highly accurate. If you're serious about body composition save yourself grief & start there.
  • ObsidianMist
    ObsidianMist Posts: 519 Member
    you look pretty similar to me and I just moved out of supposedly "obese" according to the online body fat % calculators into "acceptable" when I measured and was down one inch in my hips/butt. I don't know how they can possibly say that people our size are obese, I would just disregard that word if I were you. I personally can't take it seriously. yes I had some extra weight, but I was by no means obese at any point. you clearly are not either.
  • shadow2soul
    shadow2soul Posts: 7,692 Member
    edited April 2016
    I have the same scale. Not sure on the accuracy (if I remember correctly scales can be 5-10% off), but I'm getting a trend of 20.7% from it. I don't have the money to get a more accurate test done, but I'm curious to see how accurate it is for me.

    edit: I did find this thread. There is a post of a rather thin woman on page 5 that got a dexa scan which said she was 27%.

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/261522/visual-guide-to-womens-body-fat/p5
  • RachNRoll
    RachNRoll Posts: 192 Member
    I changed my profile to "lean mode" and now it's giving me 27.8 % BF. I still think it's a bit high, but hey I might be wrong... I'll measure today at the gym (they have a machine there) just to see if it matches.
    I regret so much buying this Aria :expressionless:
    thank you for your replies!
  • ARGriffy
    ARGriffy Posts: 1,002 Member
    RachNRoll wrote: »
    I changed my profile to "lean mode" and now it's giving me 27.8 % BF. I still think it's a bit high, but hey I might be wrong... I'll measure today at the gym (they have a machine there) just to see if it matches.
    I regret so much buying this Aria :expressionless:
    thank you for your replies!

    Well my "body fat " scales (which apparently are *kitten* at being accurate ) tell me im 25-26% bf, feel free to check my pics for an idea of my shape just for a comparison!
  • yami0385
    yami0385 Posts: 70 Member
    RachNRoll wrote: »
    Hi everyone, this is me: 1.69m and 74Kg (female)
    According to Fitbit Aria I have 33.4% body fat. According to google I'm obese and at health risk.
    My boyfriend (who's into strenght training and has interest in the industry) says it's impossible that my BF is that high. My masseur, who's a PT as well, has the same opinion.

    What do you people think? Is it possible that number is correct? Anybody else with the same scale have issues?
    It's really frustrating... my goal at the moment is to lose 6Kg more and keep lifting, that's why I've been keeping an eye on macros and calories, so BF is really important for me.
    Please help!

    b183gge1bkva.jpg


    Our body types are similar my trainer took my measurements last week. My body fat is at 26% waist 30 inches and hips 40 inches.
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    Based on those pics, I actually think 33 is probably close with reality being more like 30-31.

  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    Hornsby wrote: »
    Based on those pics, I actually think 33 is probably close with reality being more like 30-31.

    I agree.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    Deja vu.

    This is a zombie thread.
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    jemhh wrote: »
    Deja vu.

    This is a zombie thread.

    Dammit.
  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
    Hey - at least it was this year!
  • robininfl
    robininfl Posts: 1,137 Member
    I think 33% seems way possible based on the pictures, remember that women can carry quite a bit of fat and still look pretty lean. You are built GREAT so everything is in proportion. As you don't look like you are very muscled, while there's no reason to trust the scale, visually it's in the ballpark. Look up the images using google, you are built so much like the 30% hourglass lady in a bikini picture.

    Men often underestimate what women's bodyfat is or should be. The Fiance was stunned that when underweight and fit mine was 20% but that's really well toward the low side for a woman. I had no visible fat but was hiding 25lb of fat somewhere. When his bodyfat is 20% he looks fat.

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