Which BMI and body fat percentage.

rwilley35
rwilley35 Posts: 25 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
What is the difference and which is a better indicator?

When I use the BMI calculator here or on other sites it gives me 24.7%. I use a Tanita scale which is supposed to be highly accurate and I get a reading of 20.5%.

Can someone give me some insight into this? Thanks!

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  • rose1617
    rose1617 Posts: 469 Member
    Neither.
    Get professionally tested.
    It costs about $75, but it's very worth it.
    I had my body comp hydrostatically tested in November and now I know exactly how many calories I burn per minute for various exercises. No more guessing or "estimating". I also know exactly how many calories I need to eat (to the calorie) for maintenance/weight loss/weight gain, etc.
    My body fat % scale has me somewhere around 29%. The comp test had me at 21%. BIG difference.
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