Skinfold Calipers??????....

kpower1983

Hi MFPs!!!

Thinking of purchasing some Accu Measure Skinfold Calipers as I would like to measure my body fat....Does anyone know the correct way to use them or whether they are any good??

Thanks in advance you lovely people!!!

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JennLifts

they should come with a guide

Mollydolly10

They will come with a guide I think usually the general rule is that you take like 3 measurements and then take the average, and just be consistent in your placement

robertf57

Skinfold calpers really require a second person to do the measurements and are best done by trained people. I wouldn't waste my money. Perhaps your gym has a nutritionist or trainer who has some experience? Otherwise, you probably would be better off using one of the bio-impedence devices (I haven't seen a health-club yet that doesn't have one)

rileysowner

As stated doing it yourself is difficult, not completely impossible, but accurate measures are hard to get. A good site to help figure out ones body fat % from the measurements is here http://www.linear-software.com/online.html It not only will do the calculations, but shows the where and how of measuring. Will it be as accurate as having a trained person doing it? No. Will it give you a fairly accurate picture of what is happening? Probably, especially if you have someone else do the measuring and follow their suggestions about getting an accurate measurement. As I remember is the Accu-measure which I have as well, is pretty inexpensive.

kpower1983

Thanks all, I am not a gym member so just looking for a guide, I might just keep pondering on this one.

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