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Body Fat?????

schninie82
schninie82 Posts: 502 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Sorry for posting such a dumb question....but does anyone know how I can calculate my body fat??

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  • AmandaMonique
    AmandaMonique Posts: 34
    They have online calculators but they aren't as accurate as if you went in to a gym or something like that and had them use calipers. But it is free and it can give you an estimate at least.

    http://www.linear-software.com/online.html
  • baisleac
    baisleac Posts: 2,019 Member
    My favorite online calculator is: http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/home-body-fat-test-2774-143.html

    That said... it's my favorite because it tends to match caliper measurement calculations for me. Every person may be a little different.
  • amyann4153
    amyann4153 Posts: 4
    Some gyms and establishments have the scale that measures everything from body fat to muscle mass and water percentage.
    If you don't belong to a gym, maybe take a free day at one and talk to their nutrionist and they will put you on the scale to get your reading.
  • jgoff3003
    jgoff3003 Posts: 189 Member
    bump
  • RyonsLions2
    RyonsLions2 Posts: 350 Member
    I have gone to both of the others... THIS one is easier! Trust me. I just found it and did all three of them... this one is more accurate and easy!

    http://www.healthstatus.com/cgi-bin/calc/calculator.cgi
  • baisleac
    baisleac Posts: 2,019 Member
    I have gone to both of the others... THIS one is easier! Trust me. I just found it and did all three of them... this one is more accurate and easy!

    http://www.healthstatus.com/cgi-bin/calc/calculator.cgi

    It's not accurate for me... Every person is different. Any online calculator will give you a rough idea. But none of them are accurate for every person.
  • schninie82
    schninie82 Posts: 502 Member
    They have online calculators but they aren't as accurate as if you went in to a gym or something like that and had them use calipers. But it is free and it can give you an estimate at least.

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

    Hiya,

    I havent got one of those caliperthingys...thanks tho...
  • SmashleeWpg
    SmashleeWpg Posts: 567 Member
    You can get scales that give you a pretty good estimate of your body fat too. I picked mine up on sale for about $25 from a department store here - not sure if they'd be easy or hard to find over the pond :)
  • farmgirl88
    farmgirl88 Posts: 91 Member
    I have a scale that gives me a pretty accurate read. Before I had the scale, I used this: www.livestrong.com/tools/body-fat-calculator/

    The calculations can be a little off still though... I think it measured me at a higher body fat % compared to my scale, but it was good to at least have some sort of an idea of where I was at.
  • rebelontherun
    rebelontherun Posts: 192 Member
    You can buy a tanita scale that calculates it. It's not AS accurate as you would get from a gym, but it's pretty accurate I've come to find. It's pretty spot on with what the gym gets also :)
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