Calculating Body Fat %

umachanxo

Hey MFP,

How would I go about calculating my body fat %?
Do you know of any pretty accurate website calculators or anything?

Thanks

jgirl09

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/498227-acceptable-body-fat

In that forum someone list a website for where you can go to do it.

UponThisRock

http://www.freeweightloss.com/calculator1.html

http://www.he.net/~zone/prothd2.html

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

erickirb

Best (most accurate )options are:
Hydrostatic weighing (done at some universities and gyms)
BodPod (done at some universities and gyms)

Everything else will just be rough estimate with some being better then others.

ElPumaMex

This one is a pretty good guide:

http://www.scientificpsychic.com/fitness/diet.html

LorinaLynn

I use http://www.scientificpsychic.com/fitness/diet.html

I know it's just a rough estimate, but I'm ok with that.

smilebhappy

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NicoleSchimmel

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Great question!

psuLemon

I have a set of body fat calipers that i measure 12 different areas (with my wife as a helper) and I don't make an area until I can get 3 consistent readings.

IpuffyheartHeelsinthegym

a friend of mine posted this site to check rough estimates...


http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/home-body-fat-test-2774-143.html?ic=2202

lin7604

thx!

my bf% was the same as the scale i tried out in the store the other day!