A great site to check your body fat.

DiannaMoorer

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


I thought this a lot more accurate than any I've seen. These are my results.

I have 23.5% body fat.

I have 39.2 Pounds of fat and 127.8 Pounds of lean (muscle, bone, body water).

hippychickuk

Wow, how confusing. With the link you sent, I'm at 29% which seems right actually. But with the link I had been using, I was at 38%!

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

I'm going to go with yours...

lindalou4850

bump

Helloitsdan

This was off by 6% for me.
Sadly.

I'm at 15% BF right now but the site gave me 9%.

Stacey_c123

bump!

Rjdj3530

I am a little confused on how to do the wrist measurement.

DiannaMoorer

I really think it is a little more accurate than your standard test. Not saying it is perfect though.

realtreegirl

Wow! Thanks! Great site! This really helps to motivate me even more to lose weight and get my body fat % down!!

robin52077

As usual, websites and tape measures fail when trying to measure BF%.

Get a Bod-Pod done if you want to know the truth.

DiannaMoorer

I am a little confused on how to do the wrist measurement.

Look at your wrist and see where it bends. Put the measuring tape there around it. It's all bone there. Does that help?

Barribomb

SO different than my scale, yikes!

DiannaMoorer

As usual, websites and tape measures fail when trying to measure BF%.

Get a Bod-Pod done if you want to know the truth.

Well, this is free. I don't have any extra money to spend.

mrsweigl

Hmmm is this right?

You have 22.5% body fat.

You have 31.1 Pounds of fat and 106.9 Pounds of lean (muscle, bone, body water).

teelynn35

I'm 28% body fat, 38.9 lbs fat and 100.1 lbs of muscle. Seems fairly accurate

Lozze

That's telling me I have 29% body fat. Everything else has me in the high 30s. I don't believe it.

SmashleeWpg

LOL

I don't know about this website ... my scale tells me I've got 45% body fat, this website told me 26% based on my measurements ... that's a HUGE difference. Not to mention this site didn't ask for height, which to mean would seem necessary as that could greatly alter the body fat %/body composition??

Rjdj3530

So I measure around my wrist or between the bone that pokes out and my palm?

rrcaudill

I misplaced my measuring tape yesterday when I was arranging our bedrooms the way I want them, but as soon as I find them. I will check it out.

Yanicka1

This was off by 6% for me.
Sadly.

I'm at 15% BF right now but the site gave me 9%.

It is way off for me too. I had mine tested with calliper.

NatashaK29

Thanks for sharing. I've been curious about my bf% but to scared to get tested. I know these are not exact, but it gives me an idea.

Just for reference, my results were....

27.5% body fat
44.3 pounds of fat and 116.7 pounds of lean

southernyankee716

Health Central says this:
You have 26% body fat.
You have 60.3 Pounds of fat and 171.7 Pounds of lean (muscle, bone, body water).

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I typically use this http://www.livestrong.com/tools/body-fat-calculator/ which says:

46.22% body fat .

That's a HUGE difference. As much as I want to believe Health Central's calculator, I think Livestrong is closer to the actual number (for me).

luvnthenewme

I had a body scan done on Thursday, and the results I got from this website are pretty close to what the machine scan said. At least they were well within the margin for error. Thanks for sharing the site!

Rjdj3530

I did both the Livestrong one and the Health Central one.

Livestrong = 41.6
HealthCentral = 38.5

Of course I like a 3 better than a 4! Geez and to see the one site say I have 72.4 pounds of fat. Yikes that sounds horrid.

Tonnina

It has me at:
You have 26% body fat.

You have 58.8 Pounds of fat and 167.2 Pounds of lean (muscle, bone, body water).
So I want to basically lose all my fat? lol I mean I'm pushing to weigh 170lbs or less.
My Trainer's body fat measurer last said I was at 38% in January, I don't think I've lost that much body fat in 2 months.
http://www.livestrong.com/tools/body-fat-calculator/ Told me I'm at 38.27% which is probably close. I'm probably about at 36-38% Which is high, I know, but that's why I'm working on it.

DiannaMoorer

LOL

I don't know about this website ... my scale tells me I've got 45% body fat, this website told me 26% based on my measurements ... that's a HUGE difference. Not to mention this site didn't ask for height, which to mean would seem necessary as that could greatly alter the body fat %/body composition??

I think they should have asked for height as well. But is seems pretty accurate but not perfect. It said I had 23.5% body fat and that would put me were I want to be.

ilikejam33

Accuate???? Not according the the readings I have from a doctor and a trainer at the gym. (who both by the way come in at 22-24%)

The site you posted says that i have 32% body fat! Given that i am 5'6 and 140lbs its hardly possible, also it doesnt take into consideration that i have a lot of muscle, just how big the circumference is. By this website a body builder with huge thighs and clafs would have high body fat.

A lot of people could have really bad feelings after using this type of guesstimte for BF.

Please people, educate yourself before you post, its the internet not a doctor, if you want a real estimate go to a nutritionist, doctor, or trainer and get measured with a real metric.

kitkat4141

Overall, I agree this site has a more accurate formula for determining body fat percentage. Using this site my body fat percentage is 22%. Using calipers it's 21%.

Jenlwb

Well i don't know....

this test gives me 22.5%. very nice.
But livestrong gives me 25.9%
My Salter bio scale (where you stand with barefeet and it passes a current) gives me 31.5% :noway:

I would be tempted to go with the bio scale, BUT, I'm 5'5", quite fit, 120lbs, with a 29" waist- 31.5% sounds a bit much!!!

No one in this country has heard of the pod thing, so that's not an option...

Moonbeamlissie

Says 19% for me... the Wii has me at like 24 or something.. Planned on getting tested at the gym too, we shall see how they all work out with each other.

StrongGwen

Thanks for the link! Bad news for me is I'm at 29% BF (BF is NOT my BFF! but it could be my "big fat fanny" LOL) but the good news is that I have an ultimate goal of 20% BF, so that gives me just 14 lbs of jiggly fat to lose. As long as I protect my lean muscle and continue to build it, I'm only 14lbs from my goal! As a 56 yr old non-athlete female I think a 20% BF would be just fine.

kitkat4141

Accuate???? Not according the the readings I have from a doctor and a trainer at the gym. (who both by the way come in at 22-24%)

The site you posted says that i have 32% body fat! Given that i am 5'6 and 140lbs its hardly possible, also it doesnt take into consideration that i have a lot of muscle, just how big the circumference is. By this website a body builder with huge thighs and clafs would have high body fat.

A lot of people could have really bad feelings after using this type of guesstimte for BF.

Please people, educate yourself before you post, its the internet not a doctor, if you want a real estimate go to a nutritionist, doctor, or trainer and get measured with a real metric.

My thighs are muscular due to weight training and spinning. I confess I was worried that would skew the numbers but it came pretty close to my trainer's evaluation.