A great site to check your body fat.

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DiannaMoorer
DiannaMoorer Posts: 783 Member
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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).
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  • hippychickuk
    hippychickuk Posts: 93 Member
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    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
    lindalou4850 Posts: 217 Member
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    bump
  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member
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    This was off by 6% for me.
    Sadly.

    I'm at 15% BF right now but the site gave me 9%.
  • Stacey_c123
    Stacey_c123 Posts: 78 Member
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    bump!
  • Rjdj3530
    Rjdj3530 Posts: 154
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    I am a little confused on how to do the wrist measurement.
  • DiannaMoorer
    DiannaMoorer Posts: 783 Member
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    I really think it is a little more accurate than your standard test. Not saying it is perfect though.
  • realtreegirl
    realtreegirl Posts: 101
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    Wow! Thanks! Great site! This really helps to motivate me even more to lose weight and get my body fat % down!! :)
  • robin52077
    robin52077 Posts: 4,383 Member
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    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
    DiannaMoorer Posts: 783 Member
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    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
    Barribomb Posts: 284 Member
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    SO different than my scale, yikes!
  • DiannaMoorer
    DiannaMoorer Posts: 783 Member
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    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
    mrsweigl Posts: 198 Member
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    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
    teelynn35 Posts: 239 Member
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    I'm 28% body fat, 38.9 lbs fat and 100.1 lbs of muscle. Seems fairly accurate
  • Lozze
    Lozze Posts: 1,917 Member
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    That's telling me I have 29% body fat. Everything else has me in the high 30s. I don't believe it.
  • SmashleeWpg
    SmashleeWpg Posts: 566 Member
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    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
    Rjdj3530 Posts: 154
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    So I measure around my wrist or between the bone that pokes out and my palm?
  • rrcaudill
    rrcaudill Posts: 87
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    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
    Yanicka1 Posts: 4,564 Member
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    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
    NatashaK29 Posts: 137
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    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
    southernyankee716 Posts: 201
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    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).
    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).

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