how to measure body fat?

mellynat

How do u measure ur body fat???
Scale, clippers, measurements.. I tried googling it. I'm not sure if I did the measurements right. I'd like to have an idea of what % of body fat I have.

BrianSharpe

Here's a link to a site that goes over several methods and the accompanying formulae

http://www.topendsports.com/testing/bodyfat-percent.htm

Using calipers is a good method if most of your fat is under your skin (as opposed to visceral fat which is what most men have and is the worst for your health)

day_dreamr24

The trainers at the gym I go to have a device which tells me, but I found this calculator, which seemed pretty accurate to what the gym's scale told me

http://www.healthstatus.com/calculate/body-fat-percentage-calculator