Calculating Body Fat Percentage

spamvicious

Can anyone point me in the way of a website that accurately works out the body fat percentage? I've tried two different websites, one tells me my body fat is 42% eeek and the other tells me its 26% phew!

Height 5.7"
Start Weight: 12.9 stone
Current Weight: 11.13 Stone
Ideal Weight: 10 Stone
BMI: 26
Ideal BMI: 22

ElizabethRoad

No, because such a site does not exist.

treetop57

None of the methods for estimating using circumference measurements are especially accurate. I use a particular one over time to see whether in general my weight loss is still mostly fat, but I have no expectation that it is accurate in anything more than a relative sense.

akiramezu

um ... go to your doctor and ask for a Bio-electrical Impedance Analysis or a hydrostatic weighing

mes1119

No, because such a site does not exist.

^^^This.

Get measured by a body fat caliper. Your doctor and gym should have one. Or, if you want, you can buy one. I got mine for about $20, but you have to know how to use it correctly. Mine seems very accurate, however.

spamvicious

Ok thanks for the help guys

hongruss

I would suggest buying a set of calipers from ebay/amazon they are really cheap & simple to use. This will give you a pretty accurate baseline & with continued use you will see gain or loss really quickly.

As for a great site, google Scooby, he has a fat/weight loss calculator & a wealth of information, all free

Russ