Calculating Body Fat Percentage

spamvicious
spamvicious Posts: 13 Member
edited November 12 in Health and Weight Loss
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

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  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    No, because such a site does not exist.
  • treetop57
    treetop57 Posts: 1,578 Member
    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
    akiramezu Posts: 278
    um ... go to your doctor and ask for a Bio-electrical Impedance Analysis or a hydrostatic weighing =)
  • mes1119
    mes1119 Posts: 1,082 Member
    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
    spamvicious Posts: 13 Member
    Ok thanks for the help guys
  • hongruss
    hongruss Posts: 389 Member
    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
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