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Go with a bodpod if you can and stay away from hand held devices and scales. Another option is finding a good fitness consultant who uses Harpenden skinfold calipers. Other calipers do not give an adequate reading.0
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Omron Body Fat devices are pretty accurate and my gym (LA fitness) uses them. Also most Curves facilities have one as well. They will do a body fat analysis for you for free. Costco also sells the Omron if not in the store online0
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Most personal trainers will start initial training by taking caliper measurements, which I think would be a decent starting place for BF %. In terms of price, you're probably paying around the same as if you went to a bodpod.
I had a BIA scale and the only thing consistent about it was how erratic the readings were. As for BMI, I don't place much stock in it since its only determinants are height and weight.0 -
Omron Body Fat devices are pretty accurate and my gym (LA fitness) uses them. Also most Curves facilities have one as well. They will do a body fat analysis for you for free. Costco also sells the Omron if not in the store online
I bought a scale that gives BF% because a dietician told me they're pretty accurate. Then I went on a tour at LA Fitness, and the trainer used the Omron on me, and that one read 6% lower than my scale. So, nice to know I spent all that money on a scale that's basically just that...a scale.0 -
My scale does it automatically. I put in my weight and age, and it has sensors that measure my body fat %, water %, and one other thing (I forget right now). Spent about $30 at bed bath and beyond (less with the 20% off coupons I get in the mail).0
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I used three different body fat % calculators (the military one, some other one, and Fit2Fat radio) and all three were different, with a spread of 10% points and one in the middle. Those apparently are not very reliable methods of determining your BF%.`0
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Here is what I use. The brand is Omron:
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&redir_esc=&client=ms-android-sprint-us&q=omron+body+fat+analyzer&v=133247963&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=3436787771338165419&sa=X&ei=soeET4agGojgtgeNyciDCA&ved=0CKUBEPMCMAI#ps-sellers
You can see that it gets consistently high ratings/reviews. I think I paid about $30 for mine at GNC but it can be found for a little less. I've been using this kind for several years and its always been consistent.
That's a BIA device and consistent doesn't mean accurate0 -
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If you're going to use any method, stick with one and get evaluated every three months. Many methods boast a deviation range that is significantly greater than the actual rate of fat loss; thus you do not want evaluations done too soon. When the dates are spread out far enough, then any method can be fairly accurate - granted human error is avoided as much as possible (eg; using calipers in different spots or exercising prior to handheld BIA tests).0
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