Determining body fat %

ahmommy

How do you determine your body fat %?

I don't own any calipers. I input my measurements into the army body fat percentage calculator, and it estimated I have around 25% body fat. I have a tanita digital scale at home that told me this morning I have ~31% body fat. I don't trust it, though. Its numbers are all over the place.

I have a routine physical scheduled in a couple of weeks. Can I ask the doctor to measure my body fat percentage then?

ahmommy

Bump. Anyone?

whiteheaddg

Get a measuring tape and use - www.gymgoal.com/dtool_fat.html

or eyeball it using - http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2012/07/02/body-fat-percentage/

Good luck!

amonkey794

I used fat2fit radio military bf calculator

Jacwhite22

Id just buy calipers.....but that's me. That's how I roll.

zealousmissjj_wechange

I get tested at my gym every 3 months. Maybe not the most accurate device (scale) ever, but it gives you a very good idea of your bodyfat% and your progress!