Best way to find body fat percentage?

asdjlo

I have attempted to figure out my body fat % and would like to know if anyone knows the best, easiest, cheapest method to figure this out?

Thanks!

omma_to_3

You can't have best, easiest and cheapest.

The online calculators are OK, but vary widely (for me it was anywhere from 27% to 45%, with the majority being between 40% and 50%). I went and had Bod Pod testing done (about $75 at the local hospital lab) and it said 39.2%.

Easiest/cheapest - online calculators.

Best: Bod Pod or Dexa Scan

drmerc

Do you want the best, the easiest or the cheapest?

BarackMeLikeAHurricane

You can't have best, easiest and cheapest.

The online calculators are OK, but vary widely (for me it was anywhere from 27% to 45%, with the majority being between 40% and 50%). I went and had Bod Pod testing done (about $75 at the local hospital lab) and it said 39.2%.

Easiest/cheapest - online calculators.

Best: Bod Pod or Dexa Scan

This. However, if you want to compromise and find a way that's cheap, fairly accurate, and pretty easy, use body fat calipers. In the hands of someone that knows what they're doing, they're pretty accurate.

CoderGal

Many ways....
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/830595-body-fat-estimation-methods

but this one's pretty easy:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/826435-bodyfat-estimation-thread