Body Fat

sandym1611
sandym1611 Posts: 1 Member
edited January 25 in Health and Weight Loss
I am 36 years old, weigh 134 pounds and am 5ft 2.5.
I just used a machine in boots that said i have 43% body fat. Can anyone tell me if that is correct?
I exercise about 4/5 times a week, going to classes and the gym.

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  • goodtimezzzz
    goodtimezzzz Posts: 640 Member
    bull****..btw post pics and fill out your stuff!! u are not even close to that amt of lard
  • Daniloveshockey94
    Daniloveshockey94 Posts: 348 Member
    Troll!
  • Iron_Lotus
    Iron_Lotus Posts: 2,295 Member
    What are your measurements?
  • FP4HSharon
    FP4HSharon Posts: 664 Member
    I am 36 years old, weigh 134 pounds and am 5ft 2.5.
    I just used a machine in boots that said i have 43% body fat. Can anyone tell me if that is correct?
    I exercise about 4/5 times a week, going to classes and the gym.

    NO WAY is that accurate & if they told you it was then THEY are messed up. Usually BMI (as long as you're not too muscular) is a rough estimate of body fat %, and that puts you at about 25%. So I'm thinking the machine was really off, or they messed up when they entered your height (if it's an electrical impedence machine)/gender. That said, other things that can affect body fat percentage (but NOT THAT much)...if you're dehydrated (testing early in the day or after workouts) can make it higher, if you eat/drink within 4 hours of testing, but usually only a couple of points, damp feet (would usually make the body fat % less). If you really want to know, I'd get your own machine...you can get a Weight Watchers body fat scale at Bed Bath & Beyond (if you're stateside) using their 20% off coupon pretty cheap. For the most accurate reading...don't exercise 12 hours before testing, don't eat/drink 4 hours before testing BUT really hydrate like crazy until that 4 hour cut off. Make sure your feet are completely dry.

    Electrical impedence scales are usually more accurate than pinch tests. But scales should just be used as a progress aid. The only truly accurate way to measure body fat is with a dunk tank, or an air pod, both of which are very expensive to get done in most places.
    NOTE: Assuming you mean you put your feet in "boots" to do the test, not that you were wearing boots. Because you have to be barefoot for an electrical impedence measurement.
  • potluck965
    potluck965 Posts: 529 Member
    "NOTE: Assuming you mean you put your feet in "boots" to do the test, not that you were wearing boots. Because you have to be barefoot for an electrical impedence measurement."


    I think they might have meant Boost, which is a fitness center
  • valeriewxy
    valeriewxy Posts: 418 Member
    Or if s/he's in the UK, then Boots the pharmacy/drugstore ;)
  • FP4HSharon
    FP4HSharon Posts: 664 Member
    Or if s/he's in the UK, then Boots the pharmacy/drugstore ;)

    If it's a machine in a store, then probably completely worthless. I used to check my blood pressure on store machines & it always said mine was high & I should see a doctor, no matter what store I went to. But when I'd see my doctor, my BP was always VERY low & healthy. The store said that parents let kids play w/the machines which throws them out of whack, & that they don't get recalibrated very often. The doctor's office said that they get a LOT of people who make appointments because of the machines, but then it turns out to be nothing.
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