Body fat equation...check this out!

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  • fteale
    fteale Posts: 5,310 Member
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    I think it's because men tend to put weight on around their middle. You see obese men with thin legs, so measuring round their waist is the main thing. Women tend to put fat on more evenly.
  • polo571
    polo571 Posts: 708 Member
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  • mrmarius
    mrmarius Posts: 1,802 Member
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    Will have to check it out
  • joilet
    joilet Posts: 99
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  • alliecore
    alliecore Posts: 446 Member
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  • Isa25
    Isa25 Posts: 46
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    Vicki_78 Posts: 81 Member
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  • BiloxiBelle
    BiloxiBelle Posts: 680 Member
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    I don't know...this formula puts me at just above 4%. I don't think that is possible. :noway:
  • missheidi
    missheidi Posts: 465 Member
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    I always wonder...and maybe someone can help me out here...why do women have to take more measurements for this stuff?
    because women are naturally supposed to have a higher amount of fat than men, I believe.

    well that's just dumb. just cause we have da babies.
  • stacywalton
    stacywalton Posts: 3 Member
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  • kimmi12
    kimmi12 Posts: 28 Member
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  • realia
    realia Posts: 169 Member
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    thanks for this!
  • baisleac
    baisleac Posts: 2,019 Member
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    I don't know...this formula puts me at just above 4%. I don't think that is possible. :noway:

    I think you made the mistake I first made. Reread this line: "Lean Body Mass Factor 1 + Factor 2 - Factor 3 - Factor 4 + Factor 5". They're not all plus signs.

    This equation puts me at 26.74% body fat, which rings a LOT truer than the 40% I get elsewhere. Yes, I am overweight, but only by 27 lbs at this point. I DO have big bones (wrist measurement 6.75 and I'm 5'4") and I am very strong (which equals muscle mass).
  • agdeierl
    agdeierl Posts: 378 Member
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    bump...since I can't afford bodpod, etc.
  • sas16
    sas16 Posts: 610
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    bump...to try later
  • hroush
    hroush Posts: 2,073 Member
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    As for the units of measurement, it doesn't (shouldn't?) matter what you measure in as the units will cancel out in the end. Of course, I'm stating this without thoroughly checking the equation, but the end result is just a percentage of weights, so I should be correct. I'll test later.

    This is also a bump so that I can try this later.
  • ukjessi
    ukjessi Posts: 169 Member
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  • bizco
    bizco Posts: 1,949 Member
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    Thanks for posting! I'll try this out on April 1st when I take my measurements again.
  • snarky
    snarky Posts: 263 Member
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    bump:smile:
  • DancingYogini
    DancingYogini Posts: 377
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    Well that's a downer...I'm at about 25.4%? My BMI is 19.5%. I am 5'9" and about 132lbs, and in really good shape. I thought I would be a little lower than that....so what do I do differently to lower my body fat %??I mainly do yoga, and I dance (Irish). I occasionally get on our elliptical, but I don't strength train. I am borderline "above average" for my height. I would love to get it to the lean range of 17-22%. Or is that something I won't be able to do unless I strength train?? Sorry, not sure if anyone can answer this question on this thread.... :flowerforyou:

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