Skinfold Calipers??????....
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kpower1983
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Thinking of purchasing some Accu Measure Skinfold Calipers as I would like to measure my body fat....Does anyone know the correct way to use them or whether they are any good??
Thanks in advance you lovely people!!!
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Thinking of purchasing some Accu Measure Skinfold Calipers as I would like to measure my body fat....Does anyone know the correct way to use them or whether they are any good??
Thanks in advance you lovely people!!!
:flowerforyou:
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they should come with a guide0
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They will come with a guide
I think usually the general rule is that you take like 3 measurements and then take the average, and just be consistent in your placement
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Skinfold calpers really require a second person to do the measurements and are best done by trained people. I wouldn't waste my money. Perhaps your gym has a nutritionist or trainer who has some experience? Otherwise, you probably would be better off using one of the bio-impedence devices (I haven't seen a health-club yet that doesn't have one)0
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As stated doing it yourself is difficult, not completely impossible, but accurate measures are hard to get. A good site to help figure out ones body fat % from the measurements is here http://www.linear-software.com/online.html It not only will do the calculations, but shows the where and how of measuring. Will it be as accurate as having a trained person doing it? No. Will it give you a fairly accurate picture of what is happening? Probably, especially if you have someone else do the measuring and follow their suggestions about getting an accurate measurement. As I remember is the Accu-measure which I have as well, is pretty inexpensive.0
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Thanks all, I am not a gym member so just looking for a guide, I might just keep pondering on this one.
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