Body fat equation...check this out!

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  • alysonleah
    alysonleah Posts: 23 Member
    This looks very interesting! I've always questioned BMI, so I'm very curious in what this would say.

    Now I need a measuring tape!
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    cnjbarry Posts: 91 Member
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    snmonson Posts: 79
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    CaityB14 Posts: 74 Member
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    vanfox23 Posts: 110
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    12by311 Posts: 1,716 Member
    tagging this for later!
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    cleigh86 Posts: 25
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  • morganadk2_deleted
    morganadk2_deleted Posts: 1,696 Member
    So I did all my math and I'm apparently 26.75% for my body fat.
    I thought it sounded like a lot so then I googled body fat % and found this link
    http://www.healthchecksystems.com/bodyfat.htm

    I am apparently acceptable!
    I think I'd like to get it down into the fitness range! (<24%)


    That link is ok , but this one shows the range for different ages!

    http://www.weightlossforall.com/fat-percentage-ideal.htm
  • Kolohe71
    Kolohe71 Posts: 613 Member
    I did some additional research on this measurement technique and found that it yields a result that has an error rating of +/-4%. In other words, if your calculated result is 19% than your real body fat is somewhere between 15% & 23%.

    Also, this method is NOT recommended for those that are severely overweight or those that are extremely fit.

    I'm not trying to discourage anyone, but think that it is important to have all of the availble information.
  • Shellz206
    Shellz206 Posts: 97 Member
    hmmm... i wanna try this later!
  • poyetsuperstar
    poyetsuperstar Posts: 11
    If you want to save yourself a ton of time, go to this site...

    http://www.csgnetwork.com/bodyfatcalc.html
  • CaityB14
    CaityB14 Posts: 74 Member
    Am I measuring my actual waist or at my belly button?
  • morganhccstudent724
    morganhccstudent724 Posts: 1,261 Member
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  • hroush
    hroush Posts: 2,073 Member
    If you want to save yourself a ton of time, go to this site...

    http://www.csgnetwork.com/bodyfatcalc.html

    did the calculation on here and got 19% and on this website and got 17%. Using a caliper (on myself, no help around), I figure between 13%-15% :ohwell:. I'm really wanting to hop in one of those body pods / dunk tanks to get a more definite answer, but I don't know where one is in my area.
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    Kjohnson2387 Posts: 16 Member
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  • Kolohe71
    Kolohe71 Posts: 613 Member
    If you want to save yourself a ton of time, go to this site...

    http://www.csgnetwork.com/bodyfatcalc.html

    did the calculation on here and got 19% and on this website and got 17%. Using a caliper (on myself, no help around), I figure between 13%-15% :ohwell:. I'm really wanting to hop in one of those body pods / dunk tanks to get a more definite answer, but I don't know where one is in my area.

    Like I said earlier, the measurement technique only yields results that are +/-4%. So a differance of 2% is to be expected.
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    waverly9876 Posts: 605 Member
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    iambayd Posts: 235
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    BifDiehl Posts: 474
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  • BigBoneSista
    BigBoneSista Posts: 2,389 Member
    If you want to save yourself a ton of time, go to this site...

    http://www.csgnetwork.com/bodyfatcalc.html

    This was accurate. I took my body fat today with my monitor and it matched the website.
  • believetoachieve
    believetoachieve Posts: 675 Member
    I dunno... based on these calculations, I'm at 26.9% body fat, which is considered "acceptable". Based on my BMI, I'm at 26.3, which is considered "overweight". How can one give tell me I'm fine, and another tell me that I'm not fine? Which is correct? And why doesn't the body fat calculation take into account your height??

    Now I'm not sure - which is the more "legit" method? Am I considered "acceptable" weight because my body fat is decent? Or am I considered "overweight" because my BMI is too high by 1.3%? :ohwell:
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    ajbeans Posts: 2,857 Member
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    etroupe Posts: 54
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  • lukimakamai
    lukimakamai Posts: 498 Member
    I'm confused I clearly did something wrong cause there is NO WAY I'm only 7%...I'll try to figure out what I did wrong later! Thanks for the info.
  • baisleac
    baisleac Posts: 2,019 Member
    I dunno... based on these calculations, I'm at 26.9% body fat, which is considered "acceptable". Based on my BMI, I'm at 26.3, which is considered "overweight". How can one give tell me I'm fine, and another tell me that I'm not fine? Which is correct? And why doesn't the body fat calculation take into account your height??

    Now I'm not sure - which is the more "legit" method? Am I considered "acceptable" weight because my body fat is decent? Or am I considered "overweight" because my BMI is too high by 1.3%? :ohwell:

    Frankly, BMI sucks as an individual measurement.
  • baisleac
    baisleac Posts: 2,019 Member
    I'm confused I clearly did something wrong cause there is NO WAY I'm only 7%...I'll try to figure out what I did wrong later! Thanks for the info.

    Check your + and -... I used all + at first and ended up at 4%... Ha! :laugh:
  • cutmd
    cutmd Posts: 1,168 Member
    If you want to save yourself a ton of time, go to this site...

    http://www.csgnetwork.com/bodyfatcalc.html

    This was accurate. I took my body fat today with my monitor and it matched the website.

    Strangely this website wasn't too off from my calipers. This one was also close:http://www.healthstatus.com/calculate/body-fat-percentage-calculator

    Not sure where the OP formula came from, I get 30% with that formula and about 18-20% with other methods
  • shug458
    shug458 Posts: 99
    wow - wish I didn't read this :( I just did mine 3 different times and it tells me my body % is 30.6 - how is that possible? I'm 4'11 and 125 lbs. UGH now I feel just crappy. I did my body % calculator - the % I should be and it tells me I need to lose appx 10 lbs so my target is correct - but my body fat is WAY more then I thought. Thank you for the post now definatly keeps me motivated
  • lukimakamai
    lukimakamai Posts: 498 Member
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    Check your + and -... I used all + at first and ended up at 4%... Ha! :laugh:
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    Thank you I was having a blonde moment! 26.5% is much more realistic and matches up with the website although I still think I'm probably more...
  • shug458
    shug458 Posts: 99
    now I just did this one http://www.csgnetwork.com/bodyfatcalc.html and it says I'm 27% - I'm soooooooooo confused - it tells you your waist is at the belly button but then it tells you at the smallest part....(where it starts to go in) stupid question - where is your waist? I never thought It was the belly button.
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