Body fat %

fteale
fteale Posts: 5,310 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Does anyone know where I would go to get this measured? I want a more accurate answer than I get from online formulas, but have no idea where to start looking for where to get it done. I am in the UK, and am pretty sure I can't get it done at the GP. Last time I had it done was 12 years ago, at the gym, but I have moved cities since then, and no gym membership!

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  • schnarfo
    schnarfo Posts: 766 Member
    I would also like to know this :)
  • robertf57
    robertf57 Posts: 560 Member
    Many gyms will measure using bioimpedence or use calipers to measure skin fold thickness
  • fteale
    fteale Posts: 5,310 Member
    But for people who don't have gym membership?
  • HeidiMightyRawr
    HeidiMightyRawr Posts: 3,343 Member
    Most boots stores seem to have a scale that measures BF% and weight (usually around the medicine/prescriptions area)
    It's always seemed accurate to me and I've used it several times before :)
  • Legs_McGee
    Legs_McGee Posts: 843 Member
    I get mine done at the gym a few times a year - that's based on height, weight, measurements, and fat calipers. A few years ago I went to a medical testing center ang got a full body scan - it only cost about $45.
  • menchi
    menchi Posts: 297 Member
    You can buy calipers or hand held impedance fat measuring devices. I've seen them on amazon-- calibers under USD10 and impedance devices starting USD27. I suspect you can also order them in the UK amazon website. I've been debating whether I want to get the impedance device. It has some pretty good reviews online. Here's a link to one so you can see what it looks like.
    http://www.amazon.com/Omron-HBF-306C-Loss-Monitor-Black/dp/B000FYZMYK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1304894500&sr=8-2

    I would not recommend the bathroom scales that also measure body fat. It seems like they have a much larger margin of error (some up to 10% wrong!).
  • Shizzman
    Shizzman Posts: 527 Member
    You can get calipers (which are easier to do with a second person) or get something that does it off electrical impedance. Either in a scale or a hand held unit. Either way it is fairly inexpensive.
  • Douniap
    Douniap Posts: 841 Member
    U can actually get it at a sports clinic which will do a full body composition as well as determine your VO2 and LT.
    U can search for one close by where you live.
    To your health
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