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How do you measure body fat at home?

FitnessFan1981
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I'm curious how people measure and track their body fat percentage. I have the Omron HBF-306C Hand Held Body Fat Analyzer. It's okay but seems to vary a lot. Do you have an at home way to measure body fat that you find to be accurate and not to difficult or time consuming?
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i use bodyfat calipers. Not as quick to get a measurement as scales but you get a more accurate result. The electronic scales vary too much based on hydration levels i have found.0
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Mirror1
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tape measure and mirror..
those hand held things are massively inaccurate...1 -
Bodyfat calipers (like $15 ones) and the assistance of my wife.0
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I have an Omron scale with 4 connectors - 2 hands, 2 feet. This is what I use most often.
I also have calipers. I use this less often because it is less convenient.
When I get to my goal weight, which will probably be before the end of this year, I plan to get a BodPod test.
The Omron scale is always much higher than calipers... obviously unrealistically high. But it is mostly consistent.0 -
There's no way to accurately measure BF at home. Everything is just a guess. Calipers or bio-resistance device, take your pick. It will be inaccurate by at least 5-10%, most likely on the high side.
You can gauge your progress w/a tape measure, just looking in the mirror, taking pics and trying on old/smaller clothes BUT the only ways to truly measure BF is to get DEXA scanned or weighed hydrostatically.1
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