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How Do YOU Measure Body Fat??

shelbym87
shelbym87 Posts: 122 Member
edited October 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Many people have body fat% as part of their goals. What's an accurate why to measure that? My parents have a scale that supposedly weighs body fat but it's pretty old. & everytime I'm over there it says 33-40% which seems too high for me. (5'6 126lbs) So, how do you measure body fat & how accurate do you feel the results are?

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  • jordanlell
    jordanlell Posts: 340 Member
    bump
  • beccau_20
    beccau_20 Posts: 191 Member
    I do circumference and caliper measurements every three weeks. I think it's pretty accurate?
  • 2fabulous2Bunfit
    2fabulous2Bunfit Posts: 47 Member
    I try not to think about it. :laugh:

    I'm in the AF and we ahev a 'Bod Pod" machine that (says it's) 99% accuate. It's like a egg you sit in and it measures fat by the air pressure. IDK, I heard the water method was really accurate.
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