Body fat equation...check this out!

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  • healthyjen342
    healthyjen342 Posts: 1,435 Member
    Interesting..will be reading this again later.
  • Sueboo31
    Sueboo31 Posts: 128
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  • invisiblerunner23
    invisiblerunner23 Posts: 21
    bump for later
  • atsteele
    atsteele Posts: 1,358 Member
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  • jbug100
    jbug100 Posts: 406 Member
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  • Aps123
    Aps123 Posts: 71 Member
    interesting! thanks for the post!
  • theGODwithin
    theGODwithin Posts: 7
    useful stuff thanks
  • UpToAnyCool
    UpToAnyCool Posts: 1,673
    OP: Thanks for posting this...

    I know that 'Individual Results Vary' but if anyone is curious, this equation was within1/2 a percent of my BodPod reading! (Only 0.4 % difference).

    Just an aside for those of you that mention wanting to get a BodPod anaylsis,
    I splurged on a reading for my 40th birthday, but forgot that I'd have to pay yet again to find out if my body fat % improves or not! :laugh: What I should do is get a home body fat scale, note how it compares to / or calibrate to the BodPod analysis number and keep track that way.
  • scouts2011
    scouts2011 Posts: 2
    Thanks for the information!! =)
  • cng1117
    cng1117 Posts: 225 Member
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    vbhoj74 Posts: 122 Member
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    srandle175 Posts: 112
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    lilyinlove Posts: 441 Member
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    kymmixxx Posts: 151 Member
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  • atsteele
    atsteele Posts: 1,358 Member
    I was thinking that the body fat calculator probably isn't as accurate because it only takes weight and waist size into account, but now that it gave me a 21% body fat percentage, Im a believer!! LOL

    None of these calculations are accurate but it's a decent estimate most of the time.

    http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=56830&page=2
  • angeleyes4643
    angeleyes4643 Posts: 151 Member
    I found this equation shortly after I started here at MFP and I've used it ever since. Recently updated it and it made me smile. :smile:
  • meggers123
    meggers123 Posts: 711 Member
    bump. good info. thanks.
  • lachicadelfuego
    lachicadelfuego Posts: 35 Member
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  • farmgirlsuz
    farmgirlsuz Posts: 351 Member
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  • kallico
    kallico Posts: 24 Member
    pretty sure i did it wrong... second to last number was 33.4, which sounded right to where i am now on body fat, but last number is 17.3 is that where i should be? and if so, how do i calculate what body weight that is for me? Sorry if this is redundant, just got on here for a quick second
  • Vaus2000
    Vaus2000 Posts: 16 Member
    I hate math, but i hate body fat more, so bump bump bump!
  • pitapocket
    pitapocket Posts: 287 Member
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  • Silverkittycat
    Silverkittycat Posts: 1,997 Member
    With the healthstatus.com calculator and rounding up on all the half inch #s -
    your body fat percentage is estimated to be 21.31 % using the U.S. Army body fat algorithm, or 14.18 % using the U.S. Marine body fat algorithm, or 16.56 % using the U.S. Navy body fat algorithm, or 15.84 % using the formula developed by the YMCA.

    These methods are not as accurate as a water displacement test, but is usually within 1-3% for most people. If you have a very small waist, it will show a low value. On the other hand, if you carry all your extra weight around your middle, you may have an elevated percentage.

    I guess I'll stick with the mirror method. :wink:
  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,744 Member
    I finally did the calculation and it's a lot better than my tanita scale (which I know I shouldn't count on anyway)! 27ish %.
  • AlsDonkBoxSquat
    AlsDonkBoxSquat Posts: 6,128 Member
    I'm missing something:

    Factor 1 = (125*.732)+8.987 = 100.487
    Factor 2 = 6/3.14 = 1.91
    Factor 3 = 27*.1257 = 4.24
    Factor 4 = 36*.249 = 8.96
    Factor 5 = 8.25*.434 = 3.58
    Factor 1 + 2 - 3 - 4 + 5 = 92.78
  • esmecgg
    esmecgg Posts: 38
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  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,744 Member
    I'm missing something:

    Factor 1 = (125*.732)+8.987 = 100.487
    Factor 2 = 6/3.14 = 1.91
    Factor 3 = 27*.1257 = 4.24
    Factor 4 = 36*.249 = 8.96
    Factor 5 = 8.25*.434 = 3.58
    Factor 1 + 2 - 3 - 4 + 5 = 92.78

    You're missing calculating your body fat weight (total body weight minus lean body mass) and then multiplying your body fat weight by 100 and dividing that by your total body weight. I come up with 26% (rounded up) for you.
  • clw_888
    clw_888 Posts: 157 Member
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  • AlsDonkBoxSquat
    AlsDonkBoxSquat Posts: 6,128 Member
    I'm missing something:

    Factor 1 = (125*.732)+8.987 = 100.487
    Factor 2 = 6/3.14 = 1.91
    Factor 3 = 27*.1257 = 4.24
    Factor 4 = 36*.249 = 8.96
    Factor 5 = 8.25*.434 = 3.58
    Factor 1 + 2 - 3 - 4 + 5 = 92.78

    You're missing calculating your body fat weight (total body weight minus lean body mass) and then multiplying your body fat weight by 100 and dividing that by your total body weight. I come up with 26% (rounded up) for you.

    well than I must have done something wrong, because based on my last caliper test I had 13%, and 111 of my 127 (at that time) that was lean mass. Since then the scale hasn't moved, but I've added more lean mass.
  • Espressocycle
    Espressocycle Posts: 2,245 Member
    Where the heck is my waist anyway? Since I am one of those men that is pretty lean except for a belly, it's hard to tell. I wear a size 36 pants, but my belly extends a good bit past that!
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