A great site to check your body fat.

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  • TiffaniBarrett
    TiffaniBarrett Posts: 369 Member
    bumpppp
  • kmjoctober
    kmjoctober Posts: 29 Member
    I got 21.2%, 28.2%, 40.8% and 52.4% from 4 different calculators.
  • stef_e_b
    stef_e_b Posts: 593
    bump
  • Stazed
    Stazed Posts: 55 Member
    i did livestrong (21.98%), health central (19.8%), scientificpsychic (21.7%) and my scales said (22.3%)
    I'm going to go with mine is somewhere around 22% which is prob ok!
  • colorfulcupcakes
    colorfulcupcakes Posts: 122 Member
    I recently got hydrostatic body fat testing (dunked under water), the most accurate method, and learned I was at 17%.

    The health central link put me at 23%.
  • rrcaudill
    rrcaudill Posts: 87
    Wow...big difference. I got 47.98% on live strong and 26.9% on health central.

    Considering that I'm 5'3" and 177 pounds, I would have to agree more with live strong!
  • snowbab
    snowbab Posts: 192 Member
    Thanks. I'v wanted to check for ages

    Health Central said: You have 17.2% body fat. You have 23 Pounds of fat and 111 Pounds of lean (muscle, bone, body water). Which is apparantly like a top athlete, yay!

    Livestrong said I have 16.99% body fat

    Both pretty much the same :D I'm happy with that but 'd like to get to 14-ish as i still see too much fat. Need to tone!
  • sms1986
    sms1986 Posts: 113 Member
    My results -

    You have 24.5% body fat.

    You have 50.5 Pounds of fat and 155.5 Pounds of lean (muscle, bone, body water).

    Sounds accurate, especially as 155lbs is my goal.
  • wittlelacey
    wittlelacey Posts: 391 Member
    16.9 percent? I WISH! Before I lost about 15 pounds I was at 30 percent, but I've tried several other body fat websites and usually get somewhere been 20 and 26 percent. Too bad this couldn't be my actual one haha :)
  • jmehere
    jmehere Posts: 108 Member
    bump. can't find my measuring tape.
  • momof2winsplus
    momof2winsplus Posts: 137 Member
    I had an impedance measurement in Jan, I was at 35.9% body fat - that was 62 lb fat, 110 lean body mass.
    After losing 14 lb,
    HealthCentral says I now have 32% body fat. - 51.2 Pounds of fat and 108.8 Pounds of lean
    whereas LiveStrong says I am at 38.27%. or 62 lb fat, 98 lb lean.

    I don't believe I lost ALL lean mass and no fat.

    So since I have a control, I believe the HealthCentral measurement for me.
  • babybluefire
    babybluefire Posts: 100 Member
    You have 26.8% body fat.

    You have 50.4 Pounds of fat and 137.6 Pounds of lean (muscle, bone, body water).

    I am 5'4'' and in addition to exercise stated on here I have a ton of physically demanding chores.



    I can totally believe I have 50 pounds of fat. To add on to my dismal day I had to replace my scale because it has been deciding to add or drop 5 pounds at random. I get on and off the scale 5 times and every result was different. New scale says I am 188. Three pounds plus. Yea. Go me.
  • ThisisMiss
    ThisisMiss Posts: 187 Member
    Livestrong says I am 51.26% and Health Central says 33.7% Sooo different... I don't really know which to believe if either..
  • RebelRenny
    RebelRenny Posts: 1,073 Member
    Very interesting topic. Here are my results.
    1.
    http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/home-body-fat-test-2774-143.html
    You have 26% body fat.
    You have 44 Pounds of fat and 125 Pounds of lean (muscle, bone, body water).
    Given that for women you should allow ~22% bf, this would mean a good weight for me of 150lb. (125*1.22)

    2.
    http://www.livestrong.com/tools/body-fat-calculator/
    Body fat percentage: 41.9%
    This would mean my lean body mass is 98 lbs
    Given that for women you should allow ~22% bf, this would mean a good weight for me of 120lb. (98*1.22)

    3.
    http://www.scientificpsychic.com/fitness/diet.html
    Percent Body Fat: 41.8%
    Lean Body Mass: 98.3 lb
    Given that for women you should allow ~22% bf, this would mean a good weight for me of 120lb.
    Except that this website also claims that I am only 15 lbs. overweight! Which means they consider my appropriate weight to be 154 lbs. WTH?

    Question:
    What Is A Healthy Amount Of Body Fat?
    Healthcentral provides a chart of percent body fat found in different people.

    If 22% is correct for me, then results 2 and 3 will find me too light at 120 lbs at my height of 5'6" and age 60.

    But thanks again for posting.
  • Oishii
    Oishii Posts: 2,675 Member
    Honestly, it seems that guessing based on pictures is more accurate than any of those tape measurement sites.

    body-fat-levels-women21.jpg

    http://www.leighpeele.com/body-fat-pictures-and-percentages

    Looking at the pictures I'd say I'm between 20% and 25%, which agrees with my scales (usually around 22%) and LiveStrong (24.5%, I think it was). I'm happy with that :smile:
  • fit4everyoung
    fit4everyoung Posts: 395
    Excellent information for myself and others to read! Thank you!
  • southernyankee716
    southernyankee716 Posts: 201
    Honestly, it seems that guessing based on pictures is more accurate than any of those tape measurement sites.

    body-fat-levels-women21.jpg

    http://www.leighpeele.com/body-fat-pictures-and-percentages

    But they all have a thigh gap:laugh:
  • silvernswan
    silvernswan Posts: 28 Member
    Mine came out with a HUGE difference:
    Health Central 32%
    Livestrong 68% (WTF!!)
    Scientic psychic 40%

    I think the Scientic psychic is most accurate for me as it is similar to my scales. . .
  • fit4everyoung
    fit4everyoung Posts: 395
    19.4% :DD

    Livestrong has me at 20.49%, so it seems close enough for me :c

    Very similar to mine. Excellent job!
  • RonSwanson66
    RonSwanson66 Posts: 1,150 Member
    Even if it isn't accurate, it looks like a decent tool for measuring change over time (unlike the ones that only take weight and neck measurement into account)

    For those of you recommending DEXA, Bod-Pod, BIA, etc. read this series:

    http://weightology.net/weightologyweekly/?page_id=180

    http://weightology.net/weightologyweekly/?page_id=232

    http://weightology.net/weightologyweekly/?page_id=271


    1. Always remember that any number you get from a body fat test is a VERY rough estimate, and could be significantly off. Thus, don’t put too much faith in the specific number.

    2. Point #1 holds true even when measuring change over time. I’ve heard many people say things like, “I lost 4 pounds of fat and gained 1 pound of lean muscle.” The numbers are never even close to being this precise. Given the error rate for measuring change over time, there’s a good chance those numbers are way off.

    3. Even the best techniques have a 4-5% error rate when measuring change over time. This means, to accurately detect a decrease in body fat in most people, the body fat percentage needs to drop by a minimum of 4-5%. This means you should take long periods of time between measurements. I would say a bare minimum of 3 months, but 6 months is probably better. I see too many people taking measurements as often as every 4 weeks or so. That’s too frequent and unreliable.

    4. Remember that fat-free mass and muscle are not the same thing. So just because your fat-free mass increases, doesn’t mean you had an increase in muscle.

    5. You don’t need to have your body fat tested. A combination of body weight and circumference measurements (like waist circumference) will give you a very good gauge of whether you’re losing body fat. If your circumference measurements are decreasing, you are likely losing fat.

    6. If you are going to try to track change in body fat over time, then I recommend hydrostatic weighing or skinfolds. These methods have shown the best accuracy rates for measuring change over time. However, these techniques are difficult to do with extremely obese people. For extremely obese people, I recommend simple body weight and circumference measurements.

    7. When using skinfolds to track change over time, you don’t even need to bother calculating a body fat percentage. If the sum of your total skinfolds is decreasing, then you are likely losing body fat.

    8 Whatever technique you choose, keep the conditions as identical as possible between measurements. That means having the same technician perform the measurement on you, using the same equipment, and at the same time of day.

    http://weightology.net/weightologyweekly/?page_id=283
  • spectralmoon
    spectralmoon Posts: 1,179 Member
    Mine said 22%. Not feeling confident about that number, though.
  • mybeach27
    mybeach27 Posts: 243
    Bumpity bumpity bump :P lol
  • diggly
    diggly Posts: 29 Member
    From all the posts I've read on this thread, I think that if you are within the average healthy weight range for your body, all 3 sites' calculators are fairly accurate.

    Mine:
    Health Central: 21%
    Livestrong: 21.48%
    Scientific Physic: 22%
  • YassSpartan
    YassSpartan Posts: 1,195 Member
    I wish my results were true. On Thursday I checked and I was on an average of 18% with a maximum of 21%

    Health Central
    You have 16.3% body fat.
    You have 28.9 Pounds of fat and 148.1 Pounds of lean (muscle, bone, body water).

    Scientific Psychic
    Body Mass Index: 24.8 kg/m2
    Waist-to-Height ratio: 0.49
    Percent Body Fat: 16.0%
    Lean Body Mass: 148.9 lb

    Livestrong
    Body fat percentage: 16.09
  • crystalgoede
    crystalgoede Posts: 43
    :grumble:
  • reddcat
    reddcat Posts: 314 Member
    bump
  • samb330
    samb330 Posts: 328 Member
    bump
  • Lena1967
    Lena1967 Posts: 94 Member
    Health Central has me at 31% and the other two at 35%. Sadly, I think the 35% is probably more accurate.

    I may splurge on a BodPod test next month, just because I've always wanted to!

    Thanks for posting, OP -- it's helpful to have another resource.
  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member
    This was off by 6% for me.
    Sadly.

    I'm at 15% BF right now but the site gave me 9%.
    It is way off for me too. I had mine tested with calliper.

    My May goal is 10% BF....so...yea...
  • davidlbass
    davidlbass Posts: 159 Member
    MFPs BMI calculator - 24.3%
    Health Central - 12.6%
    Livestrong - 16.1%

    Interesting.
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