How can you test your own body fat percentage?!
Question: buy a cheap accu-measure bodyfat caliper from ebay, gnc, or wherever. use the 3 site test (chest, abdominal, and thigh) skinfolds. practice with consistency. use a bf calculator to determine an estimate percentage. i have found the actual mm measurements to be more accurate in tracking progress. go get it! count calories!
Answers: buy a cheap accu-measure bodyfat caliper from ebay, gnc, or wherever. use the 3 site test (chest, abdominal, and thigh) skinfolds. practice with consistency. use a bf calculator to determine an estimate percentage. i have found the actual mm measurements to be more accurate in tracking progress. go get it! count calories!
you cant. you need someones help. and dont go buy one of those scales that claim to be able to tell the %. They are way off.
can u pinch an inch? if so, u r fat !
google BMI- body mass index
You can get a set of scales... they can be innacurate but htey are normally consistently innaccurate.. you know what I mean?
Or you can get a set of calipers... (the typical method)
Or you can use a tape measure if you are desperate... (least accurate of all).
Once you have the measurements insert them here: http://www.linear-software.com/online.ht...
You can also get a body fat analiser: http://www.linear-software.com/fatanalyz... but I have no idea how accurate these are.
Do you mean work out your Body mass index - then try this calculator http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/magazine/int...
There are also small machines you can buy to pinch the fat on your arm etc for further accuracy but BMI is universally noted as being a very good indicator,
Body fat is measured with what is known as Body Mass Index, or BMI.
A women that is in shape should have a body fat percentage range from 21% to 31%.
If you are in fantastic shape, your body fat percentage could be as low as 10%.
For men, if you are fit and in shape, your body fat percentage should be between 14% and 25%. If you are in excellent shape, your body fat percentage could be as low as 2%.
To calculate your body fat percentage, write down how much you weigh but you have to be honest. Remember, no one will see this but you. Multiply your weight by 703.
Next, write down your height, in inches. Multiply by that same number. Then you will divide your weight number by your height number. That is your BMI.
For example, if your weight were 150 pounds x 703, your weight answer would be 105,450. If your height is 5