Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 383, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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body fat

kaiatherton
kaiatherton
Posts: 9
Joined: 2005/01/07
United States
2005/01/07, 04:21 PM
how do you calculate your body fat %?

please help me so i can keep accurate records of my progress
puresnowchic
puresnowchic
Posts: 151
Joined: 2004/07/28
United States
2005/01/07, 04:49 PM
Usually if you go to a gym they will do it for free, it only takes a few minutes using the skin-fold test. Beware of 'online' body fat tests, or BMI, ect. they don't account for how much muscle you have...

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kaiatherton
kaiatherton
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Joined: 2005/01/07
United States
2005/01/07, 04:54 PM
Thanks, i looked at some online, but like you say they don't take muscle into account.

thanks again
Reddy
Reddy
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Joined: 2003/09/11
United States
2005/01/07, 08:24 PM
I love www.mybodycomp.com - they do but you will need a tape measure & know your weight

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Carivan
Carivan
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Joined: 2002/01/20
Canada
2005/01/07, 10:48 PM
The best is just a tape measure, or the site reddy referred you too. Just measure your abdomen by going around the upper part of your hips. Check it every 2 weeks to see how your doing. TYou can also spend $$ on ultrasound, or other professional tests that exist.

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kaiatherton
kaiatherton
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Joined: 2005/01/07
United States
2005/01/08, 11:35 AM
thanks guys