Body Fat Analyzer
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Plumfoodie
Paleo maintenance rocks!
A quick search on Amazon seems to say these are really hard to find. Any reason a traditional scale type won't suit you? Mine is pretty good and the body fat results are comparable to one I used that was a scale type with a handheld attachment (if that makes sense). It's by Tanita and I especially like that it takes your lean muscle mass into account when displaying your BMR. Good luck finding something!
A good set of calipers are actually pretty cheap -- they'll set you back 10 quid at a stretch; you might be better off with some of those.
A body fat analyser is a crude estimation at best, kinda like BMI, it's very likely to be off by 2-5% each time you use it.
With calipers, though, so long as you use them correctly you'll get a much more accurate result.
A body fat analyser is a crude estimation at best, kinda like BMI, it's very likely to be off by 2-5% each time you use it.
With calipers, though, so long as you use them correctly you'll get a much more accurate result.
Plumfoodie
Paleo maintenance rocks!
RayeRaye said:
Just curious, can one person easily use these on themself? That's what's always put me off them!
Just curious, can one person easily use these on themself? That's what's always put me off them!
Absolutely, they're very easy to use. You don't need to be terribly flexible and get readings in your subscapular region or anything, just a simple back (backside of the ribs is perfect), tricep, thigh and abdominal measurement should be sufficient.
It'll come with a chart that'll give you a pretty accurate result.
Calipers
Hi all
I have just ordered some calipers from Ebay - £1.28 inc postage and I yesterday I installed a free trial of also My workout trainer to record the measurement. Have not used the tracker yet as I am waiting for the calipers to arrive so I can measure.
I have always measured myself with a tape measure but I think that using a caliper will be more accurate.
Let you know how it goes
Debs
Hi all
I have just ordered some calipers from Ebay - £1.28 inc postage and I yesterday I installed a free trial of also My workout trainer to record the measurement. Have not used the tracker yet as I am waiting for the calipers to arrive so I can measure.
I have always measured myself with a tape measure but I think that using a caliper will be more accurate.
Let you know how it goes
Debs
