body fat percentage?

ironictoaster

Can anyone tell me who knows their body fat percentage if this calculator is accurate? I done this myself and I'm starting to feel that it's a bit too low or maybe I'm exaggerating. Anyways, would be a lot of help is some could tell yes or no.
cheers

http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/home-body-fat-test-2774-143.html

rubadub

creggy wrote:

Can anyone tell me who knows their body fat percentage if this calculator is accurate?

They are all estimates and are usually skewed so muscular people seem fatter than they are- since it is presuming the wide girth is more fat than muscle.

Hanley

I come out about 3-4% too low on it.

Gavin "shels"

I got 4%. Which I doubt is right I'd probably say about 6%-10%.

Colm_OReilly

Even the most accurate BF measurements in the world have a standard deviation of about 3%, and most simple ones have a deviation a lot higher.

Plus, BF is not an accurate indication of health/fitness.

ironictoaster

rubadub wrote:

They are all estimates and are usually skewed so muscular people seem fatter than they are- since it is presuming the wide girth is more fat than muscle.

Well, Im certainly not muscular. I'm 74KG and I got 16.5% BF hopefully I can reduce that to single digits, back to the gym for me so.

tribulus

I was 10% => the test is waay off.