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Bodyfat Calipers

  • 16-03-2012 9:36pm
    #1
    memaul
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 209 ✭✭


    I'm about to start into a workout programme and wouldn't mind keeping track of my bodyfat percentage. I've used the hand held digital type gadget in the last gym I was a member of but I've been told that they wouldn't be too reliable.

    I'm thinking about buying a calipers but I'm wondering do you really need to know what your doing to get a proper reading, and are they expensive to buy.

    Any advice would be greatly appreciated


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  • #2
    ambid
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,591 ✭✭✭ambid


    memaul wrote: »
    I'm about to start into a workout programme and wouldn't mind keeping track of my bodyfat percentage. I've used the hand held digital type gadget in the last gym I was a member of but I've been told that they wouldn't be too reliable.

    I'm thinking about buying a calipers but I'm wondering do you really need to know what your doing to get a proper reading, and are they expensive to buy.

    Any advice would be greatly appreciated

    This is a really good question. I think there might be a bit of training involved to use them properly.

    My trainer measures my body fat using calipers and I have a tanita body fat monitor at home which measures body fat by bioelectrical impedance analysis. The results are massively different - approx six percentage points!

    Does anyone know which method tends to be more reliable?


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