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3 years, 2 months ago

Where do you go to get your body fat measured?

I have set a new personal goal to get my body fat down to 8%, but I am not even sure what body fat percentage is now. What is the best place to go to get this kind of testing done? Weight loss clinic? Personal trainer?
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nushka | 3 years, 2 months ago
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I've got my body fat measured by a Kinesiologist. A personal trainer wouldn't be my first choice since they do not always have as much health-related background knowledge.

From wikipedia (so nobody doubts of their existance):
Kinesiologists working in the health promotion industry focus on working with individuals to enhance the health, fitness, and well-being of the individual. Kinesiologists can be found working in fitness facilities, personal training/corporate wellness facilities, and industry.

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demanda | 3 years, 2 months ago
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The most accurate way to have your body fat percentage measured is in a hydrostatic weighing tank. These can often be found at Universities or major gyms/fitness centers. There are also devices that will allow you to measure your own body fat, such as the Accu-Measure body fat caliper. These have been shown to be accurate. They cost around $50.
http://www.accumeasurefitness.com/products/fattrack.html

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dattappan | 3 years, 2 months ago
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Measure waist, hip and neck size and calculate this, yourself:
http://www.healthstatus.com/calculate/bfb

You can get it done for free at your fitness center too.

8%, are you trying to be a body builder?
I am at 23!

Body Fat Percentage for The Average Population
Age Up to 30 30-50 50+
Females 14-21% 15-23% 16-25%
Males 9-15% 11-17% 12-19%
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easyeboy | 3 years, 2 months ago
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If you join a gym, you can speak with a personal trainer. They have equipment that measures body fat. Usually personal trainers can do this best. You may also go to a weight loss clinic, but mostly this is done by personal trainers. Good luck with the 8% goal! Hope this helps, vandal913!

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darcy logan | 3 years, 2 months ago
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Calculate your Body Mass Index (BMI)
http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/bmicalc.htm
http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/bminojs.htm

Then, use this formula to calculate your body fat:

Adult Body Fat % = (1.20 x BMI) + (0.23 x Age) - (10.8 x gender) - 5.4

male gender= 1, female=0.
http://www.halls.md/bmi/fat.htm

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