For example if your waist is 30 your hips are. Women can also get a good body fat estimation with three sites triceps suprailiac and thigh but the triceps will be tough without a partner. To calculate body fat percentage add your waist and hip measurements and then subtract the neck measurement to determine your circumference value. The first fields in the body fat percentage 3 site skinfold test are. This body fat percentage 7 site skinfold calculator measures the fat layer in seven places of the body to provide body density fat and lean body mass. A skin fold test with a special skinfold caliper is considered to be the more accurate way to estimate body fat percentage than methods that use simple tape measurements.
A skin fold test is a method of estimating body fat percentage by taking skin fold caliper measurements in 3 9 different locations on the body see glossary for pictures and then applying the results into one of the various formulas available. All calculator measurements should be made on the right side of the body caliper should be placed 1 cm away from thumb and finger perpendicular to skinfold and halfway between crest and base of fold pinch should be maintained while reading the caliper. Below the form you can find information on how to perform the test and which formulas to use according to subject gender. Shoulder standing can either be measured as a straight line from the largest points on each shoulder across the chest or as a girth measurement all the way around the body. Neck standing measure your neck at its largest girth right over the adams apple. Measurements are taken at either 3 or 7 different sites on the body.
The specific sites used vary in men and women. Thats okay men can just do 3 sites chest abdominal and thigh. Gender necessary because the formulas differ by gender. To get the best results measure to the nearest 14 inch 05 cm. Below and pictured is a list of suggested sites to regularly measure. Weight this is used to determine the body fat mass and the lean mass and can be input in either lbs or kg.
Age the age of the subject is taken into account in the calculation. For women the triceps area above the hip bone and either the thigh or abdomen. The body fat calculations are based on the jacksonpollock 3 site caliper method. The body fat calculator can be used to estimate your total body fat based on specific measurements. Use the metric units tab if you are more comfortable with the international system of units si.
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