This blog post shows you how to calculate your body fat percentage without embarrassment.
If you want to figure out your body fat percentage, your options are limited.
You can either find somebody skilled in using body fat calipers (which is a little embarrassing, as a stranger will be pinching your fat.)
You can find a “Bod Pod” which is expensive, inconvenient and still a bit embarrassing.
You can get a DEXA scan, which is the most accurate option but still super expensive and perhaps a little embarrassing.
Or you can quickly and easily calculate your body fat percentage without leaving your house.
You just need a scale, a tape measure and this handy online calculator.
I’ve found this calculator to be surprisingly accurate when estimating body fat percentage. It’s not perfect, but it’s definitely good enough.
Hmmmm, not so sure about this one. I played with different numbers and it doesn’t seem to care how tall I am or my age. The fat percentage only responds to changes in weight, waist, and sex.
Nope. I put in 6’1″ and 175, and it gave me 11.4 percent. To check, I changed the weight to 200 pounds, and it fell to 9 percent. This doesn’t seem legit.
11.4% at 6’1 and 175lbs could be accurate. If you waist is bigger than 32 inches, I’d say it’s probably correct. Correct, if you increase your weight but your waist size does not increase, that would indicate a gain of lean mass which would drive down your body fat percentage.
No go. I just had a DEXA measurement that put me at 16% and this calcultor put me at 8%
Wow. That’s very interesting. Can you share some stats? I’d like to see where the calculator went wrong.