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How accurate: Body Fat Scales?
- Thread starter ruggaz
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You'd be best helped by using the search button up top... there have been 2 or 3 threads on this in just the past couple months!
But just to summarize - they're not accurate at all. The only truly accurate test of BF % is a 7 or 9 site caliper test.
The scale's only real benefit is tracking progress. i.e., you might get a reading of 20% BF from the scale (even if its not accurate), but any changes in that reading should remain consistent.
But just to summarize - they're not accurate at all. The only truly accurate test of BF % is a 7 or 9 site caliper test.
The scale's only real benefit is tracking progress. i.e., you might get a reading of 20% BF from the scale (even if its not accurate), but any changes in that reading should remain consistent.
Second that..
I purchased one that got rave reviews on Amazon.. it consistently measured me at 32% bodyfat. But it was reading the poundages correctly.
Tried another hand-held unit.. said it was roughtly 16.1%.
Skin calipers measured me around 15%.
Needless to say.. I returned that scale. I'm sticking with the inaccuracy of the hand held unit but as Monolith points out.. it's an okay way to measure progress.
I purchased one that got rave reviews on Amazon.. it consistently measured me at 32% bodyfat. But it was reading the poundages correctly.
Tried another hand-held unit.. said it was roughtly 16.1%.
Skin calipers measured me around 15%.
Needless to say.. I returned that scale. I'm sticking with the inaccuracy of the hand held unit but as Monolith points out.. it's an okay way to measure progress.
