Subject: RE: IMKY Weightloss challangeg_shotts - 2009-03-03 10:55 AM How are you guys getting your %BF measurements? I've seen some "home" scales that provide this and been curious about them, but have never used one. I was looking at one the other day at Costco that gave readings for %BF and water. Are they accurate/worthwhile? I bought one of those scales (Tanita) a few years ago and it's a giant piece of crap. I can literally get on the scale, get a bodyfat % reading, get off the scale, immediately get back on the scale, and get an entirely different reading. So, unless my body gains/loses bodyfat within seconds, it's the most inaccurate thing I've ever bought. These days I use bodyfat calipers to check my percentage. I "pinch" the skin in three locations, and it gives me a digital bodyfat % reading. I do it three times and average the readings if there is any discrepancy. |