Body Fat Testing

[escholar05]

I know that immersion and bod pod is the most accurate way, but do the digital calipers you can buy online that you use yourself work? I dont need anything thats like super freaking accurate, just enough to know whether or not i'm making progress.

[Eileen]

Get a tape measure and keep track of your waist size. That's as accurate a guage of progess as anything else.

[HMTD]

Don't waste your money, I did.

I have used the cheap plastic 19.00 pair in the past, but can't find them, so I went out and bought the "better" digital set for 50.00. The cheap set was more accurate.... but I had to do the math myself. (they provide the formulas, they are simple)

The electronic set will give me a very wide variance, depending on when I accidentally hit the stupid button. The good side, you can do it several times in one location and when you come to the number you want to keep, you can store it and go to the next location....

The calipers seem to be on par with those fat measuring scales, which are MUCH easier to use. A friend of mine has that and I was using both, and the numbers are pretty consistent.

I think it doesn't matter what method you use, as long as you do it the same way every time, you will be able to measure your progress.