MEASURE BODY FAT

 MEASURE BODY FAT

• These days, there also are several sorts of devices that measure the share of fat in your body. Although there's not tons of research yet on just how this number relates to your general health, it's going to be an indicator of your chances of a weight-related ailment. at the present they're considered unreliable—drinking tons of water can change readings by 10 percent.

• HANDHELD BIA DEVICES These easy-to-use devices are often utilized in gyms, but they suffer an equivalent reliability issues as body fat scales, and are oftencostly.

• CALIPERS Caliper gauging, also referred to as the “pinch test,” measures skin thickness at different places in your body. The resulting numbers are then plugged into a formula that estimates body-fat percentage supported age and gender. ask a local university to seek out a facility that gives it. New high-tech machines that are nearly as accurate as hydrostatic weighing (that allow you to remain dry)are now offered at some gyms.