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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2014 8:57:54 GMT
I recently bought some scales which also measure body fat, and I was a bit disappointed to see mine is around 24.5%, some way above the maximum recommended level of 22%. Anyone else measured theirs?
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Post by goffski on Apr 14, 2014 9:07:57 GMT
I had mine done a couple of week back on some pretty expensive scales (all the women in work are on some sort of diet so thought i'd have a go). Was quite pleased with the results, my body fat was 16.8%, BMI was 23.7 and my metabolic age was 25 not bad considering i'm 34. There were quite a lot more stats, something to do with bone mass, hydration levels etc but can't remember all of these. Going to do it again at the end of the month to see whats changed.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2014 9:21:52 GMT
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Post by captslog on Apr 14, 2014 10:07:33 GMT
How do they work out the body fat? EDIT: I see from the downloaded destructions that they pass a tiny current through your body and it's from the resistance of this that it estimates your body fat. Sounds cunning but not very accurate. I would imagine that if you are sweaty, for instance, that this would affect the readings. my bmi is 22.4, and if I'm carrying any fat, I would like to know where it is!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2014 10:39:26 GMT
Those scales that use electrical current are notoriously inaccurate, you can get wildly differing results just by having a glass of water before doing it. The only accurate way to get BF % is with a skin fold calipers.
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Post by KiwiBeard on Apr 14, 2014 10:49:58 GMT
I read an article about BMI the other day, and how its not really as accurate a measure for a healthy body as you think it is. Specifically it was about BMI and women and how it is completely inappropriate for them, etc, etc.
Anyway the gist of it was, not to worry about it too much.
If your cycling regularly then I guess its going the right way anyway.
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Post by chas on Apr 14, 2014 10:59:48 GMT
A bit like Strava, can be a useful motivational tool as long as you don't take the results too seriously
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2014 11:12:33 GMT
Those scales that use electrical current are notoriously inaccurate, you can get wildly differing results just by having a glass of water before doing it. The only accurate way to get BF % is with a skin fold calipers. I think that's right. One of the 2 star Amazon reviewers says he's an endurance athlete and had his body fat professionally assessed at around 8%, but these scales say 22%, and there are a number of other similar reviews. They seem to work well as basic scales but not much else.
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