Body Fat Measurement - Skin-fold Callipers
Body fat may be measured using skin-fold
callipers. It is advisable to be measured by a trained person, although
skin-fold callipers are not very accurate on severely overweight or obese
people.
To measure your fat using skin-fold callipers,
take two sets of measurements of skin-fold thickness (the amount of fat
just under the skin) at the upper-arm, upper-back, lower-back, stomach
and upper thigh. The fat-measurements are then averaged and put into a
formula to determine the total body fat percentage of your body.
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