How do you measure your total body fat percentage

How do I find out total percentage of body fat??

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usually you do it in a gym or a nutritionist’s office, where they have a caliper (a ruler with a pincer), with which they pinch your body parts, measure the amount of the pinch, calculate your skin sickness by pinching you on the inner part…

What percentage of the total energy used by your body is contribu…?

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Usually there is no fixed percentage. It mainly depends on the kind of work you do. The body always tries to use carbohydrates for energy. However if you are doing something that is slow and usually takes a lot of time, energy from fat is u…

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How do weight scales with body fat percentage calculation work?

Q: Hello, I am in a competetion where the total of weight percentage loss and fat percentage loss determines the winner. Besides diet and exercise, is there anything specific I can do on the final days of the competetion to squeeze out an extra 0.5% in body fat percentage by tricking the scale? For example, if I drink a gallon of water before the weigh-in that will add pounds but could it decrease body fat percentage? The scale for body fat % is measured in increments by 0.5%, so just a slight variation can cause it to go from 10.0 to 9.5% for example. That small of a difference can be huge on the final tally.

A: Most of the body fat scales I’ve seen use electrical impedance to measure body content. I don’t know how to fool the scale, but the water theory sounds like it could work. Only thing is that if you push it too much, you risk water toxicity.

Body fat percentage and women’s breasts.?

Q: Does anyone know how much of your total body fat percentage a woman’s breast accounts for? I used a body fat measuring tool at my gym last night and it got me to thinking about the amount of fat contained in breasts. Thanks in advance!Lets just say I’m larger than a DD, and my body fat percentage was 34% – So out of that 34% how much can be attributed to larger breasts?

A: I think about 2%-4% of your total body weight could be accounted for by your breasts. DD’s could add approx 5lb to overall body weight, although bear in mind a 38DD has more cup volume than a 32DD.However, if you were measured with body fat callipers this would not take into account the fact you have larger than average size breasts. So this would actually push the body fat percentage up even higher. If you were measured by an biolectrical impedance device then it would include the fat content of your breasts, however these devices do not appear to be very accurate at determining body fat percentage.

What body fat percentage should a girl have at age 15?

Q: I just got measured for body fat in gym class and I got 15.7%. I’m very athletic and due 2 work outs a day, totaling up to about 2 hours. I run cross country and a competitve swimmer. What body fat percentage is right for someone of my statistics and activity level? I’m5’6”-5’7” and weigh about 123-124 lbs. How would my fat percentage be classified?

A: For women,Essential fat 10–12%Athletes 14–20%Fitness 21–24%Acceptable 25–31%Obese 32%+So I think your body fat is well within range and you are doing fine.