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sarah 06-10-07 11:11 PM
Body fat scales
 
How accurate are body fat scales?

I'm convinced that mine are lying to me.

mac99 06-10-07 11:15 PM
Re: Body fat scales
 
Only really useful for comparing yourself from day to day. And then only if you do it at them same time and same body state. In my opinion of course. I've managed to get variations of 4% from day to day by being dehydrated, or full of food etc.

Why, how fat did they say you were?

sarah 06-10-07 11:18 PM
Re: Body fat scales
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by mac99 (Post 1307309)
Only really useful for comparing yourself from day to day. And then only if you do it at them same time and same body state. In my opinion of course. I've managed to get variations of 4% from day to day by being dehydrated, or full of food etc.

Why, how fat did they say you were?
I agree that it's important to weigh yourself at the same time of day and state of dress/undress etc.

I weighed myself quite a few times and it insisted that my body fat was around 16%. Surely that can't be right.

tigersaw 07-10-07 01:34 AM
Re: Body fat scales
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by sarah (Post 1307310)
I agree that it's important to weigh yourself at the same time of day and state of undress.

Come and try mine to compare

hovis 07-10-07 08:00 AM
Re: Body fat scales
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by sarah (Post 1307310)

I weighed myself quite a few times and it insisted that my body fat was around 16%. Surely that can't be right.
16 is very good, but, the scales are crap (which type are they)

best to get it checked out with the calipers

mac99 07-10-07 11:31 AM
Re: Body fat scales
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by sarah (Post 1307310)
I agree that it's important to weigh yourself at the same time of day and state of dress/undress etc.

I weighed myself quite a few times and it insisted that my body fat was around 16%. Surely that can't be right.
Yeah, that's not right.

Check that it's set to female and non-athlete. And it's got your correct height programmed in. If that's OK check the batteries, the readings are even dodgier when they're going flat.

sarah 07-10-07 01:40 PM
Re: Body fat scales
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by mac99 (Post 1307400)
Yeah, that's not right.

Check that it's set to female and non-athlete. And it's got your correct height programmed in. If that's OK check the batteries, the readings are even dodgier when they're going flat.
Yup, defo set to not athlete and it's got the correct height and age. Battery is brand new.

hovis 07-10-07 01:45 PM
Re: Body fat scales
 
the scales are not that acurate anywho

IF you want to know, the best way is with the calipers.

Vickster 07-10-07 01:45 PM
Re: Body fat scales
 
Well I don't know about this new fangled technology, I just go with if you can pinch more than an inch then your too fat.

sarah 07-10-07 01:49 PM
Re: Body fat scales
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by mac99 (Post 1307400)
Yeah, that's not right.

Check that it's set to female and non-athlete. And it's got your correct height programmed in. If that's OK check the batteries, the readings are even dodgier when they're going flat.
That'll be the problem. Phew. I am actually about a quarter fat which is apparently healthy for a female of my age.


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