[Sportsandrec] Measuring bodyfat?

[J Louchart]

Informative and helpful as usual, Kelly. Thank you. I'm voting for
using my own observations more than anything clinical. It seems like
knowing the exact percent is a waste of time for someone who isn't
somehow competing.

On 2/5/14, Kelly Thornbury <kthornbury at bresnan.net> wrote:
> While water submersion Wayne is considered the gold standard, there are
> actually very few people who can perform the test accurately. You must be
> able to exhale absolutely as much as you can, then hold your (lack of)
> breath until the scale settles... Before your body thinks it's drowning. Then,
> not everyone has the same residual lung capacity (the amount of air left in
> your lungs so that they do not collapse), and dead air spaces (the air in
> your throat and nasal passages for example). If you decide to engage in this
> test, you really should practice the technique (the breeding technique)
> several times before you go, and then hyperventilate before you are
> submerged. This will allow you to hold your breath longer.
>
> The most accurate test today is the DEX a (dual energy x-ray absorptiomerty)
> scan. This test is so accurate you could conceivably get a body fat
> percentage measurement of your left arm versus your right foot. The main
> reason this test has not become the gold standard over water submersion
> Wayne is that the computer software actually measures all other body tissues
> then does a calculation for body fat. The results of this test are way cool
> however, and a good technician could tell you the difference in body fat
> between your left and right chest muscles.
>
> Unless you are conducting a clinical research study, both these tests are
> far too "accurate" for common use. If you are not interested in a BEI scale,
> any fitness center should be able to do a skinfold caliper test.
>
> Ultimately, unless you have some reason to do so otherwise, don't get stuck
> on the numbers. Working out and watching your diet will affect your body fat
> composition in a positive way. Even if you are not seeing weight loss on the
> scale, if your clothes are beginning to fit more loosely, your body fat
> percentage is decreasing because muscle tissue weighs more than fat tissue.
> These are easy, inexpensive, and accurate enough for common use.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Feb 5, 2014, at 9:13, "Poppa Bear" <heavens4real at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> The water static body fat measuring was the most acurat at one time. You
>> are in a tank of water and they mesure it acordingly, some colledge sports
>> programs still use this method I think. A local gym may also have a
>> personal trainer that can do it with calapers. It only takes a few
>> minutes. ginal Message ----- From: "Bill Kociaba"
>> <williamkociaba at comcast.net>
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>>
>>> Hi Jay,
>>> Don't think there is one.Personally I don't think you can accuratly take
>>> caliper measurements on yourself anyway so my advice is to ask someone
>>> who
>>> hopefully knows what they are doing do it for you
>>> Bill
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Sportsandrec [mailto:sportsandrec-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>>> J
>>> Louchart
>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2014 7:48 AM
>>> To: Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List
>>> Subject: [Sportsandrec] Measuring bodyfat?
>>>
>>> Hi, all,
>>>
>>>
>>> Does anyone know of an accessible way to measure body-fat for a
>>> totally blind person?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> J
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> J Louchart
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J Louchart

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a tree, it will live its whole life believing it is stupid." -- Albert
Einstein