| There are many different ways to tell if you are | | | | with a weight belt. You then are submerged into |
| at a healthy weight for you age and height or if | | | | the water and you exhale all the oxygen from |
| you are overweight and need to shed a few | | | | your lungs. You then remain underwater for 10 |
| pounds. The quick estimate system is an easy | | | | seconds and a tech takes your weight 8-10 rimes |
| way to tell if you are overweight, but can not | | | | to find the average. Your weight is then |
| always be 100% accurate. Other methods are | | | | compared from your weight on land as opposed |
| underwater weighing, skin fold thickness, | | | | to the weight you had under water and the |
| bio-electrical impedance. This article will touch on | | | | difference determines you body fat. |
| each and how you can apply them to yourself to | | | | Taking a measurement of your skin-fold thickness |
| determine whether you are in healthy condition or | | | | can also be an easy way to see if you are |
| if you need to lose some weight. | | | | overweight. It is much more common and a |
| With the quick estimate method to determine | | | | simpler process to find out. It is a very accurate |
| weight level it comes down to a simple formula. | | | | method if done by someone experienced. You |
| For women it is 100 lbs. for 5 ft. and you add 5 | | | | may not always get the most accurate reading if |
| lbs. for every inch over 5 ft. or take away 5 lbs. | | | | performed on a highly overweight or elderly |
| for every inch under 5 ft. With men it is 106 lbs. | | | | person. It is done by placing calipers between a |
| And you add 6 lbs. For every inch over 5 ft. or | | | | pinch of your skin on your back, stomach and |
| take away 6 lbs. For every inch under 5 ft. If you | | | | arms. They then take the measurements |
| carry more muscle on your body rather than fat | | | | recorded and plug them into a formula which |
| then you can add 10 percent or if you are smaller | | | | determines your body fat content. |
| framed you can minus 10 percent from the | | | | Another easy way to determine body fat |
| weight determined with the formula above. | | | | content is bio-electrical impedance. While it is a |
| One of the best ways to get an accurate | | | | simple process it also requires special equipment. |
| weighing on your body fat percentage is through | | | | Results can be skewed if you have to much liquid |
| underwater weighing. It however is not very | | | | in your body or you are dehydrated. Being |
| common and can be difficult to implement due to | | | | overweight or having little muscle mass can also |
| it requiring special equipment and being | | | | give slightly inaccurate results. It is done by having |
| underwater. It is mainly a method used in | | | | a low electrical current sent through your body. A |
| research facilities. The theory behind it is that fat | | | | tech then measure the amount of water in your |
| floats, so that when a body is submerged into | | | | body and since muscle contains water and fat |
| water you can see how much is lean muscle as | | | | does not it leaves you with a precise |
| opposed to fat. A simple explanation of how it is | | | | measurement of your lean tissue as opposed to |
| implemented is you are put in a tank full of water | | | | fat. |