Ok, a week or so ago I saw the movie, "Supersize me," where a guy eats nothing but McDonald's for a month. When he started, he was 6'2, 185#, and had a body fat % of about 11%. When he finished, he was still 6'2", but about 215#, body fat 18%. This got me thinking about my own body fat (and also more about what I eat).
So other than going to a special doctor or whatever and paying a huge amount of money, does anyone know an easier way to calculate your body fat? I found this calculator through Google:
www.he.net/.../prothd2.html
However, I think it is being too generous for me (body fat about 9%).
I did find this one too:
www.linear-software.com/online.html
It seems that the caliper method is the most accurate. Has anyone done this, what was the cost??
Thanks.
Hey MSwimming...thank you for the very informative reply. Can you tell me where you bought your machine and about how much it cost? I would like to be able to measure somewhat regularly. It also sounds like we do similar swim distances, but I lift weights 2-3x week, and try to get in a powerwalk 2-3x week over lunch (depending on weather).
I did talk to my coach this morning about this, since he sometimes videotapes, and has other clinics. They do this once in a while at the school where we swim (using the in-water method), and he'll look into seeing if some of us can do it too.
While I know that there are other things to watch, I do monitor my blood pressure regularly (taking medication for it), but my chlorestol is about 160. So I'm trying to change what I have control over...eating and exercising, and monitoring the results.
Hey MSwimming...thank you for the very informative reply. Can you tell me where you bought your machine and about how much it cost? I would like to be able to measure somewhat regularly. It also sounds like we do similar swim distances, but I lift weights 2-3x week, and try to get in a powerwalk 2-3x week over lunch (depending on weather).
I did talk to my coach this morning about this, since he sometimes videotapes, and has other clinics. They do this once in a while at the school where we swim (using the in-water method), and he'll look into seeing if some of us can do it too.
While I know that there are other things to watch, I do monitor my blood pressure regularly (taking medication for it), but my chlorestol is about 160. So I'm trying to change what I have control over...eating and exercising, and monitoring the results.
