EQUIPMENTSOFTWARE PROJECT 2 BODY FAT MEASUREMENTS By Michelle

EQUIPMENT/SOFTWARE PROJECT #2 BODY FAT MEASUREMENTS By: Michelle Lubrano

Ways to Measure Body Fat 1) Skin Fold Caliper 2) Bioelectric Impedance Analysis (BIA) 3)Anthropometric 4) Hydrostatic Weighing 5) DEXA Scan

Skin Fold Caliper Measures body fat percentage Pinches your fat with your fingers Measuring thickness with body fat caliper Most effective, accurate, and practical More effective with lower body fat $10

Bioelectric Impedance Analysis Measures the flow of an electric current through the body Estimates fat free body mass & fat percentage BIA is based on your water balance State of hydration can impact the accuracy More effective with higher body fat $50 or less

Anthropometric Uses body circumference measurements to estimate body fat percentages US Navy takes… -waist, neck, height for men -hips, neck, and height for women Considered least effective because doesn’t directly measure body fat

Hydrostatic Weighing Considered “Gold Standard, ” 1. 5% error Requires being submerged in a specialized tank of water Test takes 20 -30 minutes $100 -150 Very accurate but impractical

DEXA Scan Becoming the new “gold” standard Three compartment model divides the body into total body mineral, fatfree soft (lean) mass, and fat tissue mass. Body fat distribution analysis (how fat is distributed through parts of body) 10 -20 minutes $250

Categories for Body Fat Classification Women Men Essential Fat 10 -12% 2 -4% Athletes 14 -20% 6 -13% Fitness 21 -24% 14 -17% Acceptable 25 -31% 18 -25% Obese 32% plus 25% plus

Software for Body Fat Measurement Linear Software Body Tracker Tour My Workout Trainer Tour Diet Power Tour

Body Tracker Tour Software Easy to use even with no experience Gives you a choice of 7 methods to calculate body fat Provides a detailed diagram and video showing exactly how to calculate your body fat percentage Compares your measurements Shows results!

My Workout Trainer Tour Software Keeps track of your strength training workouts Print out workout spread sheet and take to gym Use spread sheet to record workout Enter data into my workout trainer to track your progress Muscle being worked out Workout Trainer can track the following � � � � Name of the exercise Number of sets Number of reps Weight used in each exercise Amount of rest between each exercise Duration of the exercise Any additional notes for the exercise

Diet Power Tour Asks for personal information form Ideal weight calculator Goal setter Diet description Food log Adding foods to the dictionary Recipe box

Citations http: //www. builtlean. com/2010/07/13/5 -ways-to -measure-body-fat-percentage/ http: //www. linear-software. com/mwt_tour 1. html