Body Fat Percentage Calculator

Body Fat

Techincally body fat is called adipose tissue. The main role of the body fat is as en energy storage dump. There are two types of body fat in terms of body requirements are storage body fat and essencial body fat.

In terms of energy storage, a single pound of fat contains approx. 3500 calories of storage energy.

Essencial body fat is primary level of fat in body parts necessary to maintains various body functions. The essencial body fat vary on male and female. Essencial body fat for men 2-5% while 10-13% for women as per the American Council on Exercise Body Fat Categorization.

How to calculate Body Fat Percentage (BFP)?

There are numerus methods to calculate body fat.

• US NAVY METHOD :There are several method but this method is used in our Body Fat Percentage Calculator. U.S. Navy fitness formula to get an estimated measuring of body fat percent. It used a tape measure on your height, waist, hip, and neck measurements. If you measure yourself then it will be easy to measure your body fat with this calculator.

• SKINFOLD CALIPERS METHOD :This is most widely used and easy to use methods. A device, skinfold caliper use to measure the thickness of a fold of skin with underlying fat in it. This method asume that the body fat is equally distributed over the body.

  There are several methods to calculate fat percentage by skinfold caliper tool. Some popular are

  1. Jackson/Pollock 3-Site Measurement on Chest, Belly, Thigh.
  2. Jackson/Pollock 4-Site Measurement on Belly, Back of Upper Arm, Thigh, Hip.
  3. Durnin/Womersley 4-Site Measurement on Tricep - Back of Upper Arm, Bicep, Subscapular - Lower Tip of Shoulder Blade, Suprailiac - Hip.
  4. Jackson/Pollock 7-Site Measurement on Pectoral - Chest, Midaxilla - Armpit at Fifth Rib, Tricep - Back of Upper Arm, Subscapular - Lower Tip of Shoulder Blade, Abdomen - Belly, Suprailiac - Hip, Quadricep - Thigh
  5. Parrillo 9-Site Measurement on Pectoral - Chest, Abdomen -Belly, Quadricep -Thigh, Bicep, Tricep - Back of Upper Arm, Subscapular -Lower Tip of Shoulder Blade, Suprailiac -Hip, Lower Back, Calf.

• TAPE MEASURE :Scientist and fitness exparts have developed several formulas, can be use to estimate body fat percentage.

• HYDROSTATIC METHOD :This method also known as underwater weighing. This is also called hydrodensitometry. In this technique weigh you in under water. This method is rlatively quick and easy but there are several disadvangages also.

• AIR DISPLACEMENT PLETHSNOGRAPHY (ADP) :This methods is simalar to hydrostatic but here use air displacement method to measure.

• DXA SCAN METHOD : This methods is considered most accurate and comprehensive method to estimate your body fat percentage.

• BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE ANALYSIS : In this method a small electrical current used to get your body's rsponse and estimate your body fat percentage. There are some inexpensive devices available to mesure your body fat.

• BMI METHOD :A high BMI can also be an indicator of hogh body fat. Though it not considered most accurate method to estimate.
  BFP in BMI Method = (1.39 * BMI) + (0.16 * AGE) - (10.34 * SEX) - 9 , [SEX= 1 for MALE and 0 for FEMALE]

How to calculate BFP Online using agecount.com?

• Just enter in required fields.
• Press "CALCULATE" button.
• The calculation shows four different methods' calculation at a time.

After BFP calculation done, the details about BMR i.e. energy required in calories per day in different methods. This online tools gives you some idea about your BFP.

Note: Online BFP calculation is not confident methods and accurate for an individual. It is better to consult with certified person to determine your BFP. You may also can use device like bioelectrical impedance device.