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How fat are you?

Have you ever calculated how fat you are?. If you would like to calculate, keep reading. 

People often go by how someone appears to confirm whether the other person is fat, average or slim. Some would suggest to keep an eye on weight however weight is not the true indicator of fatness.  


“Body fat percentage’ is the key indicator that will give you a detailed understanding of how fat you are. If you are planning to undergo a fat loss program, you should start by calculating ‘Body Fat percentage. So the next question would be how to calculate body fat percentage?


Step 1 : Buy a body fat calliper also known as the Skin fold calliper
You will find these in amazon, flipkart and other stores for just $4 - $12. 

             

Step 2 : Take 3 readings  
Once you have the Body fat calliper, It’s time to take 3 readings of your body fat. Men usually take reading of chest, abdomen and thigh whereas women usually take reading of triceps, abdomen and thigh area. How to do it? It is very simple, just pinch the skin in the area with a calliper and you will see the reading on calliper. 

Men :  Chest  + Abdomen + Thigh 

Women: Triceps + Abdomen  Thigh

Step 3 : Calculate average of the 3 readings 

For example : A 30 year old Man used body fat calliper. He calculated his Chest fat percentage as 22 mm, Abdominal fat percentage as 20 mm and Thigh fat percentage as 18 mm 

Then his Body Fat percentage will be = 22mm + 20mm + 18 mm / 3 = 20 mm

Thus his body fat percentage will be 20% 

Similarly women can take readings of Triceps, Abdomen and Thigh 

Step 4: Refer the table below and figure out how fat you are. 

Man in the above example is 30 years old and has 20% body fat percentage so he has 'Average' body fat percentage as per table. If he undergoes a fat loss program, his body fat percentage needs to be monitored throughout the program to calculate his progress. It's absolutely worth buying a body fat calliper and figure out how fat you are whether you really need a fat loss program.

If you need any specific help in fat loss, I would love to help. Feel free to connect for paid consultation.



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