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Procedure:
1) Multiply your bodyweight by 0.732. Ã? Bodyweight x .0732 = Result 1. 2) Add the result above to 8.987. Ã? Result 1 + 8.987= Result 2. 3) Divide your wrist circumference by 3.14. Ã? Wrist divided by 3.14 = Result 3. 4) Multiply your waist measurement by 0.157. Ã? Waist x 0.157 = Result 4. 5) Multiply your hip measurement by 0.249. Ã? Hip x 0.249 = Result 5. 6) Multiply your forearm measurement by 0.434. Ã? Forearm x 0.434 = Result 6. 7)Add results 2 & 3. Ã? Result 2 + Result 3 = Result 7. 8) Subtract Result 4 from Result 7. Ã? Result 7 - Result 4 = Result 8. 9) Subtract Result 5 from Result 8. Ã? Result 8 - Result 5 = Result 9. 10) Add Result 6 and Result 9. The result is your lean body mass (your fat free weight) Ã? Result 6 + Result 9 = Lean Body Mass. 11) Subtract your lean body mass from your bodyweight. Once you get the result, multiply that number by 100. Once you get this result, divide it by your bodyweight. Ã? ((Bodyweight-Lean Body Mass) x 100) divided by your bodyweight.
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∙ 12y agoYou can calculate body fat through hydrostatic weighing or having a skinfold test taken by a nutritionist. Some scales can estimate your fat percentage with electrical signals.
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What is the body fat percentage for obese?
Obesity is normally determined by Body Mass Index. Accurate determinations of body fat percentage are highly problematic. Typically a person with BMI > 30 would be considered obese and would have a body fat percentage of 25% or more.
Why dont you lose 8 pds if you urinate a gallon?
because your body weight isn't determined by the urine...its muscle and fat.
How can you lose buttock and belly fat?
The idea that you can cut down the fat in a specific part of the body is a myth. You can increase muscle tone and muscle mass in a specific part of the body, but with fat it doesn't work like that. Fat will shrink all over your body in a way which is determined by your genetics. So the answer is: improved diet plus exercise, period.
What largely determines whether weight is gained as body fat or lean tissue?
It depends on the person - it's genetic. Some people can when they put on wight it turns into body fat, and for others a higher proportion of it is determined into lean tissue.
Is body fat sugar?
No. Body fat is fat.
Can puberty begin if a person is overweight?
Yes! In fact in females it is partially determined by body fat so slightly overweight girls may get it younger.
Are tall people generally heavier?
The density of a person is determined by their body fat ratio, otherwise a taller person will be heavier only because they have more body mass, not necessarily more density 'heaviness'.
How can you get bigger thighs without getting a bigger stomach?
You can't preferentially add fat to a certain part of your body. Where your fat goes is determined by your genes. But if you want to add muscle to your thighs, the best exercise is barbell squats.
Body composition is the ratio of body fat to?
Lean Body Fat
What happens when you have no fat?
If you had no body fat, you would die. Everybody has (and needs!) body fat.
What you should consider is your body fat?
You should consider your fat tissues as your body fat.
Why does the body store fat?
The body stores fat to save energy for when the body needs it. It also uses fat to regulate the body temperature.
