Body Fat Calculator

Using the Body Fat Calculator on this page you will quickly be able to roughly estimate how much fat you are carrying on your body.

Having a body fat percentage which is high can be very dangerous for your health and well being. Lots and lots of people are on weight loss diets and are judging their weight loss off on what the scales are telling them each week. This is the wrong way to go about it, unless the bathroom scales that you are using also measure body fat percentage. If you are interested in buying body fat scales there is more about this at the bottom of the page.

Now it’s time to find out if your body is in an healthy body fat range for your age and gender. Using the Body Fat Calculator below. This tool uses the US Navy Circumference Method to quickly estimate your body fat percentage. Whilst this method isn’t 100% accurate it’s a good starting point to quickly judge your body’s body fat composition.

Here’s a chart showing you the healthy ranges for both men and women.

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How find out roughly what percentage you are?

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This Body Fat Calculator gives you just a rough estimate of your body fat percentage, but if you are looking for a much more accurate form of measurement a set of body fat scales is going to be your cheapest and quickest option. Some experts suggest using body fat calipers but these can be very fiddly and you never get the same reading twice which suggests your accuracy is going to be compromised.
By using body fat scales you can know your body fat percentage in just a matter of seconds and it doesn’t end there. The top of the range scales also measure other very important data such as your Viseral Fat levels, skeletal muscle percentage, resting metabolism and also your body mass index. All this data is very important and will help ensure that when your losing weight on a diet that your doing it correctly and more importantly safely.

Now that you know how important measuring your body fat percentage is, let’s tell you a little bit more about it. Your body fat is split into two main categories storage fat and essential body fat.

Storage fat is the fat which is just under the skin and is also known as subcutaneous fat. Carrying too much storage fat will leave you with a flabby appearance, so this is the type of fat that we are wanting to reduce. The average amount is 15% for a women and 12% for a man.

The other type of fat Essential fat is very important for keeping your body running smoothly and healthy. Its absolutely vital that you never drop your storage fat to a level were your dipping into your bodies essential fat which is approx 12% for a women and 3% for a man.  Remember these amounts differ from person to person so take these amounts as just a rough estimate.