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    Percentage of Body Fat

    The topic of weight loss is of concern to many these days, so this calculator will be useful for those who monitor their figure. The body fat percentage is the most accurate indicator of progress when dieting and exercising. To determine the percentage of fat in your body using this calculator, you will only need a measuring tape.


    Gender Female Male
    Age
    Weight  kg.
    Measurements: 
    Chest  mm.
    Abdomen  mm.
    Thigh  mm.
    Triceps  mm.
    Side  mm.
    Back  mm.
    Waist  mm.
     
    Percentage content
    of fat in the body    		  %
    Fat mass  kg.
    Lean Body Mass  kg.
    Category
     
    Body fat levels table
    Category Woman (%) Man (%)
    Essential fat 10%-13% 2%-5%
    Athletic figure 14%-20% 6%-13%
    Normal figure 21%-24% 14%-17%
    Acceptable figure 25%-31% 18%-25%
    Obese figure 32% + 26% +
    A title for these calculator results that will help you identify it if you have printed out several versions of the calculator.
    Your gender.
    Your Age.
    Your Current Weight.
    Measure* the thickness of the skinfold** in the middle (men) or in 2/3 (women) from the nipple, in the gap between the nipple and the armpit crease. The direction of the skinfold should follow the imaginary line between the nipple and the armpit.  
    Measure* the thickness of the vertical skinfold** at a distance of 5 cm to the right or left of the navel.  
    Measure* the thickness of the vertical skinfold** on the front of the leg in the middle between the knee and the groin crease.  
    Measure* the thickness of the vertical skinfold** on the back of the arm in the middle between the shoulder and the elbow.  
    Measure* the thickness of the vertical or horizontal skinfold** on the side of the person in the place located below the center of the armpit at the level of the xiphoid process of the sternum (the xiphoid process is located directly above the solar plexus).  
    Measure* the thickness of the skinfold** on the back 2 cm below the lowest point of the shoulder blade. The direction of the fold should correspond to the imaginary line between the base of the neck and the upper edge of the iliac crest (part of the pelvic bone on the side of the person below the waist).  
    Measure* the thickness of the skinfold** on the side of the person in the place located just above the iliac crest (upper generatrix of the pelvis). The direction of the fold should be parallel to the upper generatrix of the iliac crest.  
    The approximate percentage of your body's mass that is made up of fat.
    The portion of your weight that is fat.
    The portion of your weight that is lean (not fat).
    Your body fat category depends on your gender and your body fat percentage.
    This table shows you the Body Fat Range for each Classification so you can see how close your calculated Body Fat percentage is to the next Body Fat Classification range.