Body fat estimate calculator. Complete measurement instructions are given below the tool.
Measuring Body Fat Using Girths
Body fat percentage with waist measurement. All measurements are in inches. Measure your height and waist in either meters and centimeters or feet and inches enter your sex and hit calculate for an estimate. 86010 waist neck 100 70041 x height 100 3676. The measurements needed to compute body fat percentage using the department of defense method for a male are. A height b neck circumference and c waist at navel. This body fat percentage calculator uses the formula developed by the us.
Insert your measurements into this formula. A 64 inch tall woman with a neck measurement of 12 inches waist 28 inches and hips 42 inches has 34 percent body fat. It uses waist to height ratio to estimate body fat percentage either measured by caliper or dxa scan. For women the formula is 163205 x log10waist hip neck 97684 x log10height in inches 78387. Use a tape measure to determine your waist wrist hip and forearm circumference. The result determines your percentage of body fat.
The body fat index is not an indicator of fitness level since the calculation is made with no regard. For example a 72 inch tall male with a neck measurement of 16 and a waist measurement of 36 has 19 percent body fat. Then input your gender and measurements below to receive a body fat index based on average values. Fat 8601 log10c b 70041 log10a 3676 method 3 heritage bmi to body fat percentage method. Step 7 divide your bodyweight by the. Navy body fat formula boy fat categorization advice on how to reduce body fat and information on precise methods for measuring the percentage of body fat.
Body fat calculator estimate your body fat percentage and body fat mass. Navy and requires four measurements. Height neck waist and hip circumference. Determine your body fat percentage with our body fat calculator.