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Underwater Body Fat Analysis
Underwater body fat analysis is considered by many to be the preeminent standard of body fat testing. That's because underwater body fat analysis gives you the best read of how much of you is fat.Yeah but, why is underwater body fat analysis considered to be the best?
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Simple. It's more accurate - with a margin of error of about 1-3 percent. Which is much more accurate than measuring body fat by using skin fold calipers. What's Involved In Underwater Body Fat Analysis?Actually the process is fairly straight forward.• Weigh in outside the tank • While sitting on an underwater scale exhale as much air as possible out of your lungs • Get weighed again while totally immersed underwater |
Why Underwater Body Fat Analysis Works
Fat is less dense than muscle. So the more body fat you have the lighter you'll be in water.Although not always practically for best results it's a good idea to be weighed under water several times. So an average body fat can be calculated. Which reduces the chance of a miscalculation.
How Much Body Fat Should We Have?
Of course if you're thinking ahead, a good question to ask is "How much body fat should we have?"If you're a physically active woman, a body fat percentage of 20-35% is felt to be healthy.
Yet your body fat percentage has little bearing on whether or not you are fit or in shape.
Granted if your body fat percentage is in the low 30s, you'll look less slim and less toned than someone with a score in the low 20s. But that doesn't mean you're any less healthy.
Still exercises to lose body fat might be in order, no?
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