Benefits
1. Provides an exact measurement of lean body tissue (muscle, bones and organs) and body fat
2. Identifies what areas of your body that needs improvement for better health
3. Helps you track your body’s progress in conjunction with your fitness program
4. Determines the effectiveness of your fitness program
5. The formulas are gender and age specific to calculate body fat percent
2. Identifies what areas of your body that needs improvement for better health
3. Helps you track your body’s progress in conjunction with your fitness program
4. Determines the effectiveness of your fitness program
5. The formulas are gender and age specific to calculate body fat percent
Limitations
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1. It is sometimes difficult to get reliable measurements with obese individuals
2. 3 to 5% error margin because it is an estimate based on the following assumptions;
a. The thickness of subcutaneous [beneath skin] fat reflects a constant proportion of the total body fat
b. The specific sites for measurement represent the average thickness of the subcutaneous fat
2. 3 to 5% error margin because it is an estimate based on the following assumptions;
a. The thickness of subcutaneous [beneath skin] fat reflects a constant proportion of the total body fat
b. The specific sites for measurement represent the average thickness of the subcutaneous fat