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The method for calculating the percentage of body fat requires measurements to within 05 cm or 14 inch. A skinfold caliper is used to assess the skinfold thickness so that a prediction of the total amount of body fat can be made. Not affiliated with csep path this video shows you how to mark and measure your clients subscapular skinfold site. Measurements should be done so that the tape measure fits snugly but does not compress the skin. The body fat percentage 362. Travis erickson 98002.

How do i take body fat caliper measurements. Subscapular skinfold the subscapular skinfold site is one of the common locations used for the assessment of body fat using skinfold calipers. Chest abdomen and thigh are measured. Biceps 18 mm. Triceps 20 mm. How to perform a 7 site skinfold body fat measurement on a male duration.

The body density in this case is 102 x 10 3 kgm 3. Subscapular skinfold duration. Site measurement 1 measurement 2 measurement 3 mean of all three measurements. Suprailiac 32 mm. Measurement evaluation techniques. This method is based on the hypothesis that the body fat is equally distributed over the body and that the thickness of the skinfold is a measure for subcutaneous fat.

The reproducibility of the measurements is about 00006 kgl 03 body fat in adults and about 00048 kgl 25 body fat in young children deurenberg et al. Lets take an example where the subject is a 30 year old female weighing 89 kg 196 lbs and the following measurements have been taken with a caliper. Subscapular 22 mm. Tricep thigh and suprailiac hip are measured. You can then use this measurement along with others in several. See the complete list of skinfold sites and the general procedure for taking skinfold measurements.

Abdominal skinfold mm triceps skinfold mm chest skinfold mm midaxillary skinfold mm subscapular skinfold mm suprailiac skinfold mm thigh skinfold mm sum of mean skinfolds mm body fat use online calculator for. Body density 11093800 00008267 x sum of pectoral abdomen quadricep 00000016 x square of sum of pectoral abdomen quadricep 00002574 x age body fat percentage 495body density 450. Body measurements form women c. Caliper procedures all calculator measurements should be made on the right side of the body caliper should be placed 1 cm away from thumb and finger perpendicular to skinfold and halfway between crest and base of fold.