Calipers and hand held instruments have always frustrated me, and have never been a very accurate measure of bodyfat or BMI. Hydrostatic testing (underwater immersion), and other expensive forms of bodyfat composition testing are much more accurate methods and account for bone density and muscle mass, but can be expensive.
Enter the neck measure test, which claims to be a more accurate way to measure BMI. Maybe this test will not require me to be 7 feet tall or 185 lbs. to not be classified as “obese”. Here’s to hoping.
One Comment to “A better way to measure body fat?”
Personally I would not count on the neck measurement as helping with accurate BMI readings. Most football players have thick necks and most are not fat. I use the Omron Scales to measure my body fat.