2006-10-23 02:20:02 · 7 answers · asked by Reddy Bear 1 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Neither is as reliable as the full immersion technique, but they'll give you a good ballpark number, and can help to show prorgess, which is all that's really important anyway.
2006-10-23 02:27:37 · answer #1 · answered by Alan B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. The scales don't take into account different body types, muscle mass, etc.
For example; I'm female, 34 years old, 5'10" and weigh 210 pounds... but I do weight training. My body fat percentage is at 10.2% (per the doctors and extensive testing) but according to the scales, I'm over 38% body fat. The scale goes by your age, weight and height and obviously can be way off.
2006-10-23 02:31:19 · answer #2 · answered by cgspitfire 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you mean a kind of weighing machine, no. How can it tell what %age of your weight is fat?
At least the callipers are measuring a definite part of your body (waistline, e.g.) which has some proportion of your body fat in it!
2006-10-23 02:25:36 · answer #3 · answered by migdalski 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a set of those scales. They measure the electrical resistance by sending a current between your feet.
Both my scales and my Doctors results came out the same.
2006-10-23 02:31:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
scales can't degree fat accuratly. you're greater effective off looking a internet site approximately caliper finding out and doing that a scale can't tell between the main buff bodybuilder and a great tun of lard, so do no longer have faith it for something previous weight
2016-11-25 00:02:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My scales are great they do work as I came out of hospital they read exactly the same as the Dr registered,those who don`t like them are most probably not liking the results
2006-10-23 02:36:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
These things are worthless. Find a trainer and get them to take your bdyft for you. Just make sure they KNOW what they are doing. Many trainers are just bored housewives who decided they wanted a job in a gym, took one test and call themselves a trainer!
You want someone who is educated in testing the CORRECT way.
2006-10-23 02:24:12 · answer #7 · answered by Tina M 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋