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Where can I get a BMI scale that's accurate, reliable, and cheap?
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Thursday, July 09, 2009 7:46 PM
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Where can I get a BMI scale that's accurate, reliable, and cheap?
I looked at Walmart.com, but after reading the reviews for their scales I decided to pass..
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Re:Where can I get a BMI scale that's accurate, reliable, and cheap?
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Thursday, July 09, 2009 8:14 PM
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Why do you want to know your BMI?
Buy calipers to measure your body fat and this will allow you to figure out your lean body mass (LBM). I think those two numbers are more useful then BMI.
Someone may chime in with a way to calculate BMI using your % of body fat and LBM.
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Re:Where can I get a BMI scale that's accurate, reliable, and cheap?
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Thursday, July 09, 2009 8:17 PM
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How do I figure these out?
What are calipers?
What kind do you use?
Can you post some links?
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Re:Where can I get a BMI scale that's accurate, reliable, and cheap?
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Thursday, July 09, 2009 8:23 PM
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i dont believe there is such a thing as a "BMI scale". BMI is simply based upon your total mass in comparison to height and therefore is not accurate if the person has a large amount of muscle mass.
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Re:Where can I get a BMI scale that's accurate, reliable, and cheap?
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Thursday, July 09, 2009 10:01 PM
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what puma said BMI is useless to a bodybuilder its just weight compared to height if you have alof of muscle and little fat it may say youre overweight and unhealthy Bodyfat percents are more useful
219 weight trying to lower 217 now. 2 months later. lol. 250 bench 305 squat 345 deadlift
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Re:Where can I get a BMI scale that's accurate, reliable, and cheap?
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Friday, July 10, 2009 5:10 AM
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Yes that's what I want...I thought that's what BMI was?? I want to figure out my Bodyfat percentage.
What should I buy in order to figure out my bodyfat percentage?
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Friday, July 10, 2009 6:08 AM
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Re:Where can I get a BMI scale that's accurate, reliable, and cheap?
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Friday, July 10, 2009 1:38 PM
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A caliper would not work.
I have lost a tremendous amount of weight and I have TONS of loose skin on my lower stomach area. The caliper would pick up the skin as "fat" instead of as skin, making the results inaccurate. The only way for me to get rid of this skin is surgery, and I don't have the money for that.
In highschool, we used to have these scales that you would step on and it would tell you your body fat %...
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Re:Where can I get a BMI scale that's accurate, reliable, and cheap?
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Sunday, July 12, 2009 2:25 PM
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dmdollinar08
A caliper would not work.
I have lost a tremendous amount of weight and I have TONS of loose skin on my lower stomach area. The caliper would pick up the skin as "fat" instead of as skin, making the results inaccurate. The only way for me to get rid of this skin is surgery, and I don't have the money for that.
In highschool, we used to have these scales that you would step on and it would tell you your body fat %...
Others may chime in; however, I don't think your skin is "thick" enough to make the results of a skin caliper test inaccurate. Scales that test for BF% are typically much more inaccurate then skin calipers, but you can get one here: http://www.amazon.com/Omron-HBF-400-Body-Monitor-Scale/dp/B000FJQ48I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=hpc&qid=1247433850&sr=1-1
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Re:Where can I get a BMI scale that's accurate, reliable, and cheap?
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Sunday, July 12, 2009 5:19 PM
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Taoe measurements work as well, but not as accurate as caliper
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Re:Where can I get a BMI scale that's accurate, reliable, and cheap?
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Monday, July 13, 2009 4:47 PM
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dmdollinar08
A caliper would not work.
In highschool, we used to have these scales that you would step on and it would tell you your body fat %...
I don't know much about using calipers and extra skin, but those scales don't work at all. What I use is the Omron body fat measurer. It's not the most accurate thing, but it's reasonable. You might want to have a professional show you how to use calipers too.
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