Women Body Fat Percentage Calculation Using Tape and Navy Army Formula At Home

Women body fat percentage calculation can be a little difficult to accomplish accurately. Using BMI will not give you an accurate body fat percentage if you are a woman or a man for that matter.

A fairly unique way estimate your body fat composition is to use the US Navy or US Army technique by employing tape measurements.

The US army formula for body fat calculation for women does a good job of giving you what your body fat percentage is. It takes your height and the circumference of important body areas like your belly, your hips into consideration in reaching a final figure.

But you have to get the measurements with a tape correctly.

If you want to measure your body fat at home as a woman, you can easily do this by using a tape. Get the measurements of the relevant areas and input these measurements into the US army formula for body fat percentage calculation for women and you will be well on your way to knowing how much body fat you have.

Use the army body fat taping procedures I talk about in this video and you will get a fairly precise navy body fat measurement results. Some people don't like measuring their body fat with calipers. If you belong to that group, then you know you can trust the US Navy formula for body fat to deliver you the results.

Yes, you can measure your body fat without calipers if you are a woman. The calculation for men is different. If you want to watch the body fat calculation for men, you should watch the other video that specifically speaks the language.

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How accurate is this method Dr? What about women with wide hips? Wouldn't that play a role in increasing their bodyfat?