1. EQUIPMENT/SOFTWARE PROJECT #2 BODY FAT MEASUREMENTS By: Michelle Lubrano

2. Ways to Measure Body Fat 1) Skin Fold Caliper 2) Bioelectric Impedance Analysis (BIA) 3)Anthropometric 4) Hydrostatic Weighing 5) DEXA Scan

3. Skin Fold Caliper  Measures body fat percentage  Pinches your fat with your fingers  Measuring thickness with body fat caliper  Most effective, accurate, and practical  More effective with lower body fat  $10

4. Bioelectric Impedance Analysis  Measures the flow of an electric current through the body  Estimates fat free body mass & fat percentage  BIA is based on your water balance  State of hydration can impact the accuracy  More effective with higher body fat  $50 or less

5. Anthropometric  Uses body circumference measurements to estimate body fat percentages  US Navy takes… -waist, neck, height for men -hips, neck, and height for women  Considered least effective because doesn’t directly measure body fat

6. Hydrostatic Weighing  Considered “Gold Standard,” 1.5% error  Requires being submerged in a specialized tank of water  Test takes 20-30 minutes  $100-150  Very accurate but impractical

7. DEXA Scan  Becoming the new “gold” standard  Three compartment model  divides the body into total body mineral, fat-free soft (lean) mass, and fat tissue mass.  Body fat distribution analysis (how fat is distributed through parts of body)  10-20 minutes  $250

8. Categories for Body Fat ClassificationWomenMen Essential Fat10-12%2-4% Athletes14-20%6-13% Fitness21-24%14-17% Acceptable25-31%18-25% Obese32% plus25% plus

9. Software for Body Fat Measurement Linear Software  Body Tracker Tour  My Workout Trainer Tour  Diet Power Tour

10. Body Tracker Tour Software  Easy to use even with no experience  Gives you a choice of 7 methods to calculate body fat  Provides a detailed diagram and video showing exactly how to calculate your body fat percentage  Compares your measurements  Shows results!

11. My Workout Trainer Tour Software  Keeps track of your strength training workouts  Print out workout spread sheet and take to gym  Use spread sheet to record workout  Enter data into my workout trainer to track your progress  Muscle being worked out  Workout Trainer can track the following  Name of the exercise  Number of sets  Number of reps  Weight used in each exercise  Amount of rest between each exercise  Duration of the exercise  Any additional notes for the exercise

12. Diet Power Tour  Asks for personal information form  Ideal weight calculator  Goal setter  Diet description  Food log  Adding foods to the dictionary  Recipe box

13. Citations  http://www.builtlean.com/2010/07/13/5-ways- to-measure-body-fat-percentage/ http://www.builtlean.com/2010/07/13/5-ways- to-measure-body-fat-percentage/  http://www.linear-software.com/mwt_tour1.html http://www.linear-software.com/mwt_tour1.html