How accurate are body fat testing machines?

After one of my last posts when we talked about body fat percentage, I decided to take a look at some of the different, most practical ways to test your body fat percentage to see which was the most accurate.
Calipers (A.K.A. Skinfold measurement)
If you buy calipers, this is a body fat percentage test that you [...]

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Commonly used terms on Earn Your Cheat Day

Hey everyone! I realized that I was probably throwing around some terms that some people might not recognize right off the bat, so I decided to create a vocabulary section. I’ll update this from time to time, so you can find it under the Vocabulary category on the right side of the home page. Enjoy!
Body [...]

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What is a healthy body fat percentage?

The term body fat percentage gets thrown around a lot, but most people don’t actually know what constitutes a healthy body fat percentage. First off, it’s self explanatory, but just in case you’re wondering, body fat percentage is the percent of body fat that is in your body. So, if you weigh 170 pounds and [...]

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