Digital calipers
 

Hello:

I have a FatTrack II digital caliper. It mentions that you should measure the right side of the body, but doesn't explain why? Does anyone know? I'm left-handed so I'm wondering if the reason might be an important distinction for me.

I measured my body fat and it shows 35%. I'm 64.5" and weigh 128 pounds. Pretty average. My body fat scale measures my BF at around 20% and www.mybodycomp.com measures it at 30%. Well, apparently I'm obese compared to the digital calipers and close to obese compared to mybodycomp.com. I think my body fat scale underestimates my body fat b/c I drink a lot of fluids. :daze: With this much variance, I'd rather go back to my scale.

The digital caliper only takes my tricep, waist and thighs. I store most of my fat on my thighs, so I'm wondering if the calculation method overestimates my body fat. Are there any good sites for "everything you ever wanted to know about measuring body fat"?

Thanks,
Wanda