Using the calculator below, which uses the Navy Seal formula for body composition, you can compute your body fat percentage (aka body composition). Write this number down, this is your hip measurement. Lastly, measure at your widest part around your buttocks. Write this number down, this is your waist measurement. Measure at the thinnest part between last rib and iliac crest, usually just above belly button. Write this number down, this is your neck measurement. Measure the circumference of your neck, just below your Adam’s apple. Lean mass is tissue, water, muscle, bone and internal organs. Non-essential fats are mainly triglycerides stored around vital organs, within muscle tissue and beneath skin. Essential fat mass is required for normal body function. Our goal weight should be based on losing fat mass and maintaining or gaining lean mass (through strength training exercises). When people say they want to lose “weight”, they usually mean they want to lose “fat”. You can do these in 3 easy steps with materials you should have laying around around your house. So then, what IS a good way to measure body fat? How about the Navy Seal formula for body composition? How about Waist-to-Hip ratio? Both are great metrics that can give you insight into your current body health. I covered why BMI isn’t a great metric for accurate body fat measurement.
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