Want to Measure Your Bodyfat? Try the Bod Pod
If you want to measure your bodyfat accurately and you aren’t satisfied with the results you are getting from your bodyfat scale (using the electrical impedance method), you might want to get your bodyfat measured using the Bod Pod.
The Bod Pod is an Air Displacement Plethysmograph which uses whole-body densitometry to determine body composition (fat and fat-free mass). It utilizes the same principles as hydrostatic (or underwater) weighing, without having to get wet.
It takes about 5 minutes for the Bod Pod to measure your body composition. You can find Bod Pod test sites near you at this link. Bod Pod testing costs $35-$65, depending on location.
You can also measure your bodyfat very accurately with a DEXA (dual-emission X-ray absorptiometry) scan, which is often used to measure bone density, but this involves a dose of radiation and costs about $250.
If you use a bodyfat scale, it’s a good idea to check your scale’s bodyfat reading against the results from the Bod Pod to help calibrate your scale.
Have you used the Bod Pod? What were your results? Tell me in the comments.
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