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Chris Correia · 02-23-2006, 09:09 AM

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I have a tanita and I hate the thing. It works great for taking my weight but thats about it. Maybe I am kind of dumb but I get a 3-4% variation day to day regardless of how close I try to make the conditions surounding it.

A caliper will only be as accurate as the person taking the reading. Getting the right spot and using the right pressure are huge.

Danny

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I've wondered how accurate mine is, but even with less that constant conditions, my % usually varies by only about a point. But I still think it's too high. Unfortunately, it pretty closely matches mybodycomp. [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img]

Lostdog: I think at those lower levels, you have to switch to the Athlete mode to get good readings. I'm too fat to use the athlete mode, but if I do, my % drops way down. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] Kind of like Cappy: I can do what I like better, rather than what is right/accurate. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

02-23-2006, 09:09 AM	#19 (permalink)
Chris Correia Master of my domain Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Duluth, Minnesota Posts: 4,418	Re: Advice on choosing Body Fat Scales & appropriate BF levels [ QUOTE ] I have a tanita and I hate the thing. It works great for taking my weight but thats about it. Maybe I am kind of dumb but I get a 3-4% variation day to day regardless of how close I try to make the conditions surounding it. A caliper will only be as accurate as the person taking the reading. Getting the right spot and using the right pressure are huge. Danny [/ QUOTE ] I've wondered how accurate mine is, but even with less that constant conditions, my % usually varies by only about a point. But I still think it's too high. Unfortunately, it pretty closely matches mybodycomp. [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img] Lostdog: I think at those lower levels, you have to switch to the Athlete mode to get good readings. I'm too fat to use the athlete mode, but if I do, my % drops way down. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] Kind of like Cappy: I can do what I like better, rather than what is right/accurate. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]