- Measure and track body fat percent by oneself - easily and accurately
- Recommended by EAS, Max Muscle, GNC and magazines including Muscle Media and Muscular Development
- Uses patented floating code thickness measuring system for 1mm accuracy and 100 percent repeatability
- Incorporates most popular trainer-recommended 3-site measurement system for men and women
- Includes free MyoTape body tape measure, push-button retraction and locking feature
Product Description
The FatTrack GOLD Digital Body Fat Caliper with MyoTape enables a user to measure (AND TRACK) body fat % by oneself - easily and accurately. The latest configuration of the successful FatTrack II, with a MyoTape Body Tap... More >>
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I guess this is a case of getting what you pay for. Since I started dieting, I’ve wanted to track my measurements and body fat, so I got the fat calipers and measuring tape.
The fat calipers don’t seem particularly accurate. Measurements taken minutes apart are very different, and, if you don’t have a lot of fat in an area, it’s almost impossible to pinch up an accurate measurement.
As far as the tape measure goes, save some money and just get one from a variety store. It’s very awkward to try and position and close, and, by the time you’re done, you’d have been able to do the same thing better and cheaper with an ordinary tape from any sewing basket.
If you really want to track this stuff, kick in the bucks to get something good, or use household measurements.
Rating: 2 / 5
The problem with this caliper, is you get a different reading everytime you measure. Why bother to track your body fat when you don’t even know for sure which reading is the accurate one, or maybe none of them are. I measured over and over again, and not once did I get the same reading. As far as I’m concerned this was a big waste of money.
Rating: 1 / 5
The one I got didnt work… Its not that precise, and mine only took the measurements, but never gave me body fat %. SInce Im in mexico.. Is complicated to send it back and to get it re-sent to me. THUMBS DOWN!
Rating: 1 / 5
I bought one last year as it was supposed to be accurate and you could do it yourself. Doing it yourself is misleading as the directions for one of measuring sites for women require you to hold it in your right hand and measure the back of your right tricep. Impossible to do both at the same time. Even with the help of my trainer who is skilled at using calipers it gave widely variable readings and inconsistant results. The feature that takes your % body fat and classifies your level by age never worked. Mine was stuck making the classification by the youngest age group for women. Basically it ignored specific data entered in for age and male/female. I was very disappointed but was fortunate to get my money back.
Rating: 1 / 5
It just is too hard to get accurate skinfolds if you are very fat. You will probably do better with a good measuring tape and accurate scale for monitoring fat loss. There are web calculators that you can plug in weight and some tape measurements to get close for a bodyfat percentage.
Plus, for a woman, the triceps site is tricky to do, unless you have a measuring partner.
I’m keeping the calipers for now, in hopes that someday I’ll be thinner and able to use them with better results than currently.
Now, the MYOTAPE it comes with, THAT, I LIKE! A great idea and very convenient to use for taking body girth measurements. So my recommendation is to buy the Myotape separately and don’t bother with the calipers.
So I’m giving it a three stars, because of the included Myotape. Otherwise, I’d probably give it one or two stars if it was just the calipers.
Rating: 3 / 5