Neck body fat is a measure of upper body fat which is associated with cardiovascular disease beyond the risks of visceral abdominal fat. If you are a male measure your abdomen horizontal at level of navel neck with tape sloping slightly downward in front height without shoes.
United States Military Body Fat Standards
Body fat measurements neck waist. You can use feet and inches or centimeters depending on your preferences. Step on the scale to determine. Body fat formula us. Army method contrary to what some people think body fat percentage is not calculated based on any kind of bmi calculation. Measure your neck. Use your last recorded height measurement at the doctors office or use a tape measure to determine your height.
Body fat for men step 1. A 64 inch tall woman with a neck measurement of 12 inches waist 28 inches and hips 42 inches has 34 percent body fat. Navy body fat formula boy fat categorization advice on how to reduce body fat and information on precise methods for measuring the percentage of body fat tissue like dexa dual energy x ray absorptiometry bio impedance water displacement ct mri and others. For example a 72 inch tall male with a neck measurement of 16 and a waist measurement of 36 has 19 percent body fat. Navy and requires four measurements. With a flexible measurement tape measure the neck and waist at their narrowest points and the hips at their widest.
If you are a female measure your abdomen smallest horizontal circumference around abdominal area hips largest horizontal circumference around the hips neck with tape sloping slightly downward in front height without. Height neck waist and hip circumference. Remove your clothing and use the bathroom when you get out of bed in the morning. This body fat percentage calculator uses the formula developed by the us. Finally click the calculate button to see your estimated body fat. Enter you height neck and waist measurements.
For women the formula is 163205 x log10 waist hip neck 97684 x log10 height in inches 78387. Neck fat which can be estimated by measuring your neck.