How can I measure my body fat? (BMI, water, accuracy)
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I want it to be accurate. My budget is about 30 bucks
The most "accurate" method of measuring fat percentage is the water method, where you are submerged in water and the difference in volume of the tub is measured. That's going to be a whole lot more than thirty bucks.
Bear in mind that "body mass" is NOT a measurement of fat. It is a measurement of body mass. So none of the BMI machines, even the calipers, will be very accurate in measuring fat percentage.
The hand-held machines that you plug your height, weight, and age into and then hold onto the handles with each hand (like holding a steering wheel), is not particularly accurate, but it's in your price range. If you really want accurate, you'll have to spend several hundred dollars more than $30. If you only want to spend around $30 you'll probably be better off looking in the mirror and judging your fat:fit ratio by looks and how your clothes fit.
For me the one site and the 7 site roughly agreed.
Neither of them are accurate. The OP is looking for accuracy under $30. They have already specified they want "accurate" even though it seems they might not really understand that there are levels of accuracy. But technically speaking - either something is accurate, or it isn't. Since the above links point to products that are not completely, totally, 100% accurate, 100% of the time, they are therefore - inaccurate.
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