Information for Men

By Chris Chew

In order to maintain a healthy weight management program, you need to know how to measure your body fat accurately. Most people will simply step on a weighing scale, read the numbers and exclaimed, “Arrrrrgh! I have put on extra 2 kilos and I need to lose those unwanted weight.”

You know what? Body fat measurement on a weighing scale is unreliable. If you lose weight, how would you know that you were not losing fat but muscles, or water, or the food you have eaten? Or if you have put on weight, could it be from the muscle weight you have worked so hard for? Or could it be the heavy meal you have eaten or from the beer you have just drunk?

So your weight will fluctuate if you use the weight scale as your body fat measurement. Then what other methods of weight measurements can you measure your body fat more accurately?

Well, most methods of body fat weight measurement have their pros and cons but are usually more accurate than the simple bathroom scales. Here are two of the more common body fat measurement methods for effective weight management.

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