Accu Measure Fitness 3000 Personal Body Fat Tester

I bought this Body Fat Tester because I started a diet and wanted to check my fat loss and not only my weight loss (as weight loss is not only made of fat loss but can also include muscle loss for example).

I have had 3 different expensive scales at home which supposedly would do this. Yet, I have never managed to have a consistent measure. From one day to the other my body fat percentage would vary tremendously with no reason.

I then read that those scales were almost useless and that body fat calipers were basically the only way to really have an accurate idea of your level of body fat and how it evolves.

This little body fat caliper is absolutely perfect for that.
When I open the pack, I first had my doubts about its accuracy. How can this little plastic instrument could be that accurate ?
I then did like 10 measures in a row, and to my surprise the results were always absolutely the same (to the exact same millimeter).

One good thing also is that you can really easily use it alone without the help of anyone else.

I would not bother buying a digital caliper. This manual body fat tester delivers the same level of accuracy for a much better price.
If you are looking for a body fat tester, I would definitely recommend this one.

I've been using these calipers for several weeks now and find them increasingly frustrating. It is very difficult to get consistent readings, with a variation of up to 5mm in readings taken within a few seconds of one another. The variation in the reading mostly depends on how hard you have squeezed the skin, and it is very hard to be consistent, especially since it is sore after a few readings. The alledged 'click' sound is so quiet as to be useless, so you have to judge by eye when the calipers are closed. Even using an average of several readings I'm not sure I trust the results - my weight is going down and my waistline is consistently shrinking in line with that, but the calipers will sometimes register a fall and sometimes not, and the reductions are so small as to be doubtful given the variation within readings. They may prove more reliable with more practice and as my weight gets lower (though I am only overweight, not obese and they claim to only be unreliable for the obese) but so far I am unimpressed.

I have had these for quite some time thanks to a promo and a lovely young lady called Tracy, who gave these to me. These really are a doddle to use and just taking the one measurement from your waist area is more than adequate for your average person. Lets face it you want to know that your body fat percentage has gone down, you are not required to know the most exact measurement, if you did then you would pay a fortune to have it done at a lab.

In our household we have a really nice looking pair of bathroom scales, they are digital and nicely flash your weight etc at you when you get on them. The only problem is that I have never had them work for me, if I am to get on them ten times in a row, then I will get ten completely different readings. With these calipers I just take a measurement and look it up on the easy to use chart and I can see if I have got slimmer or not.

With ease of use and great reliability you can always have handy your body fat percentage. These are not just handy for the home user, but also for personal trainers, you can show your client that they are indeed carrying less bodyfat. For those who want to diet these are a great incentive as they can easily show results. For bodybuilders these are great because with these and a tape measure you can see how much fat you are carrying, and then you can use a tape to see how big those muscles are.

Scales will only show your weight, but these much more importantly show your bodyfat percentage, which is a reliable way to see whether you are likely to get obesity related illnesses, or not.