A Comparison of Visual Body Fat Estimates With Skinfold Caliper and Hydrostatic Weight Body Fat Estimates.(Brief Article)

From: Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport | Date: March 1, 2001 | Copyright information

Jamey R. Plunk, Stephen F. Austin State University

In recent years, Americans have acquired a fascination with determinations of body fat percentages. As a result, many "new and improved" body fat measurement instruments have been developed. Although these new instruments may possibly ease the task of assessing body fat, the cost, validity, reliability and availability of these instruments make them an unlikely choice for the field practitioner. The purpose of this study...

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