Accu-Measure Fitness 3000 Personal Body Fat Tester
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Customer Reviews of Accu-Measure Fitness 3000 Personal Body Fat Tester
Customer Review: A bit tough to get the hang of
Summary: 4 Stars
The skin-fold caliper is a quick easy way to assess where you are at regarding body composition. The trick is measuring at the same time of day in the exact same location every time. Results can vary quite a bit if you are measuring even an inch off the original measurement site. Consistency is the key to success. Also, how far you pull the skin away and how far down the fold you measure are important. It's best if you have someone else to do the measurement for you and if you measure and record data for several different places on your body. The guide only tells you one site, but there are 8 different sites you can measure from (just Google skinfold caliper measurements).Customer Review: Most-used Caliper among bodybuilders and fitness models
Summary: 5 Stars
This fat caliper is sure to be used by you on a weekly basis if you want to evaluate your fat levels. Recomended by Tom Venuto (www.TomVenuto.com) this caliper is what the pros use, and they're easy enough for you to use as well. After a few tries you will become consistent with using them just above your supperilliac crest (hip bone).
Anyone can use it! Simply squeeze, listen for the *click* and then read your measurement. There are no biased readings as you would get from pressure-sensitive models, especially for the ones that cost so much more.
Get this caliper and start measuring your lean body mass / body fat percent consistently today!
Customer Review: Does what I need
Summary: 5 Stars
I take multiple measurements to make sure im doing it right and at first it varried widely.. Then I actually figured out how to use it and now my readings are pretty consistent. Its really helped me as motivation in my weight loss journey. Sometimes you workout lifting weights and doing exercise and you see your body change but the scale doesnt reflect it.. Thats what this thing is for! For those saying its not accurate if you do your research all skin fold calipers and body fat scales are somewhat inacurate. The most accurate means of measuring is water displacement from what I hear. But I dont think amazon sells the equipment or anyone could afford it if they did!Customer Review: Mediocre tool for assessing body fat
Summary: 3 Stars
Assessing your body fat is an accurate method of determining your level of fitness and health.
This caliper is small and convenient. However, there are pitfalls. As you squeeze your skin fold, there is some variability from one measurement to the next due to its light construction. It is not durable over time with repetetive use and I question its validity beyond a 1 year time interval. Mine broke a little over 15 months at the 'hinge' opposite to the slide rule.
Conclusion
It is a portable, small tool for assessing your body composition but its durability over time is questionable (as is its accuracy).
Customer Review: Mislabeled
Summary: 4 Stars
his is actually the "Accu-Measure" Fitness 2000 caliper, and it is the same caliper sold on Amazon with that name. As far as I can tell, there is almost no difference between this and the Accu-Measure 3000, except that this appears to be a discontinued model. These calipers are very flimsy but they are fairly accurate. It comes with:
# An original Accu-Measure Personal Body Fat Tester
# Body Fat Measurement Instructions
# Men's and Women's Body Fat Measurement Charts
# Body Fat Tracking Charts with the Right Way to Weigh
# Questions and Answers on Body Fat and Calipers
and Body Fat Tips.