Body Composition
Understanding Your Body Fat Percentage
Why body composition tells a truer story than the bathroom scale.
Two people can have the exact same weight and height but completely different body fat levels.
Why body composition tells a truer story than the bathroom scale.
Two people can have the exact same weight and height but completely different body fat levels.
Women naturally carry higher essential fat for reproductive and hormonal health.
Visceral fat around internal organs poses higher health risks than subcutaneous fat.
The U.S. Navy method uses tape measurements of neck, waist, and hips (for women).
It yields within 1–3% accuracy of clinical hydrostatic weighing and DEXA scans.
Measure in the morning before eating for best consistency.
Use our U.S. Navy standard Body Fat Calculator with tape measurements to discover your lean body mass and fat mass.
Educational tool only. Does not replace individualized clinical diagnosis.