Womens Percent Body Fat - Jackson/Pollock 3-Site Caliper Method


About Womens Percent Body Fat - Jackson/Pollock 3-Site Caliper Method tool.

Calculating your body fat might seem like a silly idea, but actually it can not only be done using various mathematical equations, it can also be helpful when deciding on a diet or a training regime. Knowing yourself is the first step on the road to fitness and our body fat percentage calculators will help you achieve just that.

The Jackson/Pollock method uses skin folds to measure body fat percentage. This one uses skin folds from 3 different points.

  1. Suprailiac
  2. Tricep
  3. Thigh

Percentage body fat table:

% BF males%BF females
lean< 12< 17
acceptable12 - 2117 - 28
moderately overweight21 - 2628 - 33
overweight> 26> 33