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Accu-Measure Fitness 3000 Personal Body Fat Tester | 
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| Brand: AccuFitness
Category: Health And Beauty
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $8.99
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Rating:  31 reviews
Sales Rank: 244
Ingredients: Resillient DuPont Delrin
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 6.3 x 0.7
Legal Disclaimer: The information provided about this product is for informational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for advice from your physician or other health care professional or any information contained on or in any product label or packaging. You should consult with a healthcare professional before starting any diet, exercise or supplementation program, before taking any medication, or if you have or suspect you might have a health problem.
MPN: AM03
Model: AM03
UPC: 744543020001
EAN: 0744543020001
ASIN: B000G7YW74
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| | Includes Accu-Measure Personal Body Fat Tester, men's and women's Body Fat Measurement Charts, Instructions for Body Fat Measurement, Body Fat Tracking Chart, and questions and answers on body fat. | | | Accurate, reliable, private, and easy to use | | | Inexpensive, convenient, and durable |
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Product Description
Enjoy the ability to measure body fat easily by yourself, in the privacy of your own home, with the reliability and accuracy that is expected of today's registered medical devices. Recommended in Body-for-LIFE and endorsed by the World Natural Bodybuilding Federation, Accu-Measure Personal Body Fat Testers have gold standard accuracy to within 1.1% of underwater weighing results!Each Accu-Measure Fitness 2000 model comes with an original Accu-Measure Personal Body Fat Tester, men's and women's Body Fat Measurement Charts, and a 22-page Fat Loss Plan with body fat measurement instructions, diet and exercise guidelines, fat loss tips, and fat facts. * Picture may be of different size or flavor
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| Customer Reviews: Read 26 more reviews...
 Simple and Does the Job August 15, 2007
P. Faulconer (SF, CA)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
This caliper works well and the "click" feature takes the guesswork out of the correct pressure to use. The chart that's included with the documentation is possibly too simplified, but there are sufficient online resources for using the calipers to determine body fat. I consider it a good value for the home user.
Excellent Product for the Money February 29, 2008
Joel C. Avila (Northeast Pennsylvania)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
My first reaction was "This plastic thingy-a-jigamus will accurately measure my body fat?" In a nutshell, the answer is YES. In fact, at work we have a health and fitness coach. She has a two-thousand dollar Tanita bio-electric impedance scale. The difference between her scale and this plastic tool is amazing. The deviation is within 2%. Just practice using it and you will be just fine. When I first used it the average difference between three readings is 2 to 4 mm. Once I got used to it, my readings were consistenly on the money, and I was able to accurately get the same reading even the following day.
Next to a pistol and a rifle (I'm a staunch Second Amendment and US Constitution supporter), I would say this is a must have in every household - especially if you are a bodybuilder, or just want to track your weight (or I should say fat) loss.
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Updated April 2, 2008.
Okay. I've been using this thing for over a month now. Just wanted to let you know that I have been consistently losing fat, and that the readings between this tool and the $2000 electric scale is still within 2% deviation. The key is consistency. As long as your readings are consistent, you can be rest assured that you will know whether your body is losing fat, muscle, or both. Again, it's a great tool to have.
Great little device September 11, 2008
Chris Martin (Mt. Pleasant, SC)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Considering the price and simplicity of this little tool, I really like it a lot. As other reviewers have said, it does take a little getting used to to ensure repeatability though. Here's why:
These calipers use a clever little "half arm" sticking out from the side to help you to gage how hard to pinch before taking your reading. At the tip off this half arm is a little round tip that, as you pinch the calipers closed, nestles into a little pocket (on the long arm where Accu-Measure is printed). The problem is that you just have to pay careful attention to when that little round tip is fully seated in its pocket and not pinch to squeeze the calipers any more than that.
I consider myself pretty technically inclined and it has taken me a few weeks to get very comfortable and repeatable with squeezing it just right. Now it's no problem at all.
I will say though that an even greater source of variability in measurements (at least for me) is where specifically you measure. There's a little diagram that shows approx where to pinch your gut to measure. I found though that the more I move outward toward my side, the lower the body fat measure. I'm not all that concerned with the specific percentage...I've been using the calipers to mostly gage progress. And I can do this by looking at the millimeters of "pinched fat" and seeing that slowly reduce over time.
You just have to be VERY specific about pinching at EXACTLY the same location and not moving the location around inadvertently. Today I measured 20mm in one location (easily repeated 3 times very accurately) and 1.5 to 2" away (toward my side) measured 14mm (again easily repeated 3 times in a row).
So in short, the calipers are an awesome tool and will read VERY repeatably as long as you pay close attention to what you are doing. I can't vouch for how accurately they translate mm of pinched fat into % body fat. I'd imaging that there are lots of factors beyond the control of these little calipers that affect the accuracy of that correlation. But if all you need to do is track progress, this is a perfect tool for me.
Very good product. September 18, 2007
R. Morel (Santo Domngo, Dominican Republic)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This device is a little piece of plastic that simply gets the job done. After some practice i am getting practically the same results with the three point calculations and the one point calculation with the chart provided with the accumeasure 3000. I am getting the same BF% that my doctor gets, so that means the thing actually works perfectly. I suggest you find the formula for the 3skinfold method as it is more accurate than the one skinfold method witht he chart provided. The device seems cheap and could actually probably be cheaper, but it gets the job done with great accuracy, so I dont see the need to buy any other expensive equipment. This is what you need to track fat loss properly. Fully recommend.
Most-used Caliper among bodybuilders and fitness models March 25, 2006
Mark Bojovic
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
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!
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