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

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
acceptable	12 - 21	17 - 28
moderately overweight	21 - 26	28 - 33
overweight	> 26	> 33