Handheld Fat loss monitors?

[vern7791]

How accurate do you think these hand help monitors are that tell you your BMI and fat %. Its suppose to measure like current thro your body and give you an accurate reading but i dont really know how accurate it is. I own an OMRON HBF-306CN anyone familiar with it. I mean im not looking for pin point accuracy but how close is it or what does it base its numbers on. I mean im 5'8" weigh 214 and still working on my body but im not in super horrible shape (i need work and need to lean up!!) but when i think obese i think eddie murphy in nutty professor and this thing says i'm obese (LOLOL) cuz my BMI is 32.7 How does this contraption know how my body is framed?

[xelnaga]

I was told by a trainer that they are accurate within 3%. Ive tried a few of them and think they are junk. One of them said I had 18 percent body fat... I cut down 10 lbs ( on cycle). When I check after my cut it said 18%. Another one told me 4 different percentages in one sitting.

[vern7791]

thanks for the feedback

[gixxerboy1]

crap...

[awms]

They are terrible for the most part! Use calipers if you want to know your body fat, and BMI is out dated and un accurate as well...Im 9% BF and my BM would say I was over weight?

[SEOINAGE]

They basically measure hydration more than anything. I have one built into my scale. It basically over time went from saying 20% down to 18% bf from me dropping17 lbs, and after i started eating normal again and body was full of carbs and gained a few lbs I was right back up at 20% body fat, that is after starting trt too, so maybe trt just made me fat? or the thing is way off. All the real experts I know say they are garbage.