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Accurately measure your body fat using this Care Touch Skinfold Body Fat Caliper Set On A Diet? Trying To Lose That Extra Body Fat? Your typical bathroom scale will only tell you the amount you are losing in pounds. The best way to keep track of your progress is by measuring your body fat. By using This Care Touch Skinfold Body Fat Caliper Set, you can do so accurately and easily. Since the majority of your body fat is underneath your skin, the best method for testing your body fat percentage is through the skinfold method. So how do you measure your body fat percentage with the skinfold method? You can do so in 3 steps. Pinch, Click and Read. You can do so privately or with someone’s help if you prefer sharing that information. To start with make sure the slide on the curved part of the caliper tool is all the way to the right. Pinch: While standing, with your fingers 2-3 inches apart, firmly grasp the suprailliac skinfold between the thumb and index finger of your left hand. Gently pull the skinfold away from your body. Pull the skin and underlying at away from the muscle tissue. Click It: With the Care Touch Caliper Tool in your right hand, place the jaws over your skinfold about ¼” from your left thumb and index finger. The caliper tool should be halfway between the base and crest of the fold. It should be perpendicular to the fold. Now with your thumb press the Care Touch Caliper Tool until you feel a slight “click”. Release the jaws of the caliper tool and record your measurement to the nearest millimeter. Read: Refer to the male or female chart to determine your body fat percentage at the intersection of your age and millimeter reading. Quickly scroll up