WHAT IS BODY FAT?

Fat is so much more than the flabby stuff we imagine hanging around our waists and buttocks and thighs. The technical name for fat is adipose tissue and it is called so for a very good reason. Fat is as intrinsic to the human body as muscle tissue or skin. It is primarily an energy source for the body; the human body gets its energy from two main sources: carbohydrates and fats, the latter of which is more energy dense. While carbohydrates are broken down by the body fairly quickly, fat is a more long term solution.

Body fat is a marker for so many health parameters. ALSOFT has pioneered the development of software products that help professionals and individuals benefit from increased health and a fit lifestyle. ALSOFT presents a revolutionary body fat calculator that will help you calculate your body fat percentage in a very accurate manner. While body fat percentage is a technical measurement, using the ALSOFT body fat calculator it is very easy and you need not concern yourself with the technical details and health science parameters that actually deliver the results to you.

BODY FAT PERCENTAGE CALCULATOR

Measuring System
Weight(Kg)		Gender :
Height (Cms)		Neck Girth (Cms)
Waist (Cms)		Hips (Cms)

Your Body Fat		Body Fat Category
Lean Body Mass		Body Fat Mass

BODY FAT PERCENTAGE:

Many sportsmen, particularly in contact sports like American Football or sumo wrestling, are overweight. They are not unhealthy though; they consume large amounts of food because they also expend a large amount of energy during their sporting activities. This is a reason why a large number of sportsmen or army veterans turn overweight after they retire; they retain their appetite but no longer spend the same amount of energy they used to through intense physical activity. As a result, the body stores unutilised energy in the form of body fat.

High body fat percentage can pose a serious risk to health if it is not in accordance with your lifestyle. A high activity lifestyle, like sportsmen, can cope with a high body fat percentage while a sedentary lifestyle, like office workers, is more suited to a low body fat percentage. Body fat percentage is calculated as the ratio of total body fat to the total body mass. This is more accurate as a measure of a person's fitness because it does not take into account the person's height. Body mass index measures the adiposity with respect to a person's height, which does not take into account people with muscle mass or weight of the bones; therefore body fat percentage is a better tool for measuring personal health than body mass index measurements.

HOW A BODY FAT CALCULATOR CAN HELP

It is important to know where you stand. The body fat calculator can help give you precious perspective about the physical state of your body and determine if you really do have a problem with excess body fat by telling you the body fat percentage. There are significant differences in the way body fat is stored in the body for men and women: men tend to store body fat around internal organs whereas the female body accumulates fat mostly under the skin. This results in men having a greater risk from obesity. Knowing how to measure body fat is a step forward for being more health conscious.

ALSOFT has been developing accurate and useful software tools for a very long time that help people live better and healthier. Our BF calculator or body fat calculator is highly accurate and uses the core formula developed by the armed forces of the country.

Using the ALSOFT body fat calculator you can get an accurate picture about your health scenario and what changes you should implement in your lifestyle. Body fat percentage is an important health metric because it is a proportional measurement and offers significant advantages over other tools like body mass index. ALSOFT body fat calculator is a very effective software tool, but do remember that it is only indicative of the reality. The system requires perfectly accurate data to work properly. So do visit a licensed medical practitioner if you need perfectly accurate body fat percentage measurements. Always follow a physician's advice when it comes to diet and exercise recommendations.

The formula to calculate body fat according to the army body fat calculator is often as follows:

For men, all measurements in inches:
%Fat = 86.010*LOG(abdomen - neck) - 70.041*LOG(height) + 36.76

For men, all measurements in centimeters:
%Fat = 86.010*LOG(abdomen - neck) - 70.041*LOG(height) + 30.30

For women, all measurements in inches:
%Fat = 163.205*LOG(abdomen + hip - neck) - 97.684*LOG(height) - 78.387

For women, all measurements in centimeters:
%Fat = 163.205*LOG(abdomen + hip - neck) - 97.684*LOG(height) - 104.912

The above formula is used chiefly to calculate fat percentage with respect to the total body weight.