Sequoia Fitness Trimcal 4000 Body Fat Caliper with Body Measure Tape & Fat% Chart (Black & Black)

Me encantó y de muy buena calidad

I'm trying to lose weight. These items do the job.

Good Quality, it could improve if fat caliper measures both sides.

This is a great tool! Easier to use with a friend than on your own- but not impossible. Great measuring info with it. If you’re looking for a body fat measure- this is a strong tool and will get the job done.

Friends, the only true way to gauge body fat percentage is with the help of a medical professional or, as my mother put it, how well your clothes feel. For some, this lesson may come at the cost of months or even years of determination and self-discipline, while for others it may cost nothing at all: for me, it was about $25. I should’ve known better than to put my trust in the quality and accuracy of a cheap, no-name piece of junk born from what was most likely a Chinese sweat shop—par for the course for Amazon, as many can attest—yet alas, in a lapse of judgement, I chose to give its creators the benefit of the doubt. Just looking at the photos should tell you everything you need to know. Brief, puzzling and oddly worded instruction sheets? Check. An obvious defect in one or more of the main products? Check (last time I checked, measuring tape doesn’t start out at 2”). Lack of common functionality (in this case, a notch to gauge proper tension)? You better believe that’s a a check. Ultimately, I’m not disappointed with the product so much as I am disappointed I myself for buying it. Nevertheless, I hope my experience can serve as a lesson to those who are perhaps less knowing of the typical glut of cheap garbage known to occupy the top results of nearly any imaginable Amazon search, or to anyone desperate to take weight loos into their own hands. Simply put, this product is just not worth it.

Seems fine, but I’m new to this so perhaps I need practice with it. I used the calipers and followed the instruction sheet to use the tool on myself. I’m male, 5 ft 9 in 195 lbs and have been lifting weights several days per week for some time now. This tool calculated me at 51% body fat. At 5’9” and 195?! Seems high. I used the tape to take measurements and plugged them into a body fat calculator and got 23.1%. My BMI at the doctor’s a few days ago was 29. So I think the 23.1% is more accurate. The caliper is large and it’s a bit cumbersome to use on yourself. Maybe I just need to practice with it.The measuring tape seems decent. I’ve used a tailor’s tape to measure before which is quite cumbersome to use on myself because it doesn’t hold itself like this tape does. This tape also starts at 2 inches to account for the body of the device itself. So I trust it’s pretty accurate. The measurements that I got with this tape are in line with what I got with the tailor’s tape. I think this tape is a good tool. Actually, I think they may both be good tools once you know how to use them and practice getting accurate readings with the calipers. Am I overweight? Yes, but not obese. 51 percent is morbidly obese! I’m nowhere close to that. Not by a very long shot! BMI comes from height vs weight, but I’m a bodybuilder so I’m going to be a bit heavy for my height and I do have body fat but my belly is pretty flat and there’s just no way I’m 51% fat! Are you kidding?! So practice with the calipers until you can get the pinch correct and see the readings clearly. It could be that my calipers are wrong too. I don’t know yet. I may have to update this review. Of course, this is not a medical grade device and won’t be as accurate as one. If you REALLY need to know your accurate body fat, ask your doctor or see if your gym has one. Maybe your personal trainer can give you an accurate reading with it. Summary: tape good, calipers meh, I don’t know.

Works.

Proves that I’m skinnier than my obese neighbor. Always felt superior but now I know officially. Twelve percent here so eat it Fred !