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Finding out my body fat percentage

hartsoup
hartsoup
Posts: 51
Joined: 2003/03/13
Canada
2003/04/12, 12:00 AM
What's the best way to find out my body fat percentage? I have no idea where to start, my gym doesn't offer it.
asimmer
asimmer
Posts: 8,201
Joined: 2003/01/07
United States
2003/04/12, 10:38 AM
call around and find out when any local gym is having a free assessment day - they don't have to know you aren't interested in a membership. When I worked at Bally Total Fitness we had a free assessment day everytime they kicked off a new promo. Usually anyone could come in and get a comp done.
Or call the Y and find out if you could get a traier there to do it, maybe it'll cost ya ten bucks. Or if there are any health fairs coming up, sometimes they have it available.
I can't believe your gym doesn't offer it, where is your gym? Don't they have trainers?

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Carivan
Carivan
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Joined: 2002/01/20
Canada
2003/04/12, 01:00 PM
Calipurs are not that expensive, if you can get to a place that sells them.

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Ivan Montreal Canada
asimmer
asimmer
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Joined: 2003/01/07
United States
2003/04/12, 05:12 PM
But then you need someone who knows how to use them correctly :)

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hartsoup
hartsoup
Posts: 51
Joined: 2003/03/13
Canada
2003/04/12, 06:04 PM
I work out at the Canada Olympic Park training center, so you'd think they would have something! They don't hire trainers there because there are always personal trainers for the athletes, so I guess they don't need that kind of stuff. I heard calipers were really expensive... oh well, I'll call the local gyms and see what I can find out, thanks for the help!
Carivan
Carivan
Posts: 8,542
Joined: 2002/01/20
Canada
2003/04/12, 09:50 PM
check and see if energy cardio exists in cgy. they usually have those services.

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Ivan Montreal Canada