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Tracking body metrics and body fat

Log your weight, work out body fat from skinfold calipers, add progress photos and see your trend over time.

Add a measurement

  1. 1Open More, then Body Metrics, and add new metrics.
  2. 2Enter your weight — the only required field.
  3. 3Optionally enter your body fat percentage. If you have a caliper, tap Caliper to work it out from your skinfolds (see below).
  4. 4Set the date, and add a progress photo if you like.
  5. 5Save. The entry appears in your Metrics History.

Working out body fat with a caliper

  1. 1Tap Caliper next to the body fat field.
  2. 2Choose a method: 3-site (the everyday standard), 7-site or 4-site.
  3. 3Choose male or female and enter your age.
  4. 4Pinch each site listed and enter the reading in millimetres. Tap a site’s name to see exactly where to pinch.
  5. 5Your body fat, fat mass and lean mass appear. Tap Use these values to fill them into the form — lean mass goes into the Muscle Mass field.

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