How do you measure your body fat and muscle?
Measuring body fat and muscle (DEXA scans, scales, callipers).
Axis: a regular DEXA scan … bathroom scales or no measuring
Answers by date: 2 records in 1 source, newest first; the answers above are the current ones. The advice was refined (2023), never reversed, in these records.
| date | who | answer | source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-22 | Ali | Ali calls a DEXA scan every six months the most worthwhile health expense he has made, more accurate than gym body-fat scales; in the UK he uses BodyScan, with sites around London. | 8 Simple Hacks to Improve Your Health 00:08:48 |
| 2023-09-22 | Ali | Ali recommends a DEXA scan, a full-body X-ray showing how much muscle and fat you have and where; about half the friends he recommended it to have had one and called it game-changing. | 8 Simple Hacks to Improve Your Health 00:06:49 |