Skinfold Caliper
A plastic pincer that measures the thickness of a fold of skin. Same reading, same spot, every couple of weeks, shows how fat is changing.
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- Plastic, spring-loaded
- Chart included
What it’s for
A scale can't tell fat from water from muscle. A caliper on the same spot, done the same way, can — and it costs less than lunch.
What to check in the listing
Ignore the body-fat percentage the chart gives you; it's a formula fitted to somebody else. What's useful is the raw millimetre reading at one spot, taken the same way each time, going up or down. The Accu-Measure style with a click stop is the easiest to use on yourself.
At a glance
Specifications above were recorded from the Amazon listing on 2026-09-03. Listings change hands: open the listing for its current description, price and availability.
For getting a number right rather than close enough, read Measuring accurately — units, bubbles and dead space.
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