How does the army body fat calculator work?

If you're in the military needing to know how much body fat you have, the army body fat calculator is the tool for you. This calculator takes into account a series of measurements, your age, and sex to figure out your percentage of body fat. Let's take a look at how it works.

To begin, you will need to measure three different parts of your body—your neck circumference, waist circumference, and hip circumference. To measure each one accurately, wrap a flexible tape measure around each part and make sure it is level. Mark down each measurement in inches.

Next is to calculate your age in years so that it can be used in the formula used by the tool. The calculator will also require to know your gender because body fat percentages vary between men and women due to muscle mass differences.

Once these pieces of information are prepared you now submit into machine and It will generate an estimate of what percentage of your body is considered as fat by the Army standards.

The Army has regulations surrounding acceptable levels of body fat for those who serve in its ranks. Officially, a male service member must have no more than 24% body fat with 20% as ideal while female service members must have no more than 34% with 30% or lower being optimal.

To find out how close or far from these numbers yours is--you can input all this data into an army body fat calculator.