Body Composition Testing (%fat)

All testing is done by appointment. Please call 585-7325 to schedule your test.

Body Composition Analysis- The two major components of your body (fat free/lean mass and fat mass) can be analyzed by several methods. We offer skinfold measurements and BOD POD body composition analysis.   

BOD POD
($25 Community, $20 University)

BodPod Protocol Information

  • 30-minute appointment

  • Please refrain from eating or exercising 2 hours before testing appointment. 

  • Special clothing is necessary. Women need to bring a swimsuit or lycra shorts and a sports bra. Men need to bring a speedo or tight lycra shorts. (PEAK can provide lycra shorts if needed.) 

  • The subject sits comfortably inside the BOD POD for 2-3 50-second testing periods.  

  • Results are available immediately.

BodPod Results Information

  • The range of error for this test is ± 1 to 2.7%. BodPod is as accurate as hydrostatic weighing, but quicker and easier to perform.

  • PEAK tester will help to explain and interpret results

BodPod General Information

  • Testing is highly accurate, safe, and quick, with a complete analysis in about 10-minutes.

  • Uses the most advanced technology available today.

  • Easy and suitable for all types of populations including the obese, disabled, elderly, and children.

  • Provides excellent repeatability and tracking.

  • BOD POD body composition analysis is based on the same whole-body measurement principal as hydrostatic weighing method of body composition analysis but using patented air displacement technology instead of water.

  • The subject sits comfortably inside the BOD POD while computerized pressure sensors determine the amount of air displaced by the person's body.

Skinfold Measurement
($20 Community, $15 University)

Skinfold Protocol Information

  • 30-minute appointment

  • It is best not to have a measurement done immediately after you exercise since the shift in body fluid to the skin increases the skinfold thickness.

  • Please bring or wear shorts to a skinfold measurement.

  • The skinfold method of body composition analysis is fairly quick and moderately invasive.

  • A trained professional will measure the thickness of a skinfold at seven different sites on the body with a skinfold caliper.

  • 2-3 measurements are recorded at each location and the average of the seven measurements is used in calculating the body composition.

Skinfold Results Information

  • The accuracy of skinfold measurements are within ± 3.5-5%.

  • Results are available immediately

  • PEAK tester will help to explain and interpret results