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Skinfold Caliper Buying Guide
Skinfold calipers are used in the measurement of skinfold thickness and the estimation of total body fat. There are many types of skinfold calipers on the market, which vary greatly in price, quality, accuracy, reliability, ease of use and jaw pressures and surface areas. A few of the more common calipers are described below. These and other skinfold calipers are available in the Fitness Testing Store. Whichever caliper you buy, it is also important to ensure the calipers have the correct calibration.
Further information about the following calipers is available.
- Harpenden Caliper - The gold standard caliper for skinfold measurement
- Slim Guide Caliper - highly reliable, have the same jaw pressure as the Harpenden, and produce almost identical readings.
- Accumeasure
- Fat Track
- Lange
- Skyndex
- Lafayette
- Myotape
Other Calipers
Common brands of other popular calipers include .
Related Pages
- Skinfold Caliper Store
- Caliper Calibration
- Description of standard skinfold sites
- Skinfold measurement procedure
- About body composition tests
- Anthropometry
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