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How to: Skinfold Test

Lab #2: Fitness Programs and Appraisal 
How to: Skinfold Test
Lab #2

We will be demonstrating how to perform a Seven-site skinfold test. Areas being measured are: Abdominal, Tricep, Chest/Pectoral, Midaxillary, Subscapular, Suprailiac, and Thigh. 
You will need a caliper to meaure skinfold. 
Using equations provided, you can calculate body fat percentage. 
Information taken from the ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 9th Edition. 

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