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Skinfold measurements
It has been awhile since my last blogging post - sorry about the long pause, I was trying to get a new structure going for my clients at the gym / working on my own scheduling so I wouldn't be driving back and forth so often/ and working on getting to know the new clients I have taken on, not to mention, my gym had a grand opening and I wanted to be present so I could sell myself to possible new members. With all this being said, I took a break from blogging & haven't been as present on Instagram either BUT this will all change, I am going to start back at blogging and getting on instagram more often again so I can rebuild myself as a personal trainer and have recent post for my clients at the gym to read. On that note, I am going to continue where I left off talking about body composition measurements. Skinfolds, have any of you heard of this before? In college was my first time being introduced to it and learning how to properly measure someones body using calipers. Since then I haven't used this method in a really long time, and my gym doesn't use this method -- we have something new called "evolt" (high tech machine) and seems like it will be the future for body composition measurements. Anyways, for those of you who don't know what I mean when I say "skinfold measurements" -- it is another way of saying pinching the skin using calipers & basically there are multiple ways of doing this: 1) The 7 site skinfold 2) The 3 site skinfold Men and women have different areas of the body that needed measured during the skinfold measurement. If we are doing the 7 site skinfold -- both men and women will need to use the calipers to measure: chest, abdomen, thigh, triceps, axilla, subscapula, suprailliac For women the 3 site skinfold sites: Triceps, thigh, suprailliam For men the 3 site skinfold sites: Chest, thigh, abdomen Steps to take proper skinfold measurements:
Pros/cons? Of course there are some pros and cons using this method, but for the most part personal trainers learn this method early on because it can be a decently accurate method if done correctly and efficiently. I'd say the con that seems to bother people the most is the fact they have to show their body in the first place -- especially if they feel self conscious about their physique and/or weight, Most clients will not be a fan of this if they are self conscious / low self esteem/ modest/ or don't like the feeling of the calipers pinching their skin. While the positive I have seen is, the fact clients then know where the majority of their fat stores inside their body. I think the important thing to take away from using this instrument is taking your time and being as precise as possible and being empathetic towards clients whom may not feel comfortable having their fat seen or pinched. Otherwise, I would say it is a great tool due to it being relatively inexpensive, and small enough it can be taken anywhere. Leave me comments if you are someone who has used skinfold measurements for yourself or others?
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