BodPods

[Digger]

Seen a couple of recent mentions about PH'ers obtaining access to these to get their body fat % measured.

Any pointers as to how to go about it?

I'm very central London town if anyone can recommend an educational establishment I can go and pester.

[Digger]

Ok. For any fellow Londoners just found . . .


http://www.bodpodlondon.com

http://www.westminster.ac.uk/about-us/faculties/sc...

[ShortShift811]

Also looks like it's available at Edge Hill Uni in Lancs for anyone in the North:

http://enterprisesstore.edgehill.ac.uk/browse/extr...

[jimbobsimmonds]

I just contacyed my local uni as I couldnt be bothered with a trip to london. I believe ypu are spoilt for choice up there mind. Personally i would use a uni over a commercial service as you get a good chat with the sports science people and the chap performed one or two tests on me for free/science. Was some 'lovely' students to look at too!

Edited by jimbobsimmonds on Wednesday 5th February 17:17

[Onemcs]

Used the one in westminster a few times! Very good guy called Jean Pierre runs it.

[Digger]

Onemcs said:

Used the one in westminster a few times! Very good guy called Jean Pierre runs it.

Do you leave with only the body fat % stats, or is anything else measured?

[Halb]

How much love in one's heart for example?

[Digger]

Bit tricky to measure that methinks, but I do have enough love residing in my tummy to let you know that Gu desserts are still at half price at your local Tesco!

[DrMekon]

We've got a bodpod at work. Had DEXA at my last place. I'm a skinny cyclist (7.2% BF at 71kg, BMI 19.9). It told me that I had a fat arse (12% bf there), and that those impedence machines are useless.

If you can get on a trial, you can get it for free. If I had to pay, I'd struggle to justify more than £20, let alone the money a DEXA scan costs. The data just isn't that interesting. Got more interesting data out of wearing a Actiheart monitor - seeing how sedentary I am was scary.

[Halb]

A trial?

[B19GRR]

Halb said:

A trial?

Such as this at Addenbrookes:

http://cuh.org.uk/addenbrookes/news/2011/march/vol...

These things seem to be thin on the ground though.

Cheers,
Rob