Customer Reviews
Very accurate! Very easy to use! 
2005-02-03
I read these reviews and wondered how the Bodybuilding Federation could endorse a product that got these bad reviews.
So, I bought one. I love it!
Now, I can see how some people may not have been able to use it effectively, because it only opens a few inches and is probably more for fit people than for heavy people. Bit if you are fit and just want to see how fit, this is the device for you.
I find the results very repeatable. Each of the three measurement sites have been repeatable within 1mm over dozens of trys.
The Myotape is also cool. Use it and mybodycomp.com to get your body fat percentage and see just how close the number is to the number the calipers give you. Amazingly, for me, the number was identical.
Great product! Much better than my body fat scale which gives me double the number that this gives me.
Save your money! 
2004-12-17
I was absolutely disgusted when I opened the package, and the supposed "Improve your measuring skills" booklet was not included. I also need to mention that the measurements may be close, but the calculation is RIDICULOUSLY inaccurate. I sent a complaint to the company and recieved no response whatsoever. Manual calipers may be less convenient, but at least you can do the math yourself, and come up with an accurate number. Save your money!!
Very easy to use 
2004-07-12
True, the included instructions are a bit hard to understand, but once you get the hang of it, it's pretty easy to use. It might be a little easier for men because the sites to measure are easy to get to (chest, tummy, leg). I found the FatTrack to be pretty consistent and the MyoTape is really easy to use. If you want to get just one..I too would suggest the myotape..you can use www.mybodycomp.com to calculate your body fat. Something I just found out was that this item is reimbursable from most insurance medical saving accounts.
Forget the Caliper and get the Myo Tape only 
2004-06-22
The problem with this caliper lies not in the product itself but in how hard it is to take consistent measurements. I don't doubt the caliper's accuracy, but I've tried measuring myself over and over and the values I get vary by as much as 15 mm. The instruction manual that it brings is far too basic and does not give a clear understanding of how to take measurements. I believe there are manuals for sale that are supposed to help you get consistent values, but I don't own one myself. Without such a manual, I would advise you to spend your money elsewhere. Also, the product description states that you can take measurements yourself, but unless you have four arms, it is impossible to do without someone to help you.
The Myotape, on the other hand, is very easy to use and will give you accurate measurements every time. It is the only reason I rated this product with 2 stars instead of only one. You are better off buying the measuring tape by itself.
Very disappointed. 2008-05-26
The problem with this caliper, is you get a different reading everytime you measure. Why bother to track your body fat when you don't even know for sure which reading is the accurate one, or maybe none of them are. I measured over and over again, and not once did I get the same reading. As far as I'm concerned this was a big waste of money.
Not too bad 
2007-04-06
I've been following the instruction manual, but the numbers I'm getting are too low. I don't think I'm that fit. Maybe with a little more practice I'll get more accurate numbers, but so far this hasn't helped me much.
Don't buy the calipers if you are obese, get the Myotape by itself! 2007-04-04
It just is too hard to get accurate skinfolds if you are very fat. You will probably do better with a good measuring tape and accurate scale for monitoring fat loss. There are web calculators that you can plug in weight and some tape measurements to get close for a bodyfat percentage.
Plus, for a woman, the triceps site is tricky to do, unless you have a measuring partner.
I'm keeping the calipers for now, in hopes that someday I'll be thinner and able to use them with better results than currently.
Now, the MYOTAPE it comes with, THAT, I LIKE! A great idea and very convenient to use for taking body girth measurements. So my recommendation is to buy the Myotape separately and don't bother with the calipers.
So I'm giving it a three stars, because of the included Myotape. Otherwise, I'd probably give it one or two stars if it was just the calipers.
difficult and inaccurate 2005-10-03
I bought one last year as it was supposed to be accurate and you could do it yourself. Doing it yourself is misleading as the directions for one of measuring sites for women require you to hold it in your right hand and measure the back of your right tricep. Impossible to do both at the same time. Even with the help of my trainer who is skilled at using calipers it gave widely variable readings and inconsistant results. The feature that takes your % body fat and classifies your level by age never worked. Mine was stuck making the classification by the youngest age group for women. Basically it ignored specific data entered in for age and male/female. I was very disappointed but was fortunate to get my money back.
Missing key information in instructions 2005-07-22
I just got this thing and I'm happy with it in general, but there is a reference to an "IMPROVE YOUR MEASURING SKILLS" guide that is not included. It is impossible to get reliable results with this tool without a diagram of where to get the measurements. Just saying chest, abdomen, thigh is ridiculously unclear.
It is also somewhat difficult to learn how to pinch fat only. The first few times you are likely to get crazy results.
I was able to find this manual page on the internet:
http://www.accufitness.com/products/fattrack_pro_manual2.html
It cleared up most of my issues.
--brian
