Where can someone get their body fat measurement? (muscle, gyms, personal trainer)

[XavierMobius]

What kind of doctor would do the actual measurements to find out the body fat? When I call for a physical checkup and ask if they do this they respond like they don't usually get this request, would it be a personal trainer who would do this?

[nhdriver]

Most gyms can.

The caliper measurement in general isn't all that accurate and the most accurate would be to find a place that does hydrostatic testing where they submerge you into a pool like tank.

[hooligan]

Find someplace near you that offers BodPod testing. It's the easiest and most effective way to measure bodyfat.

[wutitiz]

I noticed this interesting ad last month in 'trail runner' mag about a home scale that gives weight, body fat, water%, muscle mass, and bone mass.

I don't know how it works or anything else, but you can check it out here:
Tanita: digital scales for body fat & weight, bathroom, kitchen & food scales for precision weight measurement

The BC-549 body composition monitor does all of the above & more, and has an MSRP of $139.99

BC-549 Ironman Body Composition Monitor

[Ascension2012]

I have a scale like that, but it is really inaccurate as it simply looks at your body composition based on your age, height and weight.

I use one of these


Once you figure out how to use it properly, it becomes fairly accurate .5-1% margin error, which is acceptable for me.