Product Manual

CHILD TABLES

The American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and

Dance (AAHPERD) suggests that national percentage norms are the best

reference for skinfold measurements and body fat content in children under

17 years of age. AAHPERD suggests that the ideal is the 50th percentile:

those below the 25th percentile should be encouraged to reduce the amount

of body fat, while those above the 90th percentile should not be encour-

aged to lose body fat.

To find the appropriate percentile for boys and girls:

1. add the two (2) average skinfold readings (triceps and sub-

scapular)

2. Find your PERCENTILE by reading down the appropriate age

column until you intersect with the skinfold reading. Then read

the percentile by looking to the left in that row.

See Boys/Girls Percentile Table on next page

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