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Apparatus
Fat callipers Bathroom scales marked in newtons
Method
1 2 Gently pinch your partners skin between your thumb and finger in the position shown. Place the callipers around the skinfold at a depth of about 1cm and measure the thickness in millimetres. Repeat the measurement twice more, leaving 15 seconds between each reading. Calculate the mean (average) thickness by adding the three numbers together and dividing the answer by 3.