Body Fat Test

First and foremost, this IS THE ONLY way to TRULY assess the state of your body and what its composition is. If you are sincerely attempting to gage your results or simply looking for a TRUE starting point to begin your fitness journey, Hydrostatic Testing is the MOST reliable source of information you can obtain.
As for THE Body Fat Test, Linda and the staff are professional, knowledgeable and most important of all, they are patient with all of those who chose to have this test done.
It takes some practice to get the most accurate results when it come to Hydrostatic Testing, which is what makes Linda & co. so great, they exude calmness and confidence in the testing procedure, which makes the process MUCH more comfortable.
My wife Linda and I both run Fitness Training businesses and between the both us us we have sent over 200 people through this test with Linda and have yet to receive anything but positive feedback.
The Bodyfattest is THE BEST!

Perfect for knowing your true body fat. I was tested by LAPD Thursday and I weighed in at 5 pounds less. I put back on my normal weight within 2 days. Shows my body fat 2.5% lower with more weight on me.
Thanks Sara

What can I say? Linda is the best in the business. Hydrostatic body fat testing is the gold standard of any body fat testing in the industry. Whenever I am concerned with my body fat or any of my clients, she is my go-​to. Thank you so much for taking care of me and my clients for the last several years.

Despite some scheduling issues, Linda went above and beyond to accomodate me. The test is quick, easy, and very informative. Highly recommend.

I just had the best experience with Linda at Body Fat Test. If you have any desire to truly know your fat to muscle ratio you have to get in to see Linda asap!!! She is so knowledgeable on all aspects of exercise and how diet can relate to your weight loss or muscle gain. This was the most accurate test I have ever done. Thank you Linda for your help. Dr. Adam

The information you get from this type of body fat testing is priceless!!! By understanding your body composition, you can learn to manipulate your nutrition to get serious results. If you are trying to lose weight and relying on the scale to evaluate results, you can never be sure if you are losing fat or muscle! Getting in the dunk tank is quick and easy. There are full instructions on their website
so you know what to expect and the operator guides you through the whole process. Afterwards, you get a written breakdown of your results with a brief consultation to help you make positive changes. With the expert help from Linda and her team, I have been able to reduce my body fat levels and build muscle!

I took my whole family! It was such a great experience; Although my daughters didn’t have much body fat, my husband and I did and it was an eye opener! It was easy and fun. Linda is extremely knowledgeable about body fat, the human body, exercise and nutrition! She is an expert in her field! Highly recommend for anyone that is serious about their health and fitness.

Body Fat Test is by far the most superior body composition testing business in Southern California. Their equipment is state of the art, the clinic is clean, the technicians are very knowledgable and strive to make this a good experience for every client that walks into the clinic. The information obtained with the test is very valuable to help establish goals to improve your health. This test is a great benchmark for everyone and based on the information obtained health and wellness goals can be established based on the golden standard of body composition analysis. Thank you Linda and Sara for providing such a great experience!

Brian was very helpful! He took me in as a drop in. The body fat test was very quick & simple. Prob 10 minutes from
start to finish. After you’re done… you get your results! Brian was very helpful with helping you understand your numbers & what goals YOU what to set. There wasn’t a moment I felt crappy about my results. Oh, bring a towel! Possibly a change of clothing bc youll be dunk in water in your bathing suit. Thanks Brian!!!

For years I’ve wanted to know my body fat composition. I have a good idea what I should weigh, but I wanted a little bit more validation. Hydrostatic testing is recognized as the best method, but I thought it was expensive and hard to find. Then my wife saw the Body Fat Test truck in front of a local gym. I went on their website, found where they were going to be in my neighborhood and set an appointment. The test took maybe 10 minutes. Great information to have. Very reasonable price.

Thanks Linda!
I’m overweight, but I knew that going into the test. Linda was very helpful and very honest with me. The test itself was very easy and very fast. The hardest part is coming to the conclusion on how you’re going to change your life, for healthier and better reasons.
I’m on the right path to a better, cleaner future for my body and look forward to seeing Linda again.
Highly recommended if you’re at all curious about your health. Just make sure you keep all your body parts under water and blow out all the air inside!

So glad I went. Comfortable, quick and effective. Great price and accurate reading to reference next time I come back!

This is a great way to know exactly what’s going on with your body without wondering «are these readings off because I’m dehydrated or because I just woke up or because I just worked out?» I have a Body Composition Monitor that regularly calls me obese if I stand on it in the morning, and I was fed up.
As a triathlete, I’m a huge fan of data, and this truck gives you exactly the information you need to know how much to eat and how little– if you’re trying to lose weight but maintain strength, it’s utterly important to get your basal metabolic rate to ensure you won’t lose muscle by cutting too many calories. The test gives you this, your lean muscle mass, and of course, the ever dreaded fat percentage, along with a comprehensive printout as to how you compare to others your age, and how much weight you «need» to lose to hit whatever target you’re after. And unlike the Tanita scale you might use at home that gives you inconsistent reads, you KNOW this data is good. They dunk you several times until satisfied that you exhaled all the air and got the right reading.
My one peeve would be that you have to hunt the truck down, which is totally not a big deal, though I do wish it were a little closer to my hood (it’s not like you need to visit more than once every half year or whatever your schedule is). I also found it a little disturbing that the readout for the bodyfat percentages put «good» at what’s generally in the underweight zone. I guess it’s being targeted towards athletes, which I am, for whom underweight is okay and not unhealthy, but it’s just sort of my pet peeve about LA and reinforcement of body dysmorphia that makes me sensitive to that kind of thing. Of course I’m the one who woke up at 6am to drive to a truck to find out my bodyfat, so I guess I shouldn’t really complain… just sayin.

Found out they were at the Cross Fit in Signal Hill today so took the opportunity to get tested.
Brian was professional and friendly in assisting with both the test itself and follow-​up information. This is a great service to the health conscious in the community and affordable as well.
I’ll be back in a few months for a progress update!

Wonderfully comfortable for someone that is super shy to get in a bathing suit. Informative information provided on the amount of Lean muscle available, the percentage of body fat, and what my rest metabolic rate is. Plus, how many pounds to lose to get to certain body fat range.
Super clean, private, helpful, and very professional. Lower price for Re-​Tests. I will return every three months, due to my Transformation Plan.
Thank you ~ Marisol

This was so empowering! I only kept wishing I had done this when I was my heaviest so I could really see the difference. Brian was very patient with me, given I’m kind of chicken with the idea of being underwater. He was very knowledgeable and offered helpful advice.
The test has helped me affirm that i’m on the right track, and has helped me set a realistic goal. I was ecstatic when Brian said that those horrid charts at the doctors office weren’t going to work for me in terms of setting a weight goal because of my lean mass.
I highly recommend this for anyone who is serious about living healthy!
I’ll be sure to follow-​up in 4 months for a follow-​up test.
What was even crazier is that the test is AFFORDABLE– even more reason to be upset at myself for not doing it sooner. Hurry up and go get tested ASAP!

If you are serious about getting in shape you need to do this! It’s a great way to see where you start and awesome to go back and see how you’ve progressed. It gives you your base metabolic rate which is great to know if you are counting calories.
The water is nice and warm and while it is a little scary the first time doing it as you are unsure how long you will be underwater, You hold your nose and forcefully blow all the air out of your lungs as you submerge yourself. She quickly knocks on the side of the tank letting you now to come up and repeat the process a couple of times to get an accurate reading, and this method by far is the most accurate.
I have gone twice now (it’s cheaper for return visits!) and made incredible progress, I can’t wait to go back in a few months to see where I’m at next. What are you waiting for? Go do it!

I went for the first time today and I am so glad I did. Very informative and I’m recommending it to everyone I know that’s on a fitness/​weight loss journey.
You are in a bathing suit, get in the tank, hold your nose, and submerge yourself underwater breathing out all the air in your lungs. She knocks to let you know to come up. It’s very quick. Also I randomly caught an episode of «Finding Sarah» on tv last night and her trainer took her here which I thought was pretty cool.

This was one of the most empowering things I’ve done in support of my fitness goals. I only wish I had measured my body fat percentage a couple of years ago, before I got serious about losing the extra weight I had accumulated.
Short of an autopsy, hydrostatic is the most accurate way to measure body fat. As other reviewers have noted, calipers and electronic devices are notoriously inaccurate. While these methods can be useful to set benchmarks over time – e.g., a trend up or down is significant, even if the actual number is incorrect – why not spend a little cash and get a truly accurate measurement? Imagine if your bank or broker gave an approximate number for your account balance. That wouldn’t do! Similarly, I think it’s worth it to get a hard number to refer to when tracking your fitness. It’s not something to obsess over, of course. But for me personally, seeing a nice low number after I’d been working out and cleaning up the diet for several months was incredibly gratifying, and the only thing that would have made it better is having had a reliable number to compare it to in the first place, instead of the guestimate from a gym trainer.
I also got a report that included my base metabolic rate based on my lean body mass (I had been underestimating my caloric needs) and other useful information, and a consult with Linda, the owner, about nutrition.
All in all, I got a LOT of value out of doing this and consider it money extremely well spent.

For a small price, Body Fat Test, the Mobile Hydrostatic Body Fat Testing Clinic didn’t only give me the most accurate body composition analysis possible but a detailed report, nutritional consultation and advice to achieve my goals.
Thank you Body Fat Test!
Update: 01/​23/​2010
I went back for a retest 6 months after my first visit. I was happy to learn that the owner of Body Fat Test of Southern California gives a discount to returning costumers! Very nice!