What is your body fat percentage?
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Anonymous
Fascinating. He shows extremely low fat people but is clear how rare and often unhealthy it is. In a nationally representative sample, only 1 out of 9000 men had under 12 percent. He interviews a woman who's at a very low percentage (maybe 12, I think) and she explains that her hair is falling out, she doesn't menstruate, and she gets exhausted walking across the room. A man who's cutting for a bodybuilding competition says he's in a constant mental fog. For normal people, just focus on your body's ability to DO stuff. I'm naturally skinny but work to put on weight - both fat and muscle - because I have more energy and get sick less. |
Anonymous
| 20.5% 49M |
Anonymous
| 23-24%, mid-40s female |
Anonymous
| Had an in body scan about 6 weeks ago and at 33%. 45 yo woman. Trying to get to mid 20s. Have a fair amount of muscle. |
Anonymous
Age? |
Anonymous
| Age 51. InBody scan put me at 25.0% last week. Video pictures back that up. I feel healthy and strong. Still menstruating. BMI 21. |
Anonymous
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According to my scale 28%. I’m working on weight loss right now, after having 3 kids. 42, 5’7 and @155 at the moment. Trying to get down to 145.
When I was 18 and a preprofessional dancer my body fat percentage was @22% but I was also anorexic. I’m much happier now even if I’d still like to lose 10lbs. I’m also much more muscular and stronger in my upper body. |
Anonymous
53; do a lot of walking, daily pilates, have always been on the slim side. I was surprised! I definitely eat my fair share of ice cream, bread, etc.--along with veggies, yogurt, lots of protein. (Lifelong vegetarian.) |
Anonymous
| I’m 45. InBody put me at 29% this week. I’m trying to get down to 25% but it’s a slow journey. |
Anonymous
Do you have visible muscle? That is insanely low for a 53 year old woman. Was this a dexa scan? |
Anonymous
Not necessarily - I’ve been around 17% the last few years at 45, and in my case it’s genetic- I’ve never had cellulite and I love food and am not the healthiest. I do exercise about 45 minutes a day and strength train but I have loose skin around my belly from having kids. I have definitely gained 20 lbs since my 20’s but my body fat percentage is still quite low. Subcutaneous fat is at 17% as well and visceral fat is 6. |
Anonymous
Yes, this was a dexa scan. I didn't used to have visible muscle, but since I've been doing pilates consistently for the last 2.5 years, I do now! Before that, I worked out with a trainer 1-2x/week, jogged inconsistently, but mostly walked ... but the pilates has made a huge difference in terms of visible muscle. |
Anonymous
| 57 F, 20 BMI, 20-22% PBF. |
Anonymous
Curious how everyone knows their percentage? I'm a middle-aged housewife, I try to work out but the most I can manage with a FT job and young kids is not much. I'm thin, but not firm/muscular. So how does everyone know their percentage? |
Anonymous
The easiest way is to buy a scale that breaks it all down for you. It’s much better than just looking at your BMI and they aren’t expensive all. |