35.5% body fat?
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Anonymous
| I just found out my body fat. That seems pretty high. I'm a 47 year old woman. I work out regularly but my diet is not the best. |
Anonymous
| It is very high. I am 35 years old and a women. Mine is 12% which is low, but I am very athletic and lean. You should aim for 20%. |
Anonymous
That's preposterous. You don't have 12 percent body fat unless you're a bodybuilder. A woman has approximately 10 to 12 percent essential fat. To the OP, a normal woman should seek to have a body fat percentage under 30-31 percent. |
Anonymous
You're also a WOMAN, not a WOMEN. |
Anonymous
Not the PP, but my body fat is below 12 as a woman (checked several ways), and I'm not a bodybuilder. I would say diet is a huge factor for OP, and you may want to consider doing some additional weight-bearing exercises (whether lifting or using your own body for resistance). |
Anonymous
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Also consider the accuracy of the measure. The electronic, hand held caliburs can vary a LOT model to model, depending how much water you drank, etc. The "pinch" caliburs are more accurate, but there can be a lot of user-error in the measurement.
I'm not saying you really have 20% body fat, you clearly have excess but you knew that arleady. You can work on it (high protein diet, weight lifting), but dont stress too much about the actual number |
Anonymous
12% PP, I think you need your body fat percentage rechecked. 10-12% body fat is essential, as in, you are barely surviving without doing your body damage. It's significantly below the percentages of professional athletes, and far below what you would expect from someone who is "fit." http://www.bmi-calculator.net/body-fat-calculator/body-fat-chart.php |
Anonymous
It does seem high for someone who works out regularly. What is your height & weight? Agree with PP, 12% is not good for a woman's body. |
Anonymous
Actually i think that it is possible to work out regularly and still have a high body fat percentage. How tall are you and how much do you weight. When you say working out regularly what do you mean? If you are the queen of cardio and don't lift any heavy weights then it is very possible that you have little muscle and more fat than you think. I use to run a lot and while i was about 10 lbs over weight I was 35% body fat. |
Anonymous
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The charts aren't accurate if you have a non-typical body or if you have lost significant weight. You can always get a dexa scan to check if its bugging you. I'm about18% but I lift and run.
The last handheld put my daughter at 13% and me at 30%---neither was accurate. We are actually just about the same. |
Anonymous
I am 5'6" and 164 pounds. |
Anonymous
I don't think that 35% seems to crazy. Your height and weight put your BMI in the "overweight" category. I also think that diet is much more important than exercise. Can you try to eat better? |
Anonymous
I am about 30 lbs overweight but my body fat is around 29%. I work out regularly and do a lot of weights, but I hate cardio and love carbs - I am working on it though 
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Anonymous
I still don't think the 35 is correct. Here is the chart from NIH, which is based on averages for height & weight. Average BMI for your height and weight is 26.5%. So for you to have 35.5%, you'd have to seriously be lacking muscle/lean mass. 
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Anonymous
BMI and body fat percentage are totally different things. |