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145lbs and 45% Body fat - Is this abnormal?

WantBestME
WantBestME Posts: 128 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I recently joined a gym (3 weeks back). They took my measurements using a digital scale and my body fat was 45% which is very high. Is this abnormal or wrongly measured?

what are steps to get less body fat? I am already doing cardio and strength training @ gym

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  • _Zardoz_
    _Zardoz_ Posts: 3,987 Member
    Those impedance scales are widely inaccurate regarding body fat. They can be affected by simple things such as if you have a full bladder
  • WantBestME
    WantBestME Posts: 128 Member
    _Zardoz_ wrote: »
    Those impedance scales are widely inaccurate regarding body fat. They can be affected by simple things such as if you have a full bladder

    :smiley::blush: Ah..that's a relief!
  • 2013sk
    2013sk Posts: 1,318 Member
    45% I don't think that is right.

    Callipers I hear are the best thing
  • Oishii
    Oishii Posts: 2,675 Member
    How tall are you? What clothes size? While I don't believe the scales for one moment, 45% is not impossible.
  • WantBestME
    WantBestME Posts: 128 Member
    Oishii wrote: »
    How tall are you? What clothes size? While I don't believe the scales for one moment, 45% is not impossible.
    I am 5'4 (172 cms) and my clothes size is 12 and nowadays i can fit into 10 also

  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    WantBestME wrote: »
    Oishii wrote: »
    How tall are you? What clothes size? While I don't believe the scales for one moment, 45% is not impossible.
    I am 5'4 (172 cms) and my clothes size is 12 and nowadays i can fit into 10 also

    sounds unlikely given those stats.

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