What is skinny fat?

__Di__
__Di__ Posts: 1,658 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
So what exactly is "skinny fat"?

It is the strangest term I have ever heard.

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  • phjorg1
    phjorg1 Posts: 642 Member
    it's when your BMI is in a normal range. But your bodyfat % is still very high.

    It's usually the result of when you diet a lot at lowish calories to lose a fair bit of weight, and don't do any sort of resistance training. you do either no exercise, or cardio only. When you're in calorie deficit like this, the body will shed everything thats not in use. Which means kiss a lot of muscle mass goodbye. so the end result is you reach a goal _weight_. but are still very _fat_.
  • gigglybeth
    gigglybeth Posts: 365 Member
    Someone whose weight falls in the healthy range, but doesn't have any muscle tone and a high body fat percentage.

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