body fat % overweight...actually weight healthy....help

dasblondie

Ok so i just read a post about how to calulate your body fat % and figure out what your healthy body fat % was....so i went to it (fat2fitradio.com) so i enter my info:

weight:119 (fluctuates)
wasit:28
hips: 37.5
neck:12.5
forearm: 8.5
wrist: 6

i did it under both calculation areas (body fat calculator and military body fat calculator)
And come to find out my body fat percent is 26.1% and 26.6%)
Under both i am considered overweight....i should be 19% at most to be in weight % range...now they say i should be 109 or 106 to be within weight range....and that 18%....i get told im getting too thin now...i want to get down to 115...but i really didn't have any plans to go below that.....i have been staying around 119 right now and trying to "tone"...i have been running/walking (with wrist weights on) and/or doing step areobics (again with wrist weights on) i do have light weights (2 or 3lbs) that i lift periodically...and i have resistances bands that i do leg exercises with....i am trying to tone...not really bulk up....i know im not going to bulk up if i go to 5lbs but i really am weak. I do want to get stronger Im just not sure how to do it.

OK so after all my rambling....i guess my real question is what does anyone recommend as a workout/exercise to try to bring down my body fat %....i am really upset to pretty much have just come to the realization that i am skinny fat...i always knew i needed to workout more and tone up...but didn't think i was in range of being overweight by %.....thats pretty upsetting...and i really want to change that asap!!!! i have really just realized i need to stop worring about the number on the scale and try to get my % down.....HELP!!!

12by311

Pick up heavy stuff. And put it back down.

aka....weight lifting. Heavy.

Have you tried any weight training?

susannamarie

Why do you think you need to be at 18% or 19% to be healthy?

Did you accidentally look at the info for males?

For females age 20-40 the 'healthy range' is listed as 21-33%.

dasblondie

ok...duh....apparently i was overly tired...just went back to the same site i was on and realized that all that and i was looking at the wrong chart....sorry....i was apparently really tired when i posted this (went to bed right after i was done typing-figured id have responses in the am)

dad106

Pick up heavy stuff. And put it back down.

aka....weight lifting. Heavy.

Have you tried any weight training?

Agreed.

Lift heavy stuff up.. put it back down.

Light weights do jack for you... if you really want to shed the body fat, then heavy is the way to go.

shiseido_faerie

Why do you think you need to be at 18% or 19% to be healthy?

Did you accidentally look at the info for males?

For females age 20-40 the 'healthy range' is listed as 21-33%.

Yep, this (I did it too lol)