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body fat %

Amb_er100
Amb_er100 Posts: 104
edited January 2 in Health and Weight Loss
My body fat % is about 22-23 % i'm quite shocked 'cause never thought it was so bad.According to the site i'm nearly overweight.What can i do to remove a lot of unuseful fat from my body?

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  • Losemymanboobs
    Losemymanboobs Posts: 32
    Exercise :), but 22% is pretty standard for women
  • Amb_er100
    Amb_er100 Posts: 104
    didn't say that i weight 59 kilos and that i'm 168 cm tall
  • rovernio
    rovernio Posts: 157
    22% isnt overweight for women but for men
  • melaniecheeks
    melaniecheeks Posts: 6,349 Member
    For a female thats not too bad a figure for body fat!

    Your body has to have some fat - really lean female athletes will have maybe 5-10%. Between 10 and 20 would be a reasonable expectation, but even 20-25% is OK. I'm trying to get mine under 30%!
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    22% is good for a woman
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    For a female thats not too bad a figure for body fat!

    Your body has to have some fat - really lean female athletes will have maybe 5-10%. Between 10 and 20 would be a reasonable expectation, but even 20-25% is OK. I'm trying to get mine under 30%!

    5-10% is for lean MEN, not women. Below 15% is getting too low for most women.... that's about fitness model in competition level. Even they're not that lean year 'round.

    22% is pretty damn near perfect.
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