Body Fat Percentage??

It's average and healthy, women are in normal ranges from 24% to 30%. Under 24 are known as athletic.

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Regardless, it's best to base your progress with respect to body fat rather than scale weight. But yes, you fall within the average American adult female range.

Mine is 43% at 183 but I am only 5'2".

Whilst 24%-30 is average for women, age is an important factor too.

Here's a more detailed version.

188lbs and 25% bodyfat might be "American Normal", but it's most likely not "good" or "healthy".

That being said, it says nothing about you as a person, so don't take that personally. Put a plan together and knock 30lbs off.

What a crappy thing to say. At 25% body fat losing 30lbs would most likely include a significant amount of muscle loss. 25% body fat is not a problem. 20% Body fat which puts her at the Lean (Low) end of things would only be a 12lb weight loss.

Yeah I was very shocked to see such a high number.

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iam 5'5 and 154 lbs. my bodyfat is at 44%. says im obese.....yet i don't look obese. my family and friends say im just right.....whats with that?

@Melo.. curious how yours was measured? I'm 5'0 and at 139 my body fat was 41%. We are using a scale at the gym that calc's it.

the best way to calcutate it is in the morning after you "purged" and have not yet drank anything, otherwise it will throw your numbers off.

All body fat measurements are subject to pretty broad error. Fat2Fit has three different calculators. I updated mine today, and they gave me 23, 27, and 32%. I had it tested with calipers two months ago, and I was at 36. Then a month ago, with a body comp scale, at 37, despite having lost 5 pounds in between. Then a week ago I had calipers done again, different person, and I was 25%. I can promise you I am not at 25% yet. I would guess I'm around 31%.

So while body fat is the best way to measure your progress, you really just have to pick one method and compare yourself to your previous measurements using that same method over time.

There are also some cool comparison pictures where you can see what a typical person at that body fat would look like - at builtlean.com I think.

I am 5'4, 123lbs and at 15.7%....I'm trying to get down to 13% though, may even push for 11%. My hope is to be there by spring. Fingers crossed!

Great chart! At age 34, with 41% body fat.. I'm still "overfat".

According to your pics, I'm pretty sure that scale was a tad off. You look like I do - and I got mine done and I'm in the 23% range. Go get yours done by calipers, that scale is crap. You are 139 and 5'11, you are NOT FAT...

No I'm 5 ft even.. but I still think it seems high! I'll keep you posted on what it says next week at my weigh in.

And I actually have calipers at home, going to see what that says.