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mamajess82
mamajess82 Posts: 51
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What is a good Body Fat percentage for a 28 year old woman?

The electric scales say mine is 20%. That doesn't sound right.

And what is the best way of measuring it?

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  • ssstephanie1715
    ssstephanie1715 Posts: 44 Member
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    I use a scale that measures body fat. The link below will tell you what range you need to be in.

    http://commonsensehealth.com/Healthy-Living/Healthy_Percentage_Body_Fat_Chart.shtml
  • RGPargy
    RGPargy Posts: 285 Member
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    My WW scales say my body fat is about 60% lol. :laugh: :blushing: :blushing:
  • fh1951
    fh1951 Posts: 441 Member
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    I use a scale that measures body fat. The link below will tell you what range you need to be in.

    http://commonsensehealth.com/Healthy-Living/Healthy_Percentage_Body_Fat_Chart.shtml

    thanks for that link
  • cgavin77
    cgavin77 Posts: 219
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    Found this chart on www.bmi-calculator.net

    Body Fat Percentage Categories

    Classification

    Essential Fat : Woman (%fat) 10-12% Men (% fat) 2-4%
    Athletes : Woman (%fat 14-20% Men (% fat) 6-13%
    Fitness : Woman (%fat 21-24% Men (% fat) 14-17%
    Acceptable : Woman (%fat 25-31% Men (% fat) 18-25%
    Obese : Woman (%fat 32% + Men (% fat) 25% +
  • SHBoss1673
    SHBoss1673 Posts: 7,161 Member
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    20% is good, anywhere from 17% to around 25% is pretty good for a woman in her 20's. You don't really want to go much lower than 15% though.
  • mamajess82
    mamajess82 Posts: 51
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    What is a good Body Fat percentage for a 28 year old woman?

    The electric scales say mine is 20%. That doesn't sound right.

    And what is the best way of measuring it?

    Ok - so using bmi-calculator.net my body fat shows 26%!!!
  • libby328
    libby328 Posts: 287 Member
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    If you have a membership at a gym they should have an electric machine that'll show you at least mine did
  • evesacks
    evesacks Posts: 94 Member
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    My tanita scales first thing in the morning say 20%. This is consistent with the web based estimates which ask for hips / wrist / neck / waist measurements and also callipers (done by gym instructor).

    The scales give totally different readings at different times of the day - generally lower in the afternoon / evening - but IME its the morning reading thats closest to the callipers readings.

    My BMI is 20.5 and I am quite toned - I weigh 122lbs and am 5 foot 4 inches. I am 36, and have just lost over 50lbs!
  • welloiledmachine
    welloiledmachine Posts: 1,147 Member
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    For more accuracy, you need to get a body fat caliper. They run about $20. Depending on how lean you want to be, will determine what body fat percentage you want. I'm at 15%. The leaner you get the more ab muscle you will see. I wouldn't go under 14%, but that's pretty ripped.
  • SHBoss1673
    SHBoss1673 Posts: 7,161 Member
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    What is a good Body Fat percentage for a 28 year old woman?

    The electric scales say mine is 20%. That doesn't sound right.

    And what is the best way of measuring it?

    Ok - so using bmi-calculator.net my body fat shows 26%!!!

    BMI and body fat are two different things.
  • Somnifac
    Somnifac Posts: 30 Member
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    BMI and body fat are two different things.

    That may be so, but bmi-calculator.net also has a body fat calculator on it as well.
  • SHBoss1673
    SHBoss1673 Posts: 7,161 Member
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    BMI and body fat are two different things.

    That may be so, but bmi-calculator.net also has a body fat calculator on it as well.

    ok was unaware of that. Online body fat % calculators will be extremely rough guesses, just an FYI, better to get a bod pod test or a hydrostatic test (or DEXA if you can afford it)

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