females age 40-45 what is your body fat %?

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5kidsforme
5kidsforme Posts: 131 Member
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I am female, 5'8" tall, age 45 and I weigh 156.4. My body fat % 26.9. Is that normal? If you have similar stats, what is your body fat%?

I am very active. I walk 3 times a week (about 50 min. each time). Do yoga twice a week (more stretching, not terribly challenging). Jazzercise about 5 times a week (burning an average of 350-500 cal. each time). During the toning section of Jazzercise I use 9 lb hand weights and find this very challenging. I've noticed that I am much stronger than a year ago.

Thanks for sharing!!

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  • 5kidsforme
    5kidsforme Posts: 131 Member
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  • tenunderfour
    tenunderfour Posts: 429 Member
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    I'm 42 (today!), 5'9", 138 lbs. From what I can tell..... calipers, calculators, and that handheld BIA thing all have me at 19.5-20.5% right now.
  • bizgirl26
    bizgirl26 Posts: 1,808 Member
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    I am 40 and 5 ft 7 . I weigh 182 ( well 180 but it's not official til next week lol) and my body fat is 29.2% which is considered low for what I weigh. I have been working out ( even ay my highest weight of 227) steady for 22 years . My goal is 20% body fat.
  • 5kidsforme
    5kidsforme Posts: 131 Member
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  • doylej2
    doylej2 Posts: 27 Member
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    I'm not in your age range but I have very similar stats as you. I thought you'd like to know: I'm 28, 5'8", 155.4lbs and 29.5% body fat. I only use my scale for BF % but I think it's about right. Good for you on having much more lean mass than I do!
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
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    I'm 42 (today!)

    Happy Birthday!

    I'll be 40 in one week. I'm 5'5 about 135 lbs and I would guess between 20-22%bf. I haven't had it tested because how I feel is more important than a number. :smile:
  • 5kidsforme
    5kidsforme Posts: 131 Member
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  • ctalimenti
    ctalimenti Posts: 865 Member
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    I know this thread is a little old but I searched "body fat" and found it. Maybe more people could respond.

    I am 49, 5'8" and 140 lbs. My body fat is 28%.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,120 Member
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    nvm
  • MizTerry
    MizTerry Posts: 3,763 Member
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    I am 44, 5'9" tall and my BMI is currently at 26.5.
    I try to do something every day, whether it be Bob (the treadmill) at the gym or my Taekwondo class in the evenings. If I can't do either of those, I play badminton, clean my moms or walk with my daughter. Again, I try to do SOMETHING every day.
  • kazzsjourney
    kazzsjourney Posts: 674 Member
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    I am 45, 5"9 and i weigh 193 pounds and my body fat is 27.6% :)
  • jaz050465
    jaz050465 Posts: 3,508 Member
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    Have you seen this post. It's accurate for me.

    I am 5ft7 and 149 pounds butb36% BF.

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/958076-body-fat-percent-visuals
  • emergencytennis
    emergencytennis Posts: 864 Member
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    5' 7" 46yo 130 lbs 26.5% body fat
  • TheYoungys
    TheYoungys Posts: 44 Member
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    Hi, I'm 41, 112.6, 5'3 1/2 and have body fat of approx 22%. Hope that helps. :-)
  • elisabeisme
    elisabeisme Posts: 308 Member
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    42 yrs old
    5'4"
    I workout regularly, including strength training

    Estimated body fat:
    29.0% according to the YMCA formula
    32.5% according to my bathroom scale
    36.8 according to the army formula
    37.5% according to the navy formula
    37.6% according to the USMC formula (damn bingo wings!)

    I've lost 55 lbs over 2 years. I've also keep track of my bf metric over time:
    When I was 217 lbs, I was too scared to check
    When I was 200 lbs, my bf was somewhere between 37% (scale) and 47% (military formula)
    When I was 185 lbs, my bf was somewhere between 36% (scale) and 45% (military formula)
    When I was 170 lbs, my bf was somewhere between 34% (scale) and 41% (military formula)
    Now at 162 lbs, my bf is somewhere between 33% (scale) and 37% (military formula)

    The scale would suggest my lean body mass has gone down from 126 to 108. The military formula would suggest that my LBM has gone down from 106 to 102. I was pretty sedentary a couple years ago before I started and have been doing strength work. I have also lost the weight rather slowly so, as much as I hate the higher number, I'm inclined to believe the military formula over my scale.

    the calculators are here:
    http://www.healthstatus.com/calculators.html

    When I look at the images in this thread, I do look closest to the 35% picture so I think that's right. I'd like to be in the upper 20s.
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/958076-body-fat-percent-visuals
  • LeanButNotMean44
    LeanButNotMean44 Posts: 852 Member
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    45 years old, 5'9", ~145-148 lbs. Just got dexa'd last Saturday and came out at 15.65% body fat, down from 19.3% in January. :smile:

    I lift 5x/week and do cardio (usually running) 4x/week.

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