Body fat - how much is good?

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-04-2003
Body fat - how much is good?
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Mon, 01-24-2005 - 11:14am
I got a scale that measures my body fat and I was wondering how I find out how much I am supposed to have ?
Martina
iVillage Member
Registered: 12-04-2003
Mon, 01-24-2005 - 12:37pm

Hey Martina, I'm going to be the first to post an article on this topic!!

iVillage Member
Registered: 03-25-2003
Mon, 01-24-2005 - 4:28pm
keep in mind that those bodyfat scales are not terribly accurate, so use it more as a general guide to see whether you think you might need to lose some body fat.
iVillage Member
Registered: 03-26-2003
Tue, 01-25-2005 - 10:24pm
I recently had my body fat measured at a Health Fair, and was surprised that it was higher than I had thought. It was within the "average" range, but I really thought I had more lean muscle than that. It really was good motivation, though...I remember being 19% in my twenties. Too bad they don't give you 1% for every year of your life!