Group: Beginners to Exercise

Beginners to Exercise
Created: 2012/01/01, Members: 970, Messages: 18927

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body fat

macattack
macattack
Posts: 12
Joined: 2005/08/09
United Kingdom
2005/08/09, 10:23 AM
I weight train regularly as well as doing cardio regularly. What is a healthy percentage to have of body fat? What amount do athletes generally have?
bropie
bropie
Posts: 1,084
Joined: 2004/12/04
Canada
2005/08/09, 10:42 AM
for a male, fit is 14- 17% and athletic is 6- 13%. for females, fit is 21-24% and athletic is 14- 20%.