im 15 years old female and 5'3 1/2" tall
whats an average percentage of body fat for people my age?
2007-12-18 16:34:03 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
don't strive to be average!
unfortunately the "average" body fat of both teen boys and girls is steadily increasing. what is average now was not 20 years ago. for optimum health in the long and short term women under 25 should have 20-23% body fat.
2007-12-18 16:50:26 · answer #1 · answered by lv_consultant 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Some of these people are way off. Normal body fat perentage for a female your age is 20%-28%. For a male your age, normal body fat is 12%-18%. Anything below these amounts would be typical of athletic individuals and above these amounts would be overfat for these age groups. Below 6% for a male or below 12% for a female is underfat, although some serious male and female body builders compete at 2%-6% and 8%-12% respectively, but only for very short periods of time.
2016-05-24 23:59:04 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
25-31% for you. The older you get .. the more you get.
Female athletes .... 14-20%
When you say average.. you don't mean average compared to other girls... you mean average as in not overfat... don't you?
I mean... 70% of kids are obese in the USA these days... with body fat above 32%.... obese is the new average.
2007-12-18 16:40:08 · answer #3 · answered by Icy Gazpacho 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
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2015-11-05 12:19:24 · answer #4 · answered by Dino 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋