Percent Body Fat Norms
Ratings for % Body Fat Levels
Are you overweight? Here is a table of ratings of bodyfat % for athletes and the general population. This is just a general guideline - particular sports may have higher or lower desirable body fat levels.
| general population | athletes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| males | females | males | females | |
| lean | < 12 | < 17 | < 7 | < 12 |
| acceptable | 12 - 21 | 17 - 28 | 7 - 15 | 12 - 25 |
| moderately overweight | 21 - 26 | 28 - 33 | ||
| overweight | > 26 | > 33 | > 15 | > 25 |
Related Pages
- About % body fat
- A list of Body Composition Tests
- Calculating % body fat using skinfolds and using girths
- Estimating % body fat using images
- Poll about methods for measuring body composition?
- Videos of Anthropometric Tests including Skinfold Testing.
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