Too low body fat percentage?

My parents have this scale that measures weight and bodyfat. It says I weigh around 138 pounds with a body fat of 1.6%. I am 5'10''. I am in pretty good shape and have a low BF %, but 1.6 % seems impossible and kind of unhealthy. Is this unhealthy or do you think the scale is just inaccurate (i dont really get how it gets its reading)? What is an ideal BF % for an extremely active athlete?

Public Comments

1. i think its inaccurate b/c if u did have a bf of 1.6 you would be extremely sick or dead. the body needs fat to survive.
2. That is impossible. To have a bF% of less then 2% means you would be dead. While it sounds like you are really lean right now, the scale is wrong, don't worry about it.
3. lol, it has to be wrong. 6%-10% is typical of male athletes and 12%-18% for female athletes.